New certification will contribute to future nationwide goals of
reduced emissions
SEATTLE, July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Zonar, the leader in commercial vehicle fleet
health and safety, today announced the company is the first
telematics provider to receive certification from California Air
Resources Board's (CARB) Clean Truck Check (CTC) program as a
provider of continuously connected remote on-board diagnostic
(CC-ROBD) testing devices.
"Our end-to-end solution will help drivers
seamlessly adapt to the new mandate, save significant time and
money, and ultimately make meaningful progress toward reduced
carbon emissions." – Greg Colvin,
Senior Director of Solutions Engineering at Zonar
Zonar's V4™ telematics control unit (TCU) has undergone rigorous
assessment and approval processes to achieve certification as an
OBD device in accordance with CARB's CTC requirements. After
providing the requisite emissions data and supporting information,
Zonar has officially been granted an executive order to provide its
OBD device and over-the-air emissions monitoring service to
customers.
"As the first certified telematics provider of OBD testing
devices, Zonar is proud to provide a solution that will
automatically perform emission checks while fleet vehicles are on
route ensuring compliance, eliminating downtime, and reducing
costly logistical nightmares due to rerouting vehicles to testing
centers for a required scan," said Greg
Colvin, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering at Zonar.
"Our end-to-end solution will help drivers seamlessly adapt to the
new mandate, save significant time and money, and ultimately make
meaningful progress toward reduced carbon emissions. This is a
major achievement as we enter the final stage of work for our
in-market solution to be released prior to the regulatory
deadline."
Heavy-duty truck emissions of nitrogen oxide and particulate
matter have been reduced by 99% over the last two decades,
significantly improving air quality and public health. To maintain
this progress and further combat climate change, CARB's CTC program
aims to reduce smog-forming and carcinogenic air pollutants
produced by all commercial vehicles that travel through
California. This accounts for a
significant portion of the industry as CARB estimates over 1.8
million medium- and heavy-duty vehicles operate daily in
California.
By combining regular vehicle testing with advanced emissions
monitoring, OBD testing devices must scan every CTC
regulatory-required vehicle in a fleet at the beginning of its
90-day compliance intervals (based on vehicles' VIN or date of
registration) to give fleets adequate time to identify and schedule
emissions-related repairs as needed to pass. Fleets will have two
emissions scanning options: a handheld shop tool plugged into the
OBD port operated by a certified technician; or an OBD device
installed into the vehicle which automatically performs scans and
sends the data over-the-air directly to CARB. If a CTC-regulatory
required vehicle is unable to pass an emissions test, consequences
may include fines, citations, and/or vehicle registration
holds.
Beginning January 1, 2025, any
commercial vehicle traveling to or through California will be required to undergo testing
twice per year. In 2027, vehicles will be required to test four
times per year.
To learn more, visit:
https://www.zonarsystems.com/solutions/carb-clean-truck-emissions-check/
About Zonar
Founded in 2001, Zonar has pioneered smart mobility solutions
throughout vocational, pupil, mass transit, and commercial trucking
industries. The Zonar mission is to enhance the safety,
performance, and success of our customers by transforming the
delivery of innovative insights for commercial fleets. Zonar
achieves this by helping fleets of all sizes maximize the use of
their assets with solutions dedicated to improving compliance,
efficiency, maintenance, ridership visibility, safety, and
tracking. Cloud-based services with open APIs drive Zonar smart
mobility solutions by making it easy for fleet owners and managers
to stay connected to their fleets and drivers and operators to
dispatch. Headquartered in Seattle
and part of the Continental family, Zonar also has a distribution
center in West Chicago.
Media Contact
Larry Meyers, Zonar,
310-721-9587,
zonarpr@rhstrategic.com, https://www.zonarsystems.com/
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