Goodbye air conditioning for long-haul truckers sleeping at truck stops: Georgia's environmental regulators are proposing a new rule that would limit diesel engine idling to five minutes.
Diesel engines account for a significant portion of smog and soot pollution in Georgia. Local leaders have often complained that their options for improving local air quality are limited, partly because of long-haul truck traffic on the two major interstates that cross in Macon.
The rule is still in the development stages, but the draft proposal would allow the state to hold drivers, trucking or construction companies and even landowners accountable for excessive diesel idling. Read more…
So I suppose the inverse is true, no idling to keep warm in the winter either?
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