Large Fleet Owners, Data Base Managers with Vehicle based in CA

Important:

Large Fleet owners

Managers of Trucking Firms

Large Corporation with many trucks

Data Base Managers

The BT2000 is the best smoke meter on the market that simplifies fleet owner and data base manager requirements to meet California's HDVIP and PSIP record keeping.

The Beryl Technologies BT2000 is the only meter on the market the has 6 ways to store, print, display, or analysis all of the first 8 parts of California's regulations, CCR Title 13, Section 2194 (a), record keeping requirements.

The standard software provided with the BT2000 allows the meter operator to download the test results in several file formats (html, CSV, and excel).   The xml data format and custom data base formats are also and available as a meter software download options (call for more information). 

The  CSV, excel, and xml files are the most useful methods to allow large fleets and trucking firms enter data into there own data bases.

 

The each vehicle is subject to annual testing (retested within 12 months of the previous test, see CCR title 13, Section 2193, part c).  The test records are required to be keep for two years after the date of inspection (CCR Title 13, Section 2192, part a 9).  Putting the data into a secure data base, simplifies the record keeping requirement.

Take the most direct path to help meet

HDVIP and PSIP record keeping requirements,

use the Beryl BT2000 smoke meter.

 

Background

The ARB's Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and Periodic Smoke Inspection Program were adopted into law in 1988 (Senate Bill 1997) and 1990 (Senate Bill 2330), respectively to control excessive smoke emissions and tampering from heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses. The regulations, CCR Title 13, Sections 2180-2189 for HDVIP, and CCR Title 13, Sections 2190-2194 for PSIP, governing these programs were last amended in 2007.

 

The owner of a heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicle is subject to "(3) Record the smoke test opacity levels and other required test information as specified in section 2194."  (CCR Title 13, Section 2192, part a 3)

 

The first 8 parts of regulations CCR title 13, Section 2194, part a state:

§ 2194. Record Keeping Requirements.

(a)    The owner of a vehicle subject to the requirements of this chapter shall record the following information when performing the smoke opacity testing:
   

(1) The brand name and model of the opacity meter.

(2) The dates of last calibration of the opacity meter and chart recorder.

(3) The name of the smoke meter operator who conducted the test.

(4) The name and address of the contracted smoke test facility or vehicle repair facility that conducted the test (if applicable).

(5) The applicable smoke opacity standard for the tested vehicle.

(6) Vehicle identification number, vehicle's engine year, engine make, and engine model, and test date. Fleet designated vehicle identification numbers are also acceptable.

(7) The initial smoke test opacity levels (for three successive test readings).

(8) An indication of whether the vehicle passed or failed the initial smoke test.

 

The Beryl BT2000 records all the data specified above 1-8 in the printouts and download files.

 

* After the smoke test, always print a hard copy.  Always, verify that all data items were properly inputted and correctly printed. Download the data from the meter after each test or at the end of the day.  We recommend downloading the data at the end of each day, and verifying that all smoke tests performed during the day were added to smoke test data base.  Always use a secure and redundant backup system for test data storage.  Beryl Technologies will not be liable for any data lost that is not stored on Beryl Technologies data base server within Beryl Technologies physical location.

PC Smoke Test Printout from test download to PC.

Wireless BT 2000 Smoke Opacity Sensor test setup on 5 inch curve stack.

Shown with wireless BT2000 sensor, magnetic assembly, and hook (no optional equipment is shown in this picture)

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