by Roger Gilroy (Transport Topics – www.ttnews.com)
Diesel particulate filters, a key element of truck emissions systems since 2007, can present fleets with problems if they are not routinely maintained along with the truck’s engine, experts said. “If the engine isn’t maintained properly, it will go into regeneration more times than it needs to. In that case, your [DPF] gets clogged up quicker than it should,” …. said Michael Buck, the principal at MCB Consulting in Kansas City, Kansas, and a former maintenance executive with Con-way Freight and UPS Inc.