EPA v. MATTOON RURAL KING - RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION - APO/CAFO

Case summary

EPA entered into a CAFO with Red Knight Transportation L.L.C. (or RKT, previously Rural King Transportation L.L.C.) to resolve its violations of Section 203(a)(3)(A) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). RKT removed or rendered inoperative devices or elements of design that were installed on or in at least 57 heavy duty truck engines installed in compliance with the CAA. The CAFO requires RKT to either reinstall the emission controls on the tampered vehicles or destroy the tampered engines, complete a $140,000 supplemental environmental wood stove project (SEP) in their Rural King stores throughout the midwest and southeastern U.S., and pay a penalty of $140,000.

Defendants (1)

• MATTOON RURAL KING - RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RURAL KING

  4216 DEWITT AVENUE, MATTOON, IL, 61938

  Registry ID: 110070161903

Statutes cited

• CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MATTOON RURAL KING - RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION - APO/CAFOentered 2018-09-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $140,000 · SEP: $140,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2018-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-09-28Final Order Issued
• 2018-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered