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CTA still not convinced on biodiesel; wants to build on tests
OTTAWA -- While the Canadian Trucking Alliance admits the Alberta Renewable Diesel Demonstration has answered some important questions, the trucking group wants to see more work done.
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Ready to order? Ontario grease primed for province’s diesel
STONEY CREEK, Ont. -- A $5.6 million plant is being constructed southeast of Hamilton, Ont. that aims to turn restaurant grease into biodiesel fuel.
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Biodiesel study confirms CTA concerns with blend mandate
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is hoping a new study will prompt Ottawa to slow down plans to mandate a national two-percent biodiesel standard.
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Costs pinned down for EPA-compliant engines
ORLANDO, Fla. – The additional cost of running emissions-compliant diesel engines made since 2002 amounts to between 6.7-8.2 cents per mile
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SPECIAL REPORT: Volvo's Ready for Future Fuels
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Volvo is ready to build and sell, at 24 months' notice, diesel-engined trucks that run on any of seven different renewable liquid and gaseous fuels that won't produce a net gain of harmful carbon dioxide in the atmosphere after being manufactured, distributed, and burned.
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Cummins says no to SCR in 2010 heavy engines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Heavy-duty Cummins engines will not use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to meet 2010 nitrous-oxide emissions limits like a handful of other engine makers. Nor will they need any other form of NOx aftertreatment.
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Mack, U.S. Energy target 10% CO2 cut
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Mack Trucks is working with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop environmentally friendly commercial vehicle technologies,
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Shell Canada launches unique prevent maintenance service
CALGARY -- Shell Canada has launched Shell Fleet Management -- a portfolio of driveline lubricants and innovative preventive-maintenance services -- including Shell LubeVideoCheck digital inspection.
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Running on E: Industry reflects on Ontario fuel capacity
TORONTO -- Unlike trucking, fuel refining is not a portable business. Truckers and other vehicle operators in Ontario found that out the hard way several weeks ago when a fire at Imperial Oil's Nanticoke,
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Cummins Fleetguard wins truck writers award
TAMPA, Fla. -- North American trucking journalists have awarded Cummins Filtration's Fleetguard line of fuel and oil filters as the top Technical Achievement for 2006.
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Free Flowing: Life after ULSD
TORONTO -- The transition to ULSD went as planned. But the cold could add wrinkles.
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Tankless Job: The costs of new fuel hauling
TORONTO -- It's said that every time ULSD changes handlers, another 2 ppm of sulfur is added to the mix. While it's refiners and suppliers that are charged with keeping sulfur levels on spec, petroleum haulers are being counted on to keep the fuel compliant at the tail end of the distribution chain.
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Fleet achieves 200,000-mile oil changes
DALLAS, Tex. -- Yes, the figure you see in the headline is correct. Dallas-based Stevens Transport, a refrigerated TL carrier with 1,600 trucks is now approaching 200,000 miles between oil changes -- and to top it off, the fleet's maintenance management folks are confident these super-long oil drains are safe and not harming engine life.
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Smooth transition to cleaner ULSD in Canada
OTTAWA -- "D" Day for official ULSD implementation in Canada came and went without anyone hardly noticing.
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OTA wants scientific bio-debate before any mandate
TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association is urging the provincial government not to simply assume biodiesel is a cleaner, more efficient alternative to petroleum -- but to prove it before legislating the boutique fuel on the trucking industry.
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Research institute launches first ULSD testing
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Transportation Research Institute recently initiated a research study to track what changes occur to on-road diesel fuel properties as a result of the transition to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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What biodiesel is better? Researchers decide
VANCOUVER -- A new study by University of Minnesota researchers says soybean-based fuel blends are a vastly better choice than biofuel produced from corn.
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Mack, Volvo say OK to SCR solution for 2010
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. Mack Trucks has joined parent truckmaker Volvo trucks and other OEMs in declaring that Europe's preferred emission reduction technology will also be used in North America.
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Enginemakers greenlight B20 biodiesel test standard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- They're coming around. While all heavy-duty engine makers currently approve a five percent blend (B5) of bio- and petro-diesel in their products, the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) has just approved a test spec for a 20 percent blend (B20).
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Group warns of ULSD labeling missteps for fuel additives
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An alliance of automotive industry trade groups is warning diesel truck operators that fuel additives that are not clearly labeled as approved for use in model year 2007 should not be used in upcoming diesel motor vehicles required to run on ultra-low sulfur diesel ULSD.
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