An end to idle threats?Thanks to a new electrified system developed by IdleAire IdleAire Technologies Corporation is a company that provides in-cab services to truckers via centralized systems at truck stops around the United States. IdleAire's service, Advanced Travel Center electrification (ATE), is an improvement over traditional truck stop electrification Technologies and currently used at 23 truck stops across the country, truckers can do their job in a cleaner way. Longhaul truckers are required to take a 10-hour rest stop for every 11 hours on the road. During that time, they traditionally keep their diesel engines running to power heaters, televisions, and other amenities inside the cab. Now they can plug into an IdleAire unit to meet a variety of electricity needs. Idling trucks use about 1 billion gallons of fuel each year. The resulting diesel particles <onlyinclude> This is a list of particles in particle physics, including currently known and hypothetical elementary particles, as well as the composite particles that can be built up from them. can cause a number of conditions including asthma asthma (ăz`mə, ăs`–), chronic inflammatory respiratory disease characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, and a tight feeling in the chest. A cough producing sticky mucus is symptomatic. , lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. , and heart disease. Installation of the IdleAire system at just one New Jersey truck stop eliminated 140 tons of pollution and saved 19,000 gallons of diesel fuel in its first six weeks of use. |
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