Glider truck

A glider truck in defined in the United States as a tractor trailer whose power train was replaced by an older engine which does not meet current regulatory standards for diesel pollution and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). A glider truck is manufactured using a new frame from an original equipment manufacturer, the glider kit, to which a "pre-emissions" engine is fitted.^[1] In 2018, the Trump administration lifted prior limits on the production of glider trucks,^[2] which are significantly more polluting,^[3].

References

↑ "ABOUT FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS". fitzgeraldgliderkits.com. Fitzgerald Truck Sales. Retrieved July 15, 2018. We offer Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner and Western Star Glider Kits with pre-emission Detroit, Cummins and Caterpillar engine options. This process creates a reliable, more fuel efficient truck that requires less maintenance, yields less downtime and has the safety features and amenities owners have come to expect in trucks on the road today
↑ Eric Lipton (July 6, 2018). "'Super Polluting' Trucks Receive Loophole on Pruitt's Last Day". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2018. glider trucks, which use old engines built before new technologies significantly reduced emissions of particulates and nitrogen oxide
↑ Rachel Muncrief; Josh Miller (December 1, 2017). "Scott Pruitt's EPA wants to resurrect the dirty diesel". theicct.org. International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Retrieved July 15, 2018. According to the EPA’s own testing, a single glider truck emits 30 times the NOx and 60 times the PM of a modern truck.

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[Fitzabout-1] "ABOUT FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS". fitzgeraldgliderkits.com. Fitzgerald Truck Sales. Retrieved July 15, 2018. We offer Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner and Western Star Glider Kits with pre-emission Detroit, Cummins and Caterpillar engine options. This process creates a reliable, more fuel efficient truck that requires less maintenance, yields less downtime and has the safety features and amenities owners have come to expect in trucks on the road today

[NYT71518-2] Eric Lipton (July 6, 2018). "'Super Polluting' Trucks Receive Loophole on Pruitt's Last Day". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2018. glider trucks, which use old engines built before new technologies significantly reduced emissions of particulates and nitrogen oxide

[ICCT12118-3] Rachel Muncrief; Josh Miller (December 1, 2017). "Scott Pruitt's EPA wants to resurrect the dirty diesel". theicct.org. International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Retrieved July 15, 2018. According to the EPA’s own testing, a single glider truck emits 30 times the NOx and 60 times the PM of a modern truck.