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Jan 4, 2008

IDLING LAWS * USA - Truckers push for national ones

* Truck idling limits go into effect in California - Area carriers, drivers challenged by changing mix of state regulations

Green Bay,WI,USA -The Green Bay Press Gazette, by Nathan Phelps -January 3, 2008: -- Truck drivers operating in California will face a new regulation this year limiting the idling of their engines... The new measure of the California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board is aimed at limiting the amount of nitrogen oxide emissions from "both in-state and out-of-state registered sleeper berth equipped trucks"... Those vehicles had previously been exempted. Idling in California is now limited to five minutes at any location... A pair of Green Bay area carriers say one of the biggest challenges the regulation will pose is keeping the cab cool in the summer, one of the key factors in allowing their drivers to get adequate rest... (Photo by Corey Wilson/Press-Gazette: Trucks sit outside County Express truck stop in Bellevue in October. While truckers can legally idle their trucks' engines while parking to heat or cool the cabs in Wisconsin, stringent new pollution-control laws went into effect in California to start the year that limit the amount of time a trucker can idle the engine)


* Interstate truck drivers are clamoring for national rules
On how long they can idle their engines to keep warm or stay cool during federally-mandated driving breaks

Franklin, Ohio,USA -USA Today, by Larry Copeland -3 Jan 2008: -- ... Truckers say the patchwork of state and local laws is difficult to follow... The issue challenges state and local regulators, who must protect the air quality of their communities and the safety of truckers delivering vital goods... "It is the most frustrating scenario you could imagine," says Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which represents 159,000 truckers and small trucking firms. "The federal regulations say a driver must stop to sleep after X number of hours. How many people could sleep in their car when it's 96 degrees or 14 below without the engine running?"... Exhaust particles from the diesel that trucks use can penetrate into the lungs, aggravating asthma and other ailments... (Photo by Al Behrman/AP - Franklin, Ohio, truck stop: Mandatory rest periods cause drivers to park and idle their engines. Idling costs the trucking industry more than $2.5 billion a year in fuel and engine repair, and releases 11 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures)

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