Forklift Emissions Regulations are topic of MHEDA Edge article.
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MHEDA Journal's First Quarter 2010 issue addresses growing concern about exhaust emissions issues facing material handling industry, forklift distributors in particular, that stem from California Air Resources Board rules, passed in 2006, that limit emissions produced by Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) engines of more than 25 hp. Four distributors - 3 from CA and one from WI - are interviewed and provide commentary on adjusting to new rules and their effects.
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Forklift Emissions Regulations
Material handling distributors discuss California's lift truck exhaust limits.
Dewitt, NY: The First Quarter 2010 issue of The MHEDA Journal (http://themhedajournal.org), the leading online magazine for the forklift, conveyor, storage & handling, and general material handling equipment industries, was mailed to subscribers on January 15 and is now accessible online at www.TheMhedaJournal.org.
An important topic facing the material handling industry, and forklift distributors in particular, is the growing concern about exhaust emissions. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the country's most influential state air pollution agency, passed rules in 2006 limiting the amount of emissions legally produced by Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) engines of more than 25 horsepower, including those that power forklifts. This rule has a great impact on material handling distributors based in and who do business in the state.
The MHEDA Journal interviewed four such distributors in its First Quarter 2010 issue:
David Griffin, vice president of operations at K-Lift Service Company (Salinas, CA); Mark Maechling, president of Cal-Lift (City of Industry, CA); Jay Waugh, president of Gray Lift (Fresno, CA; and Patrick Stemper, vice president/general manager of Badger ToyotaLift (New Berlin, WI).
Distributors are having a hard time adjusting to the new rules. As Maechling says, They're very complicated and confusing. If you ask 10 different people, they'll give you 10 different answers as to what the rules and regulations are." Outside of California, the rule could have a large impact as well. Stemper says, "We have customers here in Wisconsin with plants or branches in California and that has really become a focus for them. EPA basically follows CARB's lead, so it's only a matter of time before those regulations are in place in some form throughout the country."
For the complete article about understanding CARB's emissions regulations, read "Regulatory Update: Emissions in the January 2010 issue of The MHEDA Journal Online at themhedajournal.org/content/1q10/Regulatory_Update.php. For more information, contact Chris Powers, editor, (315) 445-2347, e-mail: chris@datakey.org.
About MHEDA
Founded in 1954, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (www.TheMhedaJournal.org), e-magazines, newsletters and industry wiki (www.wikimheda.org), MHEDA connects the manufacturers of storage and handling, lift trucks and conveyor equipment and distribution leaders for the purpose of delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. MHEDA publications are the industry's voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning the movement and storage of all materials. A 501(c)3 organization, MHEDA members span all of North America.
