LOUISVILLE. At the Mid-America Trucking Show yesterday, Volvo Trucks North America announced that its 2010 highway trucks equipped with SCR (selective catalytic reduction) emissions control systems ...

We appear to be learning from our mistakes in aftertreatment system maintenance, but we still have a way to go before we’re at peace with the things. Strictly speaking, diesel particulate filters, ...

Diesel trucks are built tough and can last up to five years without issue. However, I've worked on trucks — both professionally and in my garage — for a decade, and I've seen how long they can last ...

General Motors has been hard at work developing an aftertreatment system that incorporates an electrically heated diesel particulate filter. According to GM, this technology promises to cut the “fuel ...

Modern medium- and heavy-duty trucks have sophisticated exhaust aftertreatment systems that can include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), diesel particulate filter (DPF) and selective catalytic ...

This story appears in the November/December 2009 issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to the Nov. 23 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Today’s new ...

Ever since the first introduction of emissions control system on motor vehicles, people have been finding ways to remove them. The idea was that if these control systems were removed, power and ...

Manufacturers are busy rolling out solutions to meet Final Tier 4 off-road requirements for diesel engine exhaust emissions, and the technologies look very familiar to those already in use in the ...

Despite their dwindling popularity among new car buyers, there are approximately 11 million diesel-engined cars on the UK’s roads. Many owners drive diesel cars because they typically return excellent ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the things you might not know about diesel engines is that based on the chemicals emitted during operation such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) ...