CA Air Resources Board Ignoring Deadly Truck Fires

Canada Free Press ^ | 02/16/16 | Katy Grimes & Megan Barth

[Sean_Anthony]

Diesel Particulate Filter is expensive to install and maintain, mechanically unreliable, and the warranties are inadequate both as to time, mileage and scope of coverage

California truck and business owners initiated a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board because of exploding trucks and roadside fires, due to the CARB’s mandatory, faulty diesel particulate filters, they say. Ironically, the filters even fail at cleaning the air.

The Alliance for California Business, a voluntary group whose purpose is to protect and promote business interests throughout California, says Diesel Particulate Filters have started more than 31 fires in the last two years, including several in areas of the state parched by the drought. The Diesel Particulate Filters are the result of environmental regulations created by the California Air Resources Board, and were based on a deeply flawed study led by a researcher accused of faking his Ph.D. credential. The CARB was aware of employee Hien Tran and his phony Ph.D. credentials and flawed research, yet instead, rushed head-on to meet its self-imposed schedule in creating the diesel regulations on truckers.

[meatloaf]

Trucks built starting in 2007 have a DPF with the exception of those built for export. The exhaust gas temperature when the computer goes into regeneration mode to burn out the soot particles is over 800 degrees F. If the particles can’t be burned out the DPF has to go to a dealer with the equipment to clean them. It looks like a muffler. If it’s dropped and the matrix is damaged, it’s at least a $5,000 part.

[umgud]

CARB is just as compassionate as the EPA.

[meatloaf]

California deserves to get sued. Fire trucks and other emergency vehicles that are sometimes used off road are at risk.

[patro]

Our Bobcat tracked loaders have DPF systems too, unfortunately.