Clean Diesel Trucks Make Up 42% of Class 3-8
More than 40% of all medium- and heavy-duty diesel commercial trucks in operation in the United States – 4 million of 9.5 million diesel trucks – are now equipped with newer technology clean diesel engines.
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More than 40% of all medium- and heavy-duty diesel commercial trucks in operation in the United States – 4 million of 9.5 million diesel trucks – are now equipped with newer technology clean diesel engines, according to new Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) analysis of IHS Automotive vehicles in operation statistics.
The new analysis includes IHS Automotive vehicles in operation representing Class 3-8 diesel trucks from model-year 2007 through 2015 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Beginning in 2007, all heavy-duty diesel trucks sold had to meet particulate emissions levels of no more than 0.01 grams per brake horse-power hour (g/HP-hr.) – a level near zero.
"The U.S. trucking fleet is transitioning to newer clean diesel technology which means immediate fuel savings, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and cleaner air," said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. "This newest generation of clean diesel trucks have nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions that are 99% lower than previous generations along with 98% fewer emissions of particulate matter, resulting in significant clean air benefits throughout the U.S."
According to Schaeffer, there are now four states – Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, and Texas – where more than 50% of the registered diesel trucks are the newer cleaner trucks. And, in 2015 Oregon had the largest increase in the nation of newer diesel truck registrations with a 35% increase over 2014. California has the largest fleet of commercial truck registrations on an absolute number basis, however, it ranks near the bottom for adoption of newer trucks on a percentage basis, based on DTF and IHS analysis.
In December 2000, EPA promulgated a rule that established stringent standards designed to reduce emissions from on-road heavy-duty trucks and buses by up to 95% and to cut the allowable levels of sulfur in diesel fuel by 97% by 2010. To achieve these new standards, the new clean diesel system relies on an efficient engine and combustion system utilizing the most advanced fuel-injection, turbocharging, and engine management strategies coupled with advanced emissions controls and after-treatment technologies including particulate filters and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, all running on ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
New Technology Diesel Trucks States by Percentage (MY 2007 & Newer)
Class 3-8
State | Percentage | |
1) | Indiana | 61.6% |
2) | Utah | 54.5% |
3) | Oklahoma | 53.9% |
4) | Texas | 50.9% |
5) | Wyoming | 49.5% |
6) | Montana | 46.7% |
7) | Maryland | 46.1% |
8) | Louisiana | 46.1% |
9) | Illinois | 45.6% |
10) | Wisconsin | 44.9% |
National Percentage | 42.1% |
(Diesel Technology Forum analysis based on IHS Automotive 2015 vehicles in operation data, December 2015; ranked by share)
New Technology Diesel Trucks States by Percentage (MY 2011 & Newer)
Class 3-8
State | Percentage | |
1) | Indiana | 46.0% |
2) | Oklahoma | 38.7% |
3) | Utah | 36.3% |
4) | Texas | 31.4% |
5) | Nebraska | 30.8% |
6) | Montana | 30.6% |
7) | Wyoming | 30.3% |
8) | Pennsylvania | 29.0% |
9) | Maryland | 28.6% |
10) | Tennessee | 28.5% |
National Percentage | 25.7% |
(Diesel Technology Forum analysis based on IHS Automotive 2015 vehicles in operation data, December 2015; ranked by share)
New Technology Diesel Trucks MY 2007 & Newer (2015 vs. 2014)
Class 3-8
State | Percentage | |
1) | Oregon | +35.4% |
2) | Oklahoma | +19.8% |
3) | Delaware | +19.7% |
4) | South Carolina | +19.7% |
5) | California | +19.4% |
6) | Washington | +19.0% |
7) | Idaho | +18.7% |
8) | Indiana | +18.6% |
9) | Georgia | +18.5% |
10) | New Jersey | +18.4% |
(Diesel Technology Forum analysis based on IHS Automotive 2015 vehicles in operation data, December 2015; ranked by percentage growth)
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