More than 40 states and localities now have idling regulations, according to the American Transportation Research Institute. The latest updates include several cities and counties in Missouri and Texas that have enacted 5-minute idling regulations, as well as a 1-minute idling limit near public schools in New York City. More details on these and other idling regulations updates can be found on the ATRI’s website at www.atri-online.org.

The American Transportation Research Institute has updated its listing of state and local idling regulations, noting that 41 states and localities now have idling regulations.

The updates include:

* Reducing the idling limit in St. Louis to 5 minutes from 10 minutes, and adding several operational exemptions.

* Also in Missouri, establishing 5-minute limits in Clay, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Platte, St. Charles and St. Louis counties

* Adopting the state’s 5-minute idling limit from April through October in several areas of Texas, including the cities of Arlington, Benbrook, Celina, Colleyville, Dallas, Euless, Georgetown, Hurst, Hutto, Keene, Lake Worth, Lancaster, Little Elm, Luling, Mabank, McKinney, Mesquite, North Richland Hills, Pecan Hill, University Park and Westlake, and the counties of Collin, Kaufman and Tarrant.

* Enacting a 1-minute idling limit adjacent to public schools in New York City.

In addition to the updates, the listing includes new information regarding idling regulations in Florida, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

ATRI, a non-profit research arm of the trucking industry, said will continue to monitor the development of idling regs, maintaining the compendium as a free service to help trucking companies and drivers comply with local laws.

The updated listing can be found on ATRI’s Web site, www.atri-online.org.

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