Sentences with phrase «dirty old trucks»

The cons: Diesel engines are very durable, which means that very dirty old trucks are still on the road, they generally produce more smog - forming emissions (NOx, PM, etc), they are more expensive than gasoline engines, and they can be noisier and smellier (though recent models have made lots of progress there).

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These included the Clean Truck Program, which replaced the port's fleet of old, dirty diesel trucks with EPA - compliant vehicles equipped with particle filters, and electrifying the ports so ships can just plug in to power their infrastructure while at the dock.

Trucking companies, therefore, have finally agreed with the plan, and this October will begin replacing their oldest, most inefficient and dirtiest trucks.