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A Michigan diesel shop has been ordered to pay a major fine for a scheme to delete emissions controls from hundreds of big rigs.

A trucking company out of Gaylord and several people have been sentenced after federal investigators say they deliberately removed the emissions control systems from semi-trucks in violation of the Clean Air Act.

Accurate Truck Service and Griffin Transports role in an "emissions delete" business that worked on hundreds of trucks landed a $1 million fine.

In what is described as the largest case of its kind, 11 people and 3 companies are accused of disabling emissions controls on semi-trucks.

Eleven men and three companies have been charged in a scheme to alter emissions equipment on diesel trucks, violations of the federal Clean Air Act.

Eleven men and three companies are accused of violating the federal Clean Air Act by altering emission controls on diesel engines.

A Howard City man is the first of 11 defendants to plead guilty accused of tampering with emission-control devices on heavy-duty diesel engines.

Federal authorities in Michigan have filed charges against 11 people in a scheme to defeat air-pollution rules by tampering with software and hardware in heavy-duty diesel engines. Records show nine

Three companies and 11 people have been charged with violating the Clean Air Act in Western Michigan after emission control systems were disabled in semi-trucks.

Diesel Freak, Accurate Truck Service and Griffin Transportation were charged in an aftermarket scheme to disable emissions systems. Also: Legislation looks to cut red tape for military vets entering trucking; Trimac acquires Ohio-based small bulk fleet.