When Bill Rucker started as Founder and CEO of American IronHorse in 1995, limited information was available regarding EPA regulations. Locating a laboratory at a reasonable cost was very challenging. Bill received price quotes from $50,000 to $100,000.
As a result of his search for information and a company that would certify his motorcycles, Bill Rucker started Texas Environmental and still owns the company today.
Founded in 1996, Bill Rucker established his own EPA-approved independent emissions laboratory, Texas Environmental, to test factory production.

