EPA v. The Tractor Company

Case summary

This case addresses violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by The Tractor Company, Inc., a retailer and importer/exporter of trucks, trailers and tractors based in Beaver, West Virginia. In November, 2010, The Tractor Company imported 2 Caterpillar off-highway trucks containing remanufactured engines which were not covered by an EPA issued Certificate of Conformity. The CAA requires, among other things, that nonroad equipment be covered by an EPA issued Certificate of Conformity (see 40 C.F.R. section 89). As part of the settlement with EPA, VN Tractors has agreed to pay a $55,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury and to export or destroy both of the non-conforming engines.

Defendants (1)

• The Tractor Company, Inc. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• THE TRACTOR COMPANY

  703 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, BEAVE, WV, 25813

  Registry ID: 110044237340

Statutes cited

• CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
• CAA 213 — Non-road Engines & Vehicles

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• The Tractor Companyentered 2011-09-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $55,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-09-23Final Order Issued
• 2011-09-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered