Anti-idling list updated to include Texas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has added another jurisdiction to its evolving list of state and local idling regulations.
The list was updated to reflect recent changes in Texas, which as of today (Sept. 1), will no longer allow drivers to idle their trucks while using a sleeper berth to comply with mandated HOS rest periods.
A number of Texas cities and counties have agreed to enforcement of a state regulation which limits idling to 5-minutes from April through October while providing some operational exemptions.
The updated listing, which can be found at ATRI’s site, comes in two forms, a cab card which can be carried in the glove box of a truck and the online compendium which provides links to individual regulations.
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