I Sent This Letter To The State Of NY Department Of Environmental Regulation.

I sent this letter to the state of NY department of environmental regulation.

In regards to your anti idle law I would like to inform you of a safety issue that has been overlooked.  I'm parked in upstate New York for the night. I drove 10.5 hours before parking. Including pre trip inspection, inner trip inspection,  post trip inspection,  fuel stop and a mandatory 30 minute rest break i worked 12.5 hours total. I am in need of sleep but am unable due to the heat. 80 degrees plus a hot engine under my cab bring the temperature up to almost 90 degrees. No a/c with the engine off means no sleep. I need to drive the same amount of time tomorrow with no rest. This creates a very unsafe environment for me to operate my truck. An apu is 14,000 dollars installed and burn .2 to .5 gallons per hour. My truck uses .5 gallons per hour and the exhaust is cleaned by the def system. There is no def systems for an apu. Your law is creating an unsafe working environment for us truckers. Most states allow you to idle your truck under 30 degrees and over 70 degrees. You must address this insane law or at best ban home and work place air conditioning due to the amount of pollution created when generating the power to run the cooling equipment.  I don't believe common sense prevails in your state so the only thing we truckers can do is avoid operating in your state. No trucking in your state would totally wreck you economy. No food, fuel or medical supplies just to mention a few. 

Sincerely 

A very upset and exhausted trucker.