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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 36

July 15, 2005 @ 12:00 am


Q.		Do “idling laws” apply to a generator, generating electricity, to run an air conditioner? If I mount a generator on the tractor, to power an RV air conditioner, mounted on the roof, with the truck engine shut down, am I legal?

No they do not. However this might change a few years from now but I can assure you, it will not come without a huge backlash. Legislators are looking into having the APU engines comply to stricter emission standards just like they have done with the Truck Manufactured engines, this is years out. To answer your question, You are legal.