Current Projects This year has been a busy one. What turned out to be an extensive revision of the second edition of Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Engines, Fuel, and Computerized Management Systems was released as the third edition in July 2008. This new edition incorporates the effect of the impact of EPA Tier III (2007) and IV (2010) emissions standards. The changes covered by the 3rd edition have impacted on every engine system so almost every chapter in the book had to be radically overhauled. My joint project with Bob Huzij and Angelo Spano in the MDT series titled Heavy Equipment Systems was also printed in July 2008. This book has generated very significant advance orders for a textbook with no previous track record, evidence that it is much needed. Also part of the MDT series is a more basic Diesel Engines textbook that will target high school level learners. The first draft of this new book is complete and it is scheduled for publication in the early months of 2009. In September of 2008, I will begin working on a 5th edition of Heavy Duty Truck Systems. At this moment in time, I am doing the preliminary research. Although the changes in truck chassis technology are not as radical as with engine technology, much changes in 5 years and these changes have to be addressed in textbooks and curricula. This fifth edition is scheduled for publication in 2010.

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