19.12.2024

Manitowoc settles with the EPA

US crane manufacturer Manitowoc, that also produces Grove, National Crane and Potain, has agreed a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding alleged violations of the Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM), a program under the U.S. Clean Air Act.

As part of the agreement, Manitowoc will pay a civil penalty of $42.6 million and complete an emissions mitigation project upgrading a short-line locomotive engine in Maryland. On completion the company will be released from civil claims under the Clean Air Act related to the Company’s participation in the TPEM program.
In January 2022 Manitowoc announced that its internal investigation into the matter indicated it may not have met all of the requirements of the TPEM program for a portion of engines installed in models of its mobile cranes sold in the USA between 2014 and 2017.

See: Manitowoc in EPA discussions
Tadano was also caught out by this programme and reached a similar settlement last year See: Tadano settles with EPA