The future of Delete Kits

Gliders cannot be imported.

I believe that gliders assembled in Canada are still legal.

 

ThAT'S WHAT I'm SAYING. I recall CalNash bringing in 10 Western Star's to be used as Oilfield bed trucks and he had 10 rebuilt Cat motors on the floor at Western Star in Edmonton to drop in them.

 

And if you have a Detroit, this is what you do.

 

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I hate to tell you this but the above will cost you under $2.00

 

Just a question as I have zero knowledge of the problem. I have heard that the Detroits do not have all the pollution equipment problems and that they give better mileage than the others. True or False?

 

It's true.

 

I will never be an O/O. Too old to invest the $$. But if I were and could use glider kit like the Americans that is sure the way to go. Nice modern truck with a great engine that has ZERO pollution crap. One drawback is you cannot go to California. Some might consider that a plus!

 

To bolster what PB said earlier, Western Star has been pumping out gliders like a gold rush here in Ontario over the last year or so. As far as California goes, .......meh, who cares?

 

www.dtnaglider.com/files/EPARegulation.doc

www.todaystrucking.com/glider-kits-fish-or-fowl

IS A GLIDER KIT A VEHICLE?: One interesting discussion that has come out of Walmart’s supercube, which is powered by a Freightliner Argosy glider kit with EPA02 engine, is that there has been more talk about whether or not a glider kit with an older generation engine is even allowed in Canada? The conversation actually started before the supercube was on anyone’s radar, as fleets looked to avoid the high cost - and at times, questionable reliability - of the latest generation engines. The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association received more inquiries related to glider kits, and its executive director Don Moore published a paper on the subject for CTEA members. He subsequently met with officials from Environment Canada and has concluded that it’s not okay to put a pre-emissions engine into a new truck body.
As per Canadian law, Don tells me, a glider kit isn’t considered a vehicle, because it cannot be “driven” or “drawn” while lacking a powertrain, as per the Motor Vehicle Act definition of a vehicle. A glider kit, as such, is not a vehicle, but rather an “assemblage of parts” as per the Canadian regs. It becomes a vehicle when the engine is installed, and the installer of that engine then becomes a de facto manufacturer, responsible for all CMVSS testing of the vehicle (ie. seatbelt anchorage, throttle return timing, glazing markings, flammability testing, noise testing…you get the point). Who, other than a bona fide vehicle manufacturer, has the resources or expertise to conduct such testing? And who wants that liability resting on their shoulders? I haven’t heard about the environmental police going around and shutting down fleets operating glider kits, but this is something everyone who’s considered this route should be aware of.