Diesel retrofit deadline extended
VICTORIA – The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it will allow carriers at least another six month to comply with the province’s diesel retrofit requirement.
The regulation, which was supposed to take effect on Oct. 1 2010, was delayed because many of the required emission control components are currently unavailable for delivery or are on back order, says the ministry.
As a result, the requirement for inspection of diesel emission control devices "is suspended for 6 months or longer depending on component availability."
The diesel retrofit requirement, part of the province’s Air Action Plan announced in 2007, requires all diesel commercial trucks with model year engines older than 1993 to install an emission reduction device.
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