The On-road sector in the Southeast Diesel Collaborative is comprised of three key units.
- -The Clean School Bus program
- -Idle Reducation
- -SmartWay Transportation Partners program
The Clean School Bus program focuses on increasing communication to transportation officials, principals and community. For more information on this program click here. The second key compenent of the SEDC On-Road sector is idle reduction.
The Idle Reduction Iniative addresses the issue of long term idling that occurs at truck stops, distribution centers, etc as well as by buses and other vehicles. The membership of the SEDC has indicated it is important to consider a regional approach to reducing long duration idling. Towards that effort, the On Road Committee of the SEDC share ideas on idle reduction policies and regulations in an effort to have these adopted across the region. In this manner, truckers will experience similar regulations as they travel around the Southeast.
Another major component of the On Road Sector.
The SmartWay Transportation Partners program is designed to reduce fuel use through idle reduction technologies as well as more efficient shipping methods. These include technologies such as tractor/trailer aerodynamic devices, double wide tires, etc. Additionally, innovative funding programs have been established through SmartWay in order to finance these strategies. For more information on the SmartWay program click here.
Additionally, the South East Diesel Collaborative has developed a number of information sheets that provide basic information on various technologies that can be utilized to reduce diesel emissions. There are information sheets on the topics of:
- -Biodiesel
- -Closed Crankcase filtration
- -Diesel oxidation catalysts
- -Diesel particulate filters
- - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
- -Repowering
- -Selective Catalytic reduction
- -Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
- -Additionally there are information sheets discussing what technologies may appropriate for bulldozers, dump trucks and graders.
Furthermore, if you are interested in retrofitting a diesel engine with after-treatment technology, using cleaner fuels, or reducing fuel use through idle reduction technologies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board administer rigorous testing programs to verify clean diesel technologies. These programs introduce verified technologies to the market as cost effectively as possible, while providing customers with confidence that verified technologies will provide emission reductions as advertised. This verification process will evaluate the emission reduction performance of retrofit technologies, including their durability, and identify engine operating criteria and conditions that must exist for these technologies to achieve those reductions
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