Pa. ends truck idling exemption

Gee, maybe they should stop wasting the road funds on stupid crap and use them to fix the roads.

 

If we did that, how could we pay our legislature's salaries? Cause they can give themselves raises in midnight sessions, and we are all supposed to forget about it three months later.

 

Ain't that the #### sad truth?

 

Yep. Too bad for them I still remember. Yeah...

 

I thought that that was only is states that recognize it thought. Which as far as I know, right now, are only CA and WV.

 

If that were the case...Then the other states don't recognize the DPF's and the SCR's on rigs....

 

as i said yesterday i am new at this, so what are DPF's and SCR's

 

DPF is a Diesel Particulate Filter ....
Mandatory for rigs 2007 and newer...



SCR is a Selective catalytic reduction (unit)

Mandatory in 2010 and newer trucks....They add about $10-15K to the price of a new rig...

 

Wow, that diagram of the SCR brought flashbacks of my days as a powerplant operator. Sure glad I'm out of that world after 29 years.

 

DPF and SCR are federal regulations though. Idling is left up to the states. California says you can't idle unless you have a California Clean Air Idle sticker. Other states can say you can't idle, and don't have to recognize the California sticker.