1.5.2008 5:29 AM
Should Nation Have Idling Standard?
Truckers Put Driving Foot Down
Sick and tired of weaving through an obstacle course of idling regulations, interstate truck drivers have banded together to challenge local air quality efforts, according to USA Today.
Citing inefficiencies and heavy fines, drivers hope to replace regional and state laws with a national idling standard. A pervasive canon would delegate how long truckers may idle to keep warm or stay cool during federally mandated driving breaks.
In addition to national idling standards, industry groups are proposing an overhaul plan to replace polluting engines and offer electric truck stops. According to USA today, idling releases 11 million tons of carbon dioxide and costs the trucking industry more than $2.5 billion a year. Electric stops would allow truckers to plug in "auxiliary generators," while enforcing the proposed national idling standard.
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