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New Model Serves as Resource for States to Cut Truck Fuel Use

Release Date: 05/04/2006
Contact Information: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov

(5/4/06) To help facilitate more consistent, effective state truck idling laws, EPA has developed a model that states can consider adopting to help strengthen idling reduction efforts, reduce fuel consumption and improve industry compliance. Reducing idling conserves energy, helps the environment and saves industry money. Each year, truck idling consumes over one billion gallons of diesel fuel, resulting in the emission of 11 million tons of carbon dioxide, over 180,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, as well as emission of fine particulate matter and other air toxics. The model is based on input from workshops EPA held across the country last year with the trucking industry, states, and environmental and health groups.

Information on the model: epa.gov/smartway/idle-state.htm