Home Inspection & Maintenance Fish & Game Licensing Product Support About Us Contact Us Our History As a primary innovator in the technological advancement of the vehicle emissions testing industry, Gordon-Darby has pioneered many new techniques and processes that have subsequently become standard in today’s Inspection & Maintenance (I/M) programs. In collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), we have continually strived to improve the I/M industry with the ultimate goal in mind: cleaning up the air we breathe. The pursuit of this goal has led our company to achieve many industry “firsts” that have become standard practices in I/M programs throughout the United States. Brief summaries of Gordon-Darby’s major accomplishments are listed below. 2020 The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) awarded Gordon Darby a new 5-year contract to operate and manage the Texas Information Management System (TIMS) 2020 Awarded a new four-year contract to run the centralized vehicle emission testing program in Arizona as well as a new Remote Sensing vehicle emission testing pilot program. 2019 Awarded renewal of the New Hampshire OBD and safety testing program management contract. 2018 Awarded contract extension of Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) license sales system. 2015 Implemented “Two Steps, One Sticker” in the Texas vehicle inspection program. Bob Tefft named President. 2014 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Gordon-Darby implement a free Gas Cap Distribution Program in the Phoenix and Tucson vehicle inspection program. 2013 Awarded renewal of Arizona vehicle emissions inspection program (VEIP) contract. Awarded renewal of Texas information management system (TIMS) contract. Implemented new license sales system for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). 2012 Awarded the New Hampshire OBD and safety testing program management contract. Awarded Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) license sales system contract. 2010 Awarded contract extension for the New Hampshire OBD and safety testing program management. 2009 Implemented an updated vehicle emissions inspection system for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). 2008 Awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,469,171, Method and System for Vehicle Emissions Testing at a Kiosk Through On-Board Diagnostics Unit Inspection. 2007 Completed on-time Texas information management system implementation. Awarded contract by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to design, develop and operate the new Texas information management system. 2005 Developed and implemented a VID system that included historical data as part of an emergency procurement in Washington, DC. 2004 Through 2005, awarded, developed and implemented a decentralized OBD and safety testing program with the state of New Hampshire. Developed and demonstrated a Gordon-Darby patented, user-friendly, tamper-resistant self-serve OBDII kiosk at the annual Mobile Sources/Clean Air Conference held in Colorado. 2002 Developed and demonstrated an extremely fast and user-friendly vehicle information database (VID) and data warehouse system at the annual Mobile Sources/Clean Air Conference held in Colorado. 2001 Awarded a new emissions testing contract with the state of Arizona, developed and implemented numerous updates to the program through 2002. 1999 Worked with EPA on additional research projects for the development of alternative test cycles and OBD II-related issues. Through 2000, worked with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) on modifications to the Arizona emissions program. 1998 Served on an EPA-organized subcommittee investigating technical issues with I/M checks of vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD II) systems. 1997 Installed a high-volume ASM pilot lane for the State of New Jersey less than seven weeks after project approval. Worked with EPA on additional research projects investigating preconditioning concerns in enhanced I/M testing. 1996 Worked with EPA to collect additional Phoenix, Arizona, program data on the industry issue of inadequate preconditioning concerns with IM240 testing. Designed and implemented a fully automated, high-volume ASM pilot lane in one of our Tampa test stations. 1995 Implemented IM240 testing for 1981 and newer vehicles in the Phoenix, Arizona, program. 1994 Participated in the I/M technical review committee responsible for finalizing IM240 equipment specifications, quality assurance and testing procedures. 1993 Implemented the Louisville, Kentucky, inspection system upgrade under a new contract awarded in 1992. 1992 Designed and implemented the first fully automated, high-volume IM240 test lane in the world. 1991 Gordon-Darby BAR90 analyzer units were certified by the Ohio EPA for sale to reinspection facilities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Designed, implemented, and began operation of inspection programs in the Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, metropolitan areas. Designed, implemented, and began operation of Arizona’s inspection program in Phoenix and Tucson. 1990 Designed and implemented the first BAR90-type centralized system in the nation for three counties in Indiana. 1988 Designed, implemented, and began operation of decentralized anti-tampering system in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio. 1987 Designed and implemented the first totally automated safety and emissions inspection program in the nation for Memphis, Tennessee. 1984 Designed, implemented and began operation of the vehicle inspection program for Louisville, Kentucky. 1982 Gordon-Darby founded. Contact Us We provide our services nationwide. Learn more! Contact Gordon-Darby, Inc. 2410 Ampere Drive Louisville, KY 40299 (502) 266-5797 contact@gordon-darby.com Quick Links Inspection & Maintenance Fish & Game Licensing Product Support About Us Our History News Site Info | Copyright Info | Privacy Policy