The exhaust tips of a diesel truck have a similar function to the muffler tips of a gasoline vehicle. It routes the exhaust gasses at the vehicle's rear, while serving as a cosmetic purpose on some ...

Trucks are the backbone of the modern global economy, traversing the world's longest highways. In America, semi-rigs are a familiar sight on the interstate networks, hauling tens of thousands of tons ...

Saying they had a “moral obligation,” California regulators could soon ban the sale of diesel big rigs by 2040, ending a long reliance on the polluting vehicles that are the backbone of the American ...

You're driving a loaded diesel rig down a mountain pass, foot hovering over the brake pedal, heart racing. How do you slow 20,000 pounds safely without cooking your brakes? Cue the exhaust brake -– ...

California air regulators on Friday approved first-in-the-nation rules to ban the sale of new diesel big rig trucks statewide by 2036, the latest step in the slow but steady phase-out of fossil fuels ...

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While the world is trying to go EV, heavy duty diesel trucks like the Ford F-250 are still the rage for those who do big jobs (or want to look like they do). Many truck owners are always on the ...

Emissions-reducing exhaust filters in aftertreatment systems, also known as diesel particulate filters, or DPFs, require periodic cleaning. Cleaning the exhaust filter, sometimes referred to as ...

California is now actively banning older diesel trucks from operating on its roads. A new rule states that any diesel vehicle weighing over 14,000 pounds with an engine built before the 2010 model ...