On March 1, 1974, a group of concrete pumpers, manufacturers and distributors gathered aboard the iconic ocean liner Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. They met to discuss promoting concrete pumping as the choice method of placing concrete — and how to educate the industry on safe pumping procedures.
ACPA has been navigating the very complicated world of clean air emission standards set by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state environmental departments, most notably the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Significant emission standard reductions are now in place and more are expected over the next three years. Existing and expected reduced emission standards at the state and federal level will impact every concrete pumper in the near future.
In 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Truck Plan to reduce truck emissions through a series of three rulemakings, all targeting emission reductions starting in model year 2027. The first was a reduction in the NOx emission standard by over 80 percent for heavy-duty trucks. EPA finalized this new NOx emission standard in December 2022. The second is the greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty trucks proposed in April 2023 and discussed in more detail below. The third rule will set multipollutant standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles beginning in model year 2027.
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Kriete Truck Centers, headquartered in Milwaukee with ten locations across Wisconsin, recently unveiled a video tribute via social media, honoring the diligent individuals of its home state.
The ACPA is dedicated to the education and promotion of concrete pump safety to the concrete pumping industry and for all those who come into contact with a concrete pump on a construction job. We're here to teach you how you, and others around you, can stay safer on the job.
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The ACPA is dedicated to the education and promotion of concrete pump safety to the concrete pumping industry and for all those who come into contact with a concrete pump on a construction job. We're here to teach you how you, and others around you, can stay safer on the job.
