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Truck Engine Repair
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Proplems due to Truck Engine Idling
- Idling Wastes Fuel and Money
- A typical truck burns approximately one gallon of dieselfuel for each hour it idles.
- If this truck idles for 6 hours per day and operates 300days a year, it would consume 1,800 gallons of fuel peryear, simply idling.
- At a price of $1.25 per gallon of diesel, this idling comeswith a price tag of $2,250 per
- Idling Causes Excessive Engine Wear
- Running an engine at low speed (idling) causes twice thewear on internal parts compared to driving at regularspeeds. According to the American Trucking Association,such wear can increase maintenance costs by almost$2,000 per year and shorten the life of the engine
- Unnecessary Idling Causes Pollution
- Idling vehicles can emit significant amounts of pollutionincluding: carbon dioxide, which contributes to globalclimate change; nitrogen oxides and volatile organiccompounds, both of which contribute to the formation ofozone smog; poisonous carbon monoxide; and particulatematter.
- Idling Poses Health Risks to Drivers
- While sitting in an idling vehicle, drivers are exposed tothe vehicle’s pollution more so than when the vehicle is inmotion since there is no air flow to vent the emissions
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