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A new grant program from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is designed to offset the costs of buying a new heavy-duty truck. Applications will be taken starting this week.
Twenty-five percent of the purchase price of a new truck will be provided, up to $40,000, if the truck meets 2007 emission standards. Up to 35 percent of the truck will be funded, a maximum of $50,000, if it meets 2010 emissions standards and up to $10,000 for a retrofit.
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| ATA’s Annual Trends Report Reflects Recovering Trucking Industry |
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Trucking continues to be the dominant mode of freight transportation and an integral part of the U.S. economy, according to American Trucking Associations’ 2012 American Trucking Trends report.
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| Study Finds Few Effects from Diesel Exhaust from EPA-07 Engines |
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The Advanced Collaborative Engine Study is exposing rats and mice for 16 hours a day to emissions from a heavy-duty diesel engine meeting stringent 2007 US EPA standards that reduce emissions of fine particles and other pollutants by over 90% from levels emitted by older engines.
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| Paccar’s Sobic Talks Trends at MATS Breakfast Briefing |
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Trucking is looking up, despite challenges such as federal regulation and rising fuel prices, said Dan Sobic, executive vice president at Paccar, during the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association annual Breakfast Briefing at the Mid-America Trucking Show last Friday. “The trucking industry has gained some good fundamentals,” he said, noting that freight tonnage is growing and carrier profitability is increasing. On the opposite side, he said, trucking companies are facing more cost pressures with the stringent regulatory environment, the question of whether to begin investing in natural gas, rising fuel prices, etc. “But given all that, trucking is still a great industry. We all share a passion.”
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Cascade Sierra Solutions has funding AVAILABLE NOW for truck replacement projects or fuel efficient truck upgrades. We match truck owners to available grants and provide affordable financing options to qualified truck owners at rates as low as 11.25%. Contact a CSS location today to see how you can upgrade your current vehicle. 866-345-3390.
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Idle Reduction Rebates Now Available Nation-wide to use Electrified Truck Parking
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Long-haul truck owners can now apply on-line at the Cascade Sierra Solutions web site for rebates on idle reduction equipment when they agree to use truck stop electrification (TSE) sites over the next three years.
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| State Clean Diesel Grant Opportunities |
MISSOURI:
The Mid-American Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program administers grants on behalf of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that fund Clean Diesel projects in the Greater Kansas City area. A Request for Proposals is now open, with a deadline of 5 pm CST, December 16, 2011. To be eligible applicants must have trucks based in the Missouri counties of Platte, Clay, Ray, Jackson, Cass, Clinton and Buchanan. For more info, contact Amanda Graor, 816-701-8333 or click on this link.
http://marc.org/environment/airq/cleandieselrfp.asp
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OHIO:
Ohio EPA announced a new grant program expected to award up to $10 million in Federal Highway Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding for clean diesel projects in 2012 and another $10 million in 2013. Complete requirements will be detailed in a formal Request for Proposals expected to be released in early November. Applications will be accepted from both public sector and private sector diesel fleets operating in 35 Ohio counties, and certain townships in three additional counties, that are currently not meeting federal clean air standards for small particulates (fine soot particles) and ozone.
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oeef/derg.aspx
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