Memphis company to pay $150K for deleting emissions controls from diesel engines

A Memphis-based diesel engine repair company has been fined for violations of the Clean Air Act

On September 16, officials announced that P.T. Services, Inc. pleaded guilty to violations of the Clean Air Act.

As part of the plea agreement, the company will pay a $150,000 fine.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee, P.T. Services, Inc. modified and deleted emissions control monitoring devices from diesel engines. 

Under the Clean Air Act, it is illegal to falsify, tamper with, and render inaccurate emissions control monitoring devices.

This case was investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.