Ban Trucks * USA - In NJ, older than the 2007 model year

Not born to run: No truck idling in NJ after May 1

Trenton,NJ,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -April 12, 2011:  --  One of the East Coast’s most important trucking states is preparing to ban trucks older than the 2007 model year from idling altogether beginning on May Day. New Jersey: Trucks with engines that meet or exceed 2007 model year engine specifications may still idle, as well as trucks that power mechanical operations such as lift gate pumps and cargo temperature; vehicles being serviced or repaired; motionless vehicles slowed by traffic congestion; and vehicles that have been stopped for three or more hours when temperatures are below 25 degrees, during which they’re allowed to idle for 15 minutes...  Gail Toth, executive director of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, told she is asking members of her organization and all truck drivers to write letters to New Jersey Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno, and state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner ,Bob Martin, to ask for an extension of the idling exemption for rest periods...  (Photo from collectiondx: Peterbilt truck 2007 model)