Half of New Trucks Fail EPA '02 Engine Standard

Transport Topics, June, 2003 by Wislocki, John

Exhaust emissions from about half the Class 8 tracks sold in the first two months of this year exceeded levels that the government required of most diesel-engine manufacturers late last year, thanks mainly to strong sales of Caterpillar and Mercedes-Benz engines, industry and environmental officials said.

Neither Caterpillar's heavy-duty diesels nor the increasingly popular MBE 4000 engine meet Environmental Protection Agency standards that a lederal court said had to be met by engines most manufacturers sold after Oct. I, 2002.

Caterpillar inc. has KPA's approval to sell engines that exceed the ...