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Here are photos of the DPF device. This is not the exact item that would go on our truck but similar. Pictured is the DPF that appeared on 2007 model year Volvo trucks. Truck is shown with the fairing removed. When the fairing is on, the DPF is hidden from view.

If I did not know the source to be reliable, this is not the kind of story I would repeat without verifying it because it sounds too much like truck stop chatter. But the source is reliable. He is my reefer dealer, who I know as well as any good business contact I have. He is careful and...

Regarding truck engines receiving an early death sentence, I spoke about this with my Volvo dealer this afternoon. He said it is already happening in some quarters. He has seen grant money offered in Indiana designed to move people move into cleaner trucks. One of the many strings attached...

I was not posting with Ontario in mind. The article I linked to just got me thinking about all vehicles operating under the same posted speed limit and no vehicles being mechanically speed limited.

This gets better and better. I just learned that even though we own a perfectly-good and perfectly-legal reefer engine, the federal government requires that the engine be DESTROYED if it is replaced with a newer, CARB-compliant reefer engine. There are hundreds if not thousands of local...

See this Speed cameras apply to all vehicles, not just trucks.

You are not an advertiser promoting a product. Products are often named by expediters here. I would be very interested to hear more and see a link to the vendor's site.

I chatted yesterday with my reefer dealer about the possible marketplace impact of the CARB rules on used trucks in the future. He said the impact is being felt now in the reefer market because the CARB rules are hitting older reefers now. Off-road use rules apply to reefers. On-road rules apply...

Update: 1. The reefer engine replacement is straightforward. Remove the old one, install the new CARB-complaint one. Bids are coming in $7,000+ including labor and tax. 2. The DPF retrofit for our Volvo engine was a shocker. This is a new component recently developed by Volvo for Volvo...

Interesting point. Leads me to wonder what the rule actually is. Does anyone have any more to offere regarding the actual reg?

I was not aware of the Smart Pass setting. Its existence validates concerns widely expressed by contractors who want to retain the ability to increase their speed to get out of certain situations. Clearly, such a setting would not exist if people had no such concerns. ------------------ "He...

We will be home all next week. I have extras there and will apply your and gotta go's fix then.

As I said above, I know nothing about what other states are doing if they are doing anything at all. We have carefully read the Minnesota info, found ourselves to be eligible and are proceeding with an application. Time will tell what happens after that.

AirTabs are a popular product with a number of expediters and I thank you for sharing the news here (I would not characterize gotta go's post as an ad or spam). Do you know if the new product is made to be more flexible than the old? That has been an issue previously discussed.

Just a note to add that there will likely be more applicants than there is money to spend. Going in, I fully understand that my application will be competing with those of some well-connected applicants who have good friends and long-cultivated relationships in the Capitol, not to mention...

It surprised me too that we are eligible for the grant since we drive in 48 states, but the language is clear. If cleaner-burn benefits of CARB-compliant engines and retrofits can be realized in metro areas and other sensitive places nationwide, the application will be considered. Truck stops...

In Minnesota, the program is administered by the Polution Control Agency, which is the state version of the federal EPA. I presume Michigan has a similar agency. People there would be the ones to contact. A quick phone call to your governor's office will probably get you a referral to the...

More good news! My Volvo dealer just got back to me regarding a retrofit diesel particulate filter. Volvo has developed one that can be installed on our truck. If awarded, the grant will cover 100% of that cost. The dealer will provide a part number with his bid. I can then go to two additional...

I don't know how the program plays out state by state. The money is coming from the federal government so I presume it is going to all states, but I have no knowledge of it. I also presume that states are able to put their own rules on the money within federal guidelines, but again, I have no...

Just got off the phone with my reefer dealer. The answer is yes, a CARB-compliant engine is available for our reefer and it is a direct swap. No modifications are needed other than the swap itself. Work on our grant application begins now. :)