The Trucking Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition (TIMTC) will host a webinar next week about the trucking industry’s efforts to meet sustainability objectives and available green strategies and technologies. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is sponsoring the webinar titled “Green Trucks: The View from the Road” on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, from Continue Reading

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced its findings that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare of the American people, citing GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contributed to it. The findings will allow the EPA to finalize the GHG standards proposed earlier this year for new light-duty vehicles as part of Continue Reading

Beginning January 1, 2010, 2011 and later model year 53-foot trailers must comply with SmartWay regulations in the state of California. The rules apply to dry, refrigerated and curtainside van trailers, and they must be SmartWay-certified or retrofitted with equipment meeting SmartWay technical requirements and Continue Reading

NRCan is accepting funding requests through the end of this month to help cover the purchase and installation of SmartWay-certified technologies in Canadian operations. The government can pay up to 50 percent or a maximum of $100,000 of the total project value. The deadline for submitting applications is Continue Reading

A new ruling handed down by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require fossil fuel and industrial suppliers, motor vehicle and engine manufacturers, and facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. Heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturers will be required to start reporting Continue Reading

DieselMisers, a “one-stop shop” offering fuel efficient products, has recently opened to support fleets in finding ways to boost their bottom line with the use of EPA-verified technologies. Many SmartWay certified devices and components compliant with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations are available. Mobile technicians will travel to customer sites to conduct Continue Reading

The Canadian government is encouraging the use of eco-friendly components in the trucking industry with its announcement that $1 million is available for fleets to pay for their upgrades. Fleets may apply for up to $100,000 to cover the addition of proven, EPA SmartWay-certified devices, such as aerodynamic components and Continue Reading

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant for Alabama is expected to create or retain 70 jobs, while helping meet the project’s goals of reducing particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions. The $1.25 million award to the state’s Clean Fuels Coalition will be used to install truck stop electrification (TSE)systems in Continue Reading

With the help of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), SmartWay certification will be extended to port trucks closely following the EPA’s initiatives directed at over-the-road carriers. Initially modeled after clean truck deployments at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the SmartWay port plan will be based on air quality and Continue Reading

Interest in the SmartWay Transport Partnership has grown such that the EPA plans to offer air and ocean carriers and barge lines the opportunity to participate as well. Currently, the program applies only to trucking, and participants are scored by a shipper index factor (SIF). Companies submit data on fuel consumption, Continue Reading