EVERYBODY WINS A Plan to Reduce Air Pollution on the I5 Corridor

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EVERYBODY WINSA Plan to Reduce Air Pollution
on the I-5 Corridor

• Sharon K. Banks
• sharon_at_lrapa.org

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The Problem

• Many long-haul truck drivers idle their engines
  during rest periods to
• Provide heat or air conditioning for the sleeper
  compartment
• Keep the engine warm during cold weather
• Generate electricity for appliances

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The Problem

• Studies show that long-haul trucks idle an
  average of 8 hours per day, over 300 days per
  year.
• Each truck consumes 0.8 1.2 gallons of fuel
  during each hour of idling, wasting 1900-2800
  gallons of fuel per year.

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The Problem

• Using a heavy-duty truck engine to power
  amenities is inefficient.
• Wastes fuel and causes unnecessary emissions.
• Increases cost for the owner-operator or fleet.
• Causes air pollution.
• Contributes to global warming.
• Increases engine wear and truck maintenance
  costs.

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Where Do Trucks Idle?
Anywhere they can find a place to park.
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Why Do Trucks Idle?

• To keep the truck battery charged
• To run the air conditioning or heat
• To run amenities
• To keep from being stranded
• To keep the engine warm

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Strategies to Fix the Problem

• Truck Stop Electrification (TSE)
• Make Idling Illegal
• Implement Behavior Fixes
• Install on-board systems (APUs/APSs)

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Truck Stop Electrification

• Advantages
• Cleans up air in specific targeted areas
• Provides electricity to power cab amenities
• Disadvantages
• Costs millions of dollars
• Truck stops charge for using
• Some systems require equipment installed on the
  truck
• Logistics problem
• Requires effort from the driver
• May not keep the truck battery charged

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Behavioral Fixes

• Some fleets are penalizing drivers for idling
• Some fleet owners deduct the extra cost of fuel
  from the employees paycheck
• Deducting money from an employees paycheck gives
  truck drivers less money.
• The fleets have no incentive to reduce idling,
  since they recover the cost of idling from a
  payroll deduction.
• The economy loses the purchasing power of those
  dollars.
• The fleet experiences increased driver turnover.
• This strategy is regressive on one of the hardest
  working blue collar
• occupations in America.

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Anti-idling Ordinances

• Advantages
• Keeps truck drivers from stopping in your
  community
• Disadvantages
• Your local economy loses truck driver business
• Inhumane in extreme weather-even life threatening
• Creates a huge enforcement burden
• Truck drivers can see the enforcement officers
  coming
• Just moves pollution to other areas
• Creates ill-will with the truck drivers

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Why Anti-Idling Ordinances and Behavioral Fixes
do not work.
Environmental Protection
Need for money
Shelter
Psychology 101
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Why electrification of truck stops is only a
partial solution.
Truck drivers can drive only a certain number of
hours until rest periods are mandated. When the
rest period is mandated, the driver looks for a
place to park. If an electrified truck stop is
available, and the truck is equipped for it, the
driver will use it. Otherwise, the driver looks
for a place to park.
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Strategies to Fix the Problem
Another strategy supported by EPA is to install
an auxiliary power unit (APU) on the truck. This
technology provides on-board power generation
that uses the vehicles fuel system to run a
small engine to provide power. On board systems
reduce fuel consumption and air pollution by
75-80 over idling.
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The APU saves fuel and reduces air pollution,
provides driver comfort, and extends engine life.
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The owner-operator will save enough money on fuel
alone to more than pay for the cost of this
technology.
Other benefits include longer maintenance
intervals, lower engine wear, reduced employee
turnover, greater net profit for owner-operators
fleets, higher income tax revenue to the
government.
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• Barriers for the Trucking Industry in Oregon
• Very few mechanics are trained install this
  equipment.
• Very few truck repair and maintenance shops sell
• this technology.
• All the truck drivers want them mostly for
  comfort
• and safety reasons, but most cant afford the
  initial
• outlay of 8,000-10,000.

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• LRAPA PROPOSAL
• Establish a new enterprise fund for this project.
• Borrow 800,000 from Oregons Energy Office to
  buy 100 APUs at wholesale. Provide them to truck
  drivers at a reduced price.
• Recruit local businesses on the I-5 corridor to
• provide installation and maintenance.
• 4. Set up training program at the community
  college to train
• and certify mechanics.
• Provide additional financing options for truck
  drivers through a local bank.
• Establish a Pass-thru partner that will receive
  a 35 tax credit for supporting this project in
  exchange for giving 25.5 to LRAPA to support the
  program.

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• LRAPA PROPOSAL
• EPAs SMART WAY TRANSPORT will provide marketing
• through national fleet publications and press
  releases. Trucking companies that participate
  will be eligible to exhibit the SMART WAY
  TRANSPORT logo on their trucks.
• LRAPA has submitted a 125,000 grant proposal to
  the EPA to set up a training program at Lane
  Community College. Portland Community College has
  volunteered to provide a second pilot training
  site and Linn Benton Community College is
  interested.

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• LRAPA PROPOSAL
• The RFP has been developed by a team of experts
  to include a professor of engineering at OSU, a
  retired Freightliner executive, and LRAPA staff.
  This RFP will allow LRAPA to evaluate the
  technical merits of the bids and get the best
  equipment at the best price. The RFP has been
  sent out and is due back by July 30.

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EVERYBODY WINS

• Benefits to the Environment
• Reduces Air Pollution on the I-5 Corridor.
• Saves 190,000 gallons of diesel per year for 8.5
  years
• Reduces cost of health care.
• Benefits to the Local Economy
• Promotes business for the trucking repair shops.
• Promotes business for a local bank.
• Brings in dollars for the community college.
• Establishes a new green business opportunity in
• the Eugene-Springfield area.

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EVERYBODY WINS

• Benefits to the Trucking Industry
• Saves money (over 30,000) over the life of the
  product.
• Drivers rest better, and are safer drivers.
• Improves the health of the drivers, use fewer
  sick days.
• Drivers are more comfortable, reducing driver
  turnover.
• Drivers have access to emergency power when
  stranded. No more cost of jump starts.
• Increases the life the the truck engine.
• Drivers get credit for participation through
  SMARTWAY Transport.

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• LRAPA PROGRESS
• LRAPA is contacting local trucking fleets and
  owner-operators to let them know about this
  program.
• LRAPA is setting up certified installation
  services on the I-5 corridor in the
  Eugene-Springfield area with the training to be
  held in October, 2004. Six truck shops are
  interested so far
• Installation is scheduled to start in November,
  2004.
• LRAPA is currently taking reservations for the
  first 100 units. So far three fleets are
  participating and 73 units have been reserved.

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• Two options will be available
• 150 monthly payment plan5 years. Zero down,
  zero interest.
• Or, special cash purchase price with tax credit.
  These sales will not be part of the pass-thru
  credit. LRAPA will assist Oregon fleets who want
  to buy direct from the manufacturer to fill out
  the forms to apply for a 35 tax credit.

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