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John Dennehy |
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V.P. of Marketing and Communications
Espar Heater Systems
(800) 387-4800
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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.
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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?
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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.
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i am looking @ getting a stand alone apu (1 that dose not hook up to the cooling or a/c systems) do you know how well the elect. heater/ac units work? also do any states have laws agenst apu’s? thanks dean
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I am not that familiar with how the elect.heater/ac unit works on the APU, your best bet is to contact a few of the manufacturers yourself. Here are a few to
get you started. Thermo King TriPac, ProHeat Gen4, Pony Pack, RigMaster, their are more out there and you can visit this link for them.
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idlingtechnologies.htm
Currently no states have laws against APU's that would be detrimental to their overall initiatives of trying to reduce idling from the larger Class 8 truck engines.
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Can you tell me what the laws in Ca are regarding idling? Looking for clarification to print for drivers.
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5 minutes, minimum fine $100.00
Exemptions: Bus passengers are onboard or 10 minutes prior to boarding
Resting in sleeper berth beyond 100 feet of residential
Traffic conditions
Queing beyond 100 feet of residential
Adverse weather conditions or mechanical difficulties
Vehicle safety inspection
service or repair
Power takeoff involving cargo or work functions
Prevent safety or health emergency
Emergency vehicles
This info was taken from the American Trucking Association's Compendium of Ilding Regulations and was last dated Sept. 2004
I have included a link for you with more information
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idle-state.htm
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Often I am asked about some form of grant for the purchase of a APU. My company sells the Gen-Pac system. I would like to help them out by being able to send them to the right place for one of these grants. Is this something that every state offers? Do you have to be a resident of the state in order to recive such a grant?
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I am only aware of three states that currently offer grants for APU's, they are Oregan, California and Pennsylvania. These grants are limited and come as a first come first serve basis until the funding runs out. Visit this link for more indepth information re. state funds. It covers California, Oregan and Pennsylvania iniatives. Look under "State funding"
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idle-fund.htm
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Please, what are the idling laws and fines within each state.
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Kim, please check out this link. Within this page which is a government website you'll see a pdf file of all states and all regulations within each state and associated penalties.
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