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INBRIEF The California Air Resources Board granted permission to continue to sell new heavy-duty truck engines in the state as long as the Warrenville, Ill.-based company still has enough credits to offset its engines' noncompliance with federal emissions standards. is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year to fix an engine fuel line that could be damaged during maintenance. Owners may call 800-547-0712; they also may call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's vehicle safety hotline at 888-327-4236 and reference recall campaign number 12C-2. ' New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., is the first U.S. facility to be certified to ISO 50001 standards under a pilot program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. y will begin producing bi-fuel Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks in May at a facility adjacent to Ford's truck plant in Louisville, Ky. unveiled the Newton Step Van, an all-electric zero-emissions vehicle built on the Newton platform with a Utilimaster walk-in body. introduced its S2G chassis, a factory-installed liquid propane gas engine for the medium-duty truck market. The S2G's 8-liter 325-hp LPG engine supplied by Powertrain Integration uses GM's long block and other compo- nents as its core. pressed: The DD15 builds torque fast and feels more like a 550- or 600-hp engine when the throttle is mashed. Another impressive feature was the lack of cab-produced noise, with no booming or rattling on the surface streets. On the freeway, the truck settled into a quiet cruise that, along with the multiadjustable suspen- sion seats, helps relax the driver. A three-compartment cushion provides excellent lumbar support. The Cascadia is all about size. It is wide and tall inside and a comfort- able truck whether driving or resting. The cab width allows for seats two inches wider, longer and taller. Yet even with the wide seats, there's 24 inches of walkthrough to the stan- dard 72-inch high roof sleeper, which has 94 inches of stand-up room. The seats are on swivels so they can double as armchairs when logging off-duty sleeper time. 30 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | APRIL 2012 Write 236 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info