WARRENVILLE, Ill., Dec 07, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In a ceremony held earlier today at the Columbus, Mississippi Municipal
School District, Navistar (NYSE: NAV) delivered the first school buses
certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be
compliant with 2010 diesel emissions requirements.
The 28 IC Bus(TM) CE Series school buses were purchased by the
Columbus Municipal School District with funding received earlier in the
year from the EPA in conjunction with the American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act's (ARRA) National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program.
The buses were built with EPA-certified MaxxForce(R) DT
Advanced Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) engines. These engines
represent just one of Navistar's designs to meet the challenge of the
emissions requirements of 2010 and beyond.
"We're proud to deliver these buses with 2010-certified engines to the
Columbus School District," said John McKinney, president, IC Bus. "The
delivery of these buses, powered by our EPA-certified MaxxForce Advanced
EGR engines, marks our first step in the launch of our 2010 engines."
The school buses delivered to the Columbus Municipal School District are
powered by some of the cleanest diesel engines ever built, in full
compliance with the EPA's emissions standards under all operating
conditions.
Navistar is proud to deliver these IC Bus school buses with MaxxForce
advanced technology engines knowing that the Columbus Municipal School
District recognizes the value these buses bring to the community in
terms of both child safety and clean air benefits for the people of
Columbus.
Navistar's MaxxForce Advanced EGR engines are clean burning from startup
and comply not only in the test environment with prescribed operating
cycles, but also on the road under every operating condition. With
Navistar's Advance EGR technology, there are no environmental operating
lapses, as Navistar's system is the only one that is not reliant on high
operating temperatures to control NOx emissions.
With the stop-and-go, short-haul nature of school buses, competitive
emissions technologies are unlikely during normal operations to
consistently reach the high temperatures required to control NOx
emissions. The technology of Navistar's Advanced EGR engines assures
that IC buses meet the latest emissions requirements throughout the
vehicle's duty cycle from startup to shut down.
"Our IC Bus school buses provide school districts with the smarter,
easier and cleaner option for meeting 2010 EPA emissions requirements
because our MaxxForce Advanced EGR engines place the responsibility of
emissions compliance on us, the manufacturer, not the customer," added
McKinney.
Delivering these latest clean technology buses to the Columbus School
District's fleet is a welcome and much anticipated event for the local
community.
"We're excited to work with IC Bus and our dealer, Waters Truck and
Tractor, to put these funds to work and to upgrade a large portion of
our school bus fleet to meet the next level of emissions standards,"
said Dr. Del R. Phillips, Columbus School District superintendent. "The
new standard set for these 2010 buses will significantly reduce
emissions each day as we transport students in our city. It's truly a
win-win situation for our community and school district."
"Columbus School District's energy-efficient buses will create a cleaner
environment for our children and communities," said Congressman Travis
W. Childers, (D-MS). "The Recovery Act funds that went towards making
these upgrades represent an important investment in public and
environmental health, student safety, and economic development. It's
essential that North Mississippi schools have buses with the latest
technology they need to safely serve our students and our communities."
"We are pleased to work once again with the Columbus School District and
it's great to see this funding provide them with the most
technologically advanced and cleanest bus fleet available," said Trudy
Fisher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality. "The Columbus School District is a leader in the
state in seeking out grants to protect the health of their children.
School buses are the safest and most efficient way to transport students
and with these buses meeting the latest and most stringent emissions
requirements, it's a healthy trip as well."
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company
whose wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates produce International(R)
brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce(R) brand diesel
engines, IC Bus(TM) brand school and commercial buses, Monaco RV
brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse(R) brand chassis
for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and
manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV
markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine parts and
service. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional
information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.
SOURCE: Navistar International Corporation
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