Alternatives to Truck Engine Idling Workshop
June 22-23, 2004
Des Moines, Iowa
About the Workshop
CAT MorElectric truck with Shurpower hookup on display during the workshop.
The Alternatives to Truck Engine Idling Workshop was sponsored by the Iowa Energy Center and the Iowa State University Center for Transportation Research and Education, and drew participation from across the country, including representatives from industry, national laboratories, and state and federal Transportation, Energy, and Environmental Protection Agencies. The Iowa workshop provided an opportunity for participants to connect regional issues to the strategies discussed at the National Idling Reduction Planning Conference held May 17-19, 2004, in Albany, New York.
Presentations
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Policy, Support Programs, and Key Objectives
- Environmental Objectives (66 kb pdf)
Paul Bubbosh, EPA - U.S. DOT Funding Opportunities for Idle-Reduction
Projects (440 kb pdf)
Mike Koontz and Diane Turchetta, FHWA - On-Board Idle Reduction Technologies for Heavy-Duty
Trucks (1.2 mb pdf)
Lee Slezak, U.S. Department of Energy - Commercial Motor Vehicle and Driver Safety
(243 kb pdf)
Deborah Freund, FMCSA
Industry Trends, Goals, and Related Concerns
- Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How? (335 kb
pdf)
Bill Gouse, American Trucking Associations - Idle Reduction – the Truckstops and Travel
Plazas Perspective (55 kb pdf)
Gene Bergoffen, NATSO - Electric Utility Perspectives on Electric Technologies
for Diesel Engine Run-Time Reduction (112 kb pdf)
Mark Duvall, Electric Power Research Institute
Research, Methods, and Technology Directions
- Truck Idling: Implications and Solutions (1.6
mb pdf)
Linda Gaines, Argonne National Laboratory - Idling Reduction Trends and Markets (385
kb pdf)
Christie-Joy Brodrick, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis - The 21st Century Truck Partnership: Fuel Cell Technologies
for Auxiliary Power (6 mb pdf)
Jud Virden, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Ken Howden, U.S. Department of Energy
The Midwest
- Regional Initiatives (1.8 mb pdf)
Chuck Layman, Central States Air Resource Agencies Association - Interstate Highway Truck Volumes (841 kb pdf)
John Fleig, Iowa DOT - State Tax Issues (presentation not available)
Dale Thede, Iowa Department of Revenue
Deployments and Technology Introductions
- West Coast Electrification Initiatives (1.2 mb
pdf)
Bill Warf, Sacramento Municipal Utility District - NYS Truck Stop Electrification (8.7 mb pdf)
Joe Tario, NYSERDA
Links
Federal Programs
- EPA guidance for quantifying and using long duration truck idling emission reductions in state implementation plans and transportation conformity (pdf)
- EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
- US DOT guidelines for using CMAQ funding to support idle-reduction measures
- US DOT Innovative Finance programs
- US DOE Clean Cities Program
Summaries and Assessments
- Idling reduction technologies
- FleetOwner Special Industry Report (pdf)
- US DOE Idle Reduction Technology Demonstration Plan (pdf)
- Assessments by Argonne National Laboratory concerning truck idling
- EPA Study of Exhaust Emissions from Idling Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks and Commercially Available Idle-Reducing Devices (pdf)
Parking and Freight Assessments
- Study of Adequacy of Commercial Truck Parking Facilities: Technical Report
- State Anti-Idling Regulations (pdf)
- Freight Flow Information
- The Freight Story: A National Perspective on Enhancing Freight Transportation
Other Links and Organizations
- American Trucking Associations
- North American Truck Stop Operators
- National Association of State Energy Officials
- Diesel Technology Forum
- It All Adds up to Cleaner Air
Copyright
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The accuracy and validity of the text and data presented in the presentations on this website are the responsibility of the various authors and not that of the sponsors. In addition, neither the sponsors nor any persons acting on behalf of the sponsors are responsible for the use which might be made of the information contained in this publication.
