Anti-Idle Laws

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  1. Jimi333

    Jimi333 Bobtail Member

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    What options are there to avoid fines for idling in certain locations?
     
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  3. Hurst

    Hurst Registered Member

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    Get an APU or dont park where police or DOT patrol? Dont go to states that are aggressively targeting truckers for idling?

    Seems pretty straight forward to me.

    Hurst
     
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  4. IH Truck Guy

    IH Truck Guy Road Train Member

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    Stay at a Holiday Inn Express...
     
  5. rodknocker

    rodknocker Road Train Member

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    Charge a min fee of $20 a mile to deliver to those Yankee states should take care of the problem.
     
  6. Rockford

    Rockford Light Load Member

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    It's not just northern states that have anti idle laws. NC, SC, TN, GA, and VA all have laws in all or part of those states.
     
  7. Jimi333

    Jimi333 Bobtail Member

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    some truck stops have electrical plug in serve that is very inexpensive and easy to use.
     
  8. Wolfyinc

    Wolfyinc Road Train Member

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    those generator/inverters are nice too and I believe they dont violate idle laws. The honda one will run I think close to $1000 and there is a decent Yamaha I believe it was for around $700 which can also run up to 17hrs on a gallon of gas.
     
  9. FatDaddy

    FatDaddy Road Train Member

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    Just idle till someone tells you to stop
     
  10. 25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Hunt's Point, and possibly other places have people checking who in turn will turn you in.


    Despite the signage, trucks still idle most places out east, with impunity, from what I have observed.


    Shore power is available to be purchased at limited locations, and IdleAir is available at some others. APUs are a mixed blessing, great if they work, not so good when they don't and a truck has been set to not idle because of them.


    I saw a newer Rigmaster on the way back from the Big Apple, and it wasn't anywhere nearly as annoying as they used to be, nicer cover on them now, too.
     
  11. snowwy

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    with all that humidity on the east side. kind of hard NOT to idle.

    a lot of times you'll see more newer trucks idling then older trucks.
     
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