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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Detroit Diesel roars past SCR testing milestone
Redford,Mich,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -10 Nov 2008: -- Detroit Diesel Corporation has announced that it has surpassed seven million miles of testing on its BlueTec Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology... Detroit Diesel selected BlueTec SCR -- Daimler AG's emission reduction system -- back in 2005 in order to meet the upcoming EPA 2010 emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks... Daimler’s BlueTec System is modular and will be adaptable for use in vocational applications, buses and RVs, as well as hybrids and biodiesel powered trucks...
* Urea tanks on diesel trucks, that's the law in the United States starting in 2010
Washington,DC,USA -EurekAlert -11 Nov 2008: -- Urea tanks will be standard equipment for most new diesel trucks, buses, cars, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in the United States after Jan. 1, 2010. An automotive grade of urea will be injected into the vehicles' exhaust stream to "scrub" nitrogen oxide (NOx) from the diesel exhaust... NOx, a major air pollutant, contributes to smog, which causes asthma and respiratory and heart diseases... The system, urea SCR or "urea-based selective catalytic reduction," is the only technology available that can remove enough NOx from diesel exhaust to comply with strict new limits imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says Glenn Kedzie, Environmental Counsel for the American Trucking Associations... The automotive urea, called "diesel exhaust fluid" (DEF) in the United States and AdBlue, a trademarked name in Europe, reduces NOx by as much as 90% alone, and can take NOx to near-zero levels when used in combination with diesel particulate filter technology... (Photo: A prototype diesel truck with a urea tank and SCR unit)* NYSE Suspending Accuride’s Trading
NY,USA -Transport Topics -10 Nov 2008: -- Commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corp. said Monday it received notice that its stock will be suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange, effective this Wednesday, Nov. 12... The NYSE said Accuride’s suspension from trading was due to the fact it fell below the exchange’s listing standard regarding average global market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading day period of not less than $25 million, which the NYSE views as a minimum threshold for continued listing...
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