EPA inspections on emissions true or myth?

It's your job as the owner to keep your truck legal. So yes. EPA can force you.

Who took the truck to the shop in the first place?

The shop? Epa? Or the owner?

 

Are you the type of guy that if you did get checked by the EPA with a deleted truck that would be quick to throw the shop you had delete it under the bus . I’am guessing probably so
Yes you are held accountable if you get checked
Even if you get it deleted it’s getting harder & harder to find a shop to work on it and a dealer shop won’t touch it so keep that in mind .Also remember when you go to sell it there’s always that chance somebody might just show up you really don’t care to see slim chance but it’s possible I know it’s happened with diesel pickups

 

Well, truckers have been breaking every rule that would bend since long before I was born. Truck owners are strapped with issues, and we all knew of that "renegade" company that threw all caution to the wind, for a while, in an attempt to "stick it to the man". Back then, inspections were few and far between, and we knew all about it, thanks to the CB radio and some very good trucking friends,,,we never met. Besides, cops had better things to do, it seemed. Today, I think any legitimate company abides by the rules, there's no more money to be made by breaking the rules, and consequences make our shenanigans seem minor. Today, there is so much more to enforce, and it's BIG business. Citations pad many a pocket, so best to follow the rules. Remember, truckers news stories are king for ratings.

 

When I had my truck in the shop at Joplin Freightliner, I encountered one of those immigrant guys that barely speaks english asking me if I knew who to call to get his truck reprogrammed. I looked at his shop estimate in his hand, it was the cost of restoring the emissions system (DPF only) for about 15k. The shop saw that his ECM was out of compliance and flashed it back into compliance. Of course now his truck wouldn't run. I have no idea who does that so I couldn't give him any help with his problem. Best to just stay in compliance.
For those who think being out of compliance isn't noticeable, there are two dead giveaways. First, the smoke coming out of the exhaust, second, the noise, you lose the muffling effect of the filters and any cop can tell a deleted truck in a big hurry.

 

CARB in California have classes to teach other states what to look for with tampered emissions.

 

to answer your question, I have never seen EPA dudes at a rest area or roadside or anywhere, sticking a probe down a pipe.

 

You sir, are non compliant.

 

Ive yet to see any emissions testing roadside outside of what I hear in California. The chances of you getting caught are slim to none, more of a chance if you run California ofter but, even then its slim. Guys say shops dont work on them blah blah blah...... I run a glider so I dont worry much about that. I know of 3 dealers who work on deleted trucks. Look through any truck paper or auctions, you'll find them advertised as deleted because thats what your customer wants.....

 

I've yet to hear of a shop anywhere near me turn away a deleted vehicle. As long as you're not pouring out clouds of smoke I don't think anyone really cares.

Personally I like the emissions stuff because I can't stand the eye-watering smog from the older diesels. Every time an older diesel gets started up in the shop I go for a coffee until the air clears. I'm not breathing that crap in. I do wish we could have more reliable systems to clean the exhaust though.