* Illinois - Navistar may switch emissions-treatment method
(Photo: A truck from Navistar International Corp.)
Warrenville,ILL,USA -Transport Topics, by Rip Watson -6 July 2012: -- Navistar International Corp. said Friday it will offer a new engine technology to meet federal and state emission rules by using a new, urea-based system for aftertreatment... To be known as In-Cylinder Technology Plus, the technology will be available early next year in a 13-liter engine and is planned for a 15-liter engine later, Navistar said in a statement... The move was announced in the wake of Navistar’s difficulty in
gaining EPA approval for its 13-liter engine using exhaust gas
recirculation, or EGR, technology as an aftertreatment... The use of urea to control nitrogen oxide emissions moves Navistar toward the selective catalytic reduction, or SCR... Navistar said, that in the meantime it will continue build and sell trucks with engines that are compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules...
* Colorado - Small fleet pioneers sustainable truck design
Denver,COL,USA -CCJ, by Jack Roberts -July 1, 2012: -- An innovative new truck design developed by the family-owned foodservice company, E.A. Sween Co., of Denver, CO, is improving fuel economy by nearly 50 percent while significantly increasing fleet sustainability, productivity and cost effectiveness... The new, lighter-weight diesel truck design emits 700 pounds less carbon per month than a conventional truck, according to a sustainability study conducted by Automotive Resources International (ARI), a leading global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets... E.A. Sween Co. leaders pursued the more sustainable fleet option when they decided to expand from a traditionally all-frozen transportation fleet with cold-plate technology to one with multi-temperature capabilities...Labels: truckmakers news USA
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