Tags: NOx
Harvard report: Traffic congestion linked to 2,200 early deaths
Traffic congestion is not just costing us money. Now it's costing us our health.
According to a Harvard report, traffic congestion is responsible for more then 2,200 premature deaths.
For the full report, click here: Harvard report: Traffic congestion linked to ... Read More...
Navistar, EPA reach agreement on lawsuit
Warrenville, Ill.-based Navistar International Corporation on May 3 reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in which EPA promised to hold a public workshop or hearing to address issues Navistar raised in its federal court appeal of EPA’s ... Read More...
Navistar withdraws lawsuit against CARB
Navistar International Corp. withdrew on April 22 a lawsuit it previously filed against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) following an agreement with CARB that addresses the issues that prompted the court action.
Navistar had sought a ruling in a San ... Read More...
John Deere Power Systems PowerTech engines now Interim Tier 4 compliant
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced that its PowerTech PVX 9.0L and PowerTech PSX 9.0L models are the first of the company's off-highway 56 kW (75 hp) and above engines to be certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... Read More...
Cummins latest-generation 4-cylinder engines debut at Bauma
Cummins Inc. revealed on April 19 at the Bauma show the latest generation of its 4-cylinder QSB3.3 and QSB4.5 engines offering a simplified Tier 4 installation across a broad 75- to 160-hp (56-119 kW) power range.
With an air-intake-to-exhaust aftertreatment system ... Read More...
Volvo launches Operator Safety Vest campaign
Volvo Construction Equipment launched Operator Safety Vest -- its latest safety campaign -- in a bid to reduce worksite injuries at this year's Bauma.
The conference is currently going on in Munich, Germany.
Through the campaign, the company issue thousands of Volvo-branded ... Read More...
Cummins launches Tier 4 Website
At Bauma 2010, Cummins Inc. announced the launch of its Tier 4 Website to provide equipment users with an early insight into the performance and operation of field test installations ahead of the January 2011 effect date for EPA Tier ... Read More...
John Deere Power Systems shows entire Interim Tier 4/Stage III B diesel engine lineup
Emissions regulations begin Jan. 1, 2011 for 130 kW (174 hp) and above engines and require a 90-percent reduction in diesel particulate matter (PM) and a 50-percent reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) from previous Tier 3/Stage III A requirements. The ... Read More...
Texas Transportation Institute awarded $500K to study off-road construction equipment NOx
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Texas Transportation Institute's (TTI's) Center for Air Quality Studies a $500,000 grant two-year project will monitor nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of road construction equipment before and after the installation of an emission reduction ... Read More...
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