Engine date of manufacture Glider

if it's one of the first ones probably 94-95 my 96 western star was a ddec 3.I'm thinking your hubby will be exempt

 

That rider was attached to a bill in the house but hasn't gotten through the senate yet.

 

If anyone should be mandated or not is another discussion. But if we are going to have some mandated then all should be.
However a case like yours is not so clear. My opinion on this for those with mechanical engines is they should not be forced to buy a newer truck. However if there is a practical and economically feasible solution such as satellite tracking, then they shouldn't be exempt. By economically feasible i mean, say it would cost a couple grand, that's nothing in the grand scheme of things, less than a set of tires. But if the cost would be more like 6 or 7k, that's getting close to what i would call an impractical option.

 

Could be older than that even. One of the technical colleges I went to had an old Shaker yard pig. Had an '88 Series 60 in it.

 

So here's it is called around.
06r041. Was built on the date March 15 1998.

 

The key term here is "model year of the engine". Not the date it was built, rebuilt, or remanufactured. And many trucks come from the manufacturer new with an engine installed of one model year and the chassis is another
The reason is engines are emission regulated by calendar year, truck chassis can be model dated up to 18 months forward of the actual assembly date. That is why you have seen 2018 trucks on the lot for several months here in 2017.

 

We are talking Gliders. This is why year made is important.

 

I'm understanding this better now, (it's only taken me 4 days lol) although it is confusing the DOT would use the applicable model year instead of the mfg date.
So to keep this very simple- According to this fmcsa rule, the DOT are going to use these model year stickers that I circled below, not the actual mfg date, correct?

 

Yepper, the 11.1 liter Detroit was the first. I can't remember exactly what year, but I drove one in a cabover Freightliner for M.S. Carriers. A two story Freightliner at that, with an electronic engine, you couldn't tell me nothing!!!
Lol

 

It's always been about model year. The original exemption was model year and this latest exemption is model year. Build-date arguments have been about people thinking they could squeeze in their equipment on a supposed technicality.