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John Dennehy

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Mr. Dennehy has been V.P. of Marketing and Communications with Espar for 9 years. He has played an integral part in working with several levels of government agencies in both the U.S. and Canada to bring awareness to the challenges of idling, anti-idling technologies and the reduction of green house gases. Mr. Dennehy will entertain questions on anti-idling technologies, state regulations and state/province initiatives regarding rebates/incentives and also idling laws and fines within each state.

Question 23

April 16, 2005 @ 12:00 am


Q.		I’ve heard drivers talk about installing gasoline-powered generators on their equip. to power heat & air-cond.-will that not be the same as using diesel as far as the emissions are concerned? Also, how will it be legal to prohibit idling until idle-aire is widely available to substitute? Drivers have to have a reasonable temperature in the cab!

Not exactly. The generators that are being used to power heat and air-conditioning are typically small 2 cylinder engines, they are significantly smaller than the large 6-12 cylinder Class 8 engines manufactured today which have can hav e up to 14 liter displacements this in turn reduces the amount of emissions being produced by them. As far as prohibiting idling is concerned, there are many alternatives to reduce idling than generators and idle-aire. Remember, idle-aire facilities are fixed alternatives and there are only so many truck stops and rest areas available, mobile anti-idling technologies are widely available and you can look into these technologies as well.