News Archive - December 2008
Terra Environmental Technologies Inc. (TET) has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Brenntag North America to distribute TET's diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) TerraCair in the US and Canada. This is an important move towards constructing an integrate DEF network in the US in tim... Continue reading article "Brenntag to Distribute TerraCair in US and Canada"
by Martine Sobey on 23/12/2008, 2:27 PM
Calls by Navistar and OOIDA to delay EPA's 2010 legislation were rejected by the EPA who insisted that it would stay on course for a 1 January 2010 implementation date. Volvo and Mack both released statements to support this decision having invested significantly into developing solutions in ti... Continue reading article "US EPA Stands Firm"
by Martine Sobey on 23/12/2008, 9:48 AM
TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) has announced plans to distribute DEF at each its TA and Petro filling stations in 2009 across the USA. Tom Komos, Vice President of Fuel Supply, stated "TA is committed to help ensure this greener, cleaner method of diesel engine operation is fully supported at 100... Continue reading article "TravelCenters America Support DEF"
by Martine Sobey on 18/12/2008, 10:44 AM
On 11th December 2008 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to vote on a 12-year strategy requiring diesel trucks to slash emissions. To meet the proposed deadlines older vehicles would need to be retrofitted with pollution filters and eventually replaced with cleaner models by 2020. Any ... Continue reading article "California to vote on diesel exhaust retrofitting "
by Martine Sobey on 12/12/2008, 3:10 PM
At the AdBlue licensees meeting in Frankfurt on 5 December 2008, headway was made on several key issues. Firstly, participants agreed to establish a project for AdBlue quality tests in the field, with Germany suggested as the test region. Proposals for the sites to be tested included public filling ... Continue reading article "Frankfurt VDA Meeting news"
by Martine Sobey on 12/12/2008, 3:07 PM
Following calls from OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association) for a delay in the implementation of the EPA's 2010 legislation, Navistar has announced that it is ready to take a 'leadership role' in lobbying congress and the incoming administration. OOIDA is concerned about the introduc... Continue reading article "Navistar lobbying to delay 2010 legislation"
by Alistair Wallace on 08/12/2008, 1:00 PM | 
