EPA is entering into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Abbyland Trucking, Incorporated (Abbyland), a full-service truck repair center and refrigeration company. The CAFO will resolve violations of Section 203(a)(3)(A) of the Clean Air Act for Abbyland's alleged removal or tampering with emission control systems on 320 heavy-duty diesel trucks (including 12 trucks within their own fleet).
This CAFO requires Abbyland to pay a penalty of $75,000, remove all defeat devices and reinstall controls on all vehicles on their own fleet, complete a recall of up to 100 trucks and/or complete a mitigation project which includes purchasing school buses and installing anti-idling devices on heavy duty diesel trucks. It is estimated that this settlement will result in over 12 tons per year of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter reductions.