Improving Truck Efficiency and Reducing Idling
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Report Improving Truck Efficiency and Reducing Idling Submitted to: House Interim Committee on Environment and Water Senate Interim Committee on Environment and Natural Resources October 1, 2010 This report prepared by: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 811 SW 6th Avenue Portland, OR 97204 1-800-452-4011 www.oregon.gov/deq Contact: Kevin Downing Shelley Matthews (503) 229-6549 Last Updated: 09/08/2010 By: Kevin Downing DEQ 10-AQ-119 Improving Truck Efficiency and Reducing2 2 Idling In 2009 the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly enacted House Bill 2186, directing the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a study of potential requirements regarding the maintenance or retrofitting of medium- and heavy- duty trucks in order to reduce aerodynamic drag and greenhouse gas emissions from those trucks. As part of the study, the department was also directed to study potential restrictions on engine use by parked commercial vehicles, including but not limited to medium- and heavy-duty trucks. These particular issues were among those identified earlier as recommended strategies to address climate change by the Governor‘s Task Force on Global Warming in 2006. Specifically the Task Force recommended that the state Set and meet goals for reduced truck idling at truck and safety stops, and Set and meet goals for freight (truck/rail) transportation efficiency; achieve this through equipment coordination and land use. In conducting this study, House Bill 2186 specifies that DEQ evaluate: Comparable requirements of other states or the United States Environmental Protection Agency; The availability of financing programs to fund initial capital costs that are recouped in fuel savings over time; Differences among truck types, such as short-haul trucks and long-haul trucks; Implementation according to a phased-in schedule taking into account fleet size; The feasibility of requiring sellers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks to disclose to buyers the existence of applicable greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements; and The feasibility of providing economic hardship exemptions and deferrals for owners and operators of trucks, after considering the ability of owners and operators of trucks to attain a return on investment within the time period specified in any financing instrument available to fund initial capital costs associated with any potential requirements. This report fills the directive in House Bill 2186 for DEQ, after consultation with stakeholders, to report to the legislative interim committees on environment and natural resources on recommendations for improvements to truck efficiency and reduced idling by Oct. 1, 2010. DEQ convened a workgroup of stakeholders to discuss the topics listed in House Bill 2186. While the workgroup provided valuable advice and counsel as to the direction and scope of this report, the conclusions and recommendations are solely those of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Improving Truck Efficiency and3 3 Reducing Idling Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 1 Background ............................................................................................................... 4 Purpose / Scope.............................................................................................................................. 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4 Study Group and Stakeholder Involvement Process ...................................................................... 6 Air Emissions and Impacts ....................................................................................... 7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Commercial Vehicles ............................................................... 7 Human Health and Environmental Impacts ................................................................................... 8 Truck Efficiency Findings ........................................................................................ 9 Comparable Requirements of Other States or US EPA ............................................................... 11 Technologies to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag and Rolling Resistance .......................................... 13 Cost Effectiveness ....................................................................................................................... 18 Financing Programs ..................................................................................................................... 24 The Recommended Oregon Heavy-Duty Truck Greenhouse Gas Measure ................................ 26 Reduced Idling Findings ......................................................................................... 27 Idle Hours and Fuel Consumption ............................................................................................... 27 Idling Emissions and Impacts ...................................................................................................... 29 Alternatives to Primary Engine Idling ......................................................................................... 29 Anti-Idling Regulations and Initiatives ........................................................................................ 31 The Recommended Oregon Idling Reduction Measure ............................................................... 34 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 35 Truck Efficiency .......................................................................................................................... 35 Reduced Idling ............................................................................................................................. 39 Bibliography ........................................................................................................... 42 Appendix A – Enrolled House Bill 2186 ................................................................ 48 Appendix B – Truck Efficiency and Reduced Idling Workgroup .......................... 50 Appendix C – Truck Efficiency and Reduced Idling Workgroup Minutes ............ 51 Appendix D – Truck Weight Classes ...................................................................... 75 Appendix E – Fuel Consumption Improvement Technologies............................... 76 Appendix F – Net Return and Simple Payback Calculation Results ...................... 81 Appendix G – Idle Reduction Technologies ........................................................... 84 Improving Truck Efficiency and4 4 Reducing Idling Appendix H – Comparison of Idle Reduction Technologies .................................. 88 Appendix I – Compendium of Idling Regulations .................................................. 91 Appendix J – State and Federal Anti-Idling Initiatives ........................................ 105 Appendix K – Recommended Truck Efficiency Rules ......................................... 111 Appendix L – Recommended Commercial Vehicle Idling Rules ........................ 143 Improving Truck Efficiency and5 5 Reducing Idling Figures and Tables Figures Figure 1 Freight Movement by Mode ................................................................................................. 4 Figure 2 Truck Activity Mirrors Industrial Production ......................................................................... 4 Figure 3 Change in VMT and Fuel Consumption ................................................................................. 5 Figure 4 US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector .............................................................. 7 Figure 5 US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Transportation Mode - 2008 ........................................... 7 Figure 6 Oregon Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 2005 ............................................................................. 8 Figure 7 Medium-, Heavy-Duty Trucks & Fuel Usage ......................................................................... 9 Figure 8 Energy losses in truck freight movement ............................................................................ 15 Figure 9 "Classic" vs. Aero Styling ..................................................................................................... 15 Figure 10 Aerodynamic Trailer Designs ............................................................................................ 16 Figure 11 Operating power losses for tractor trailer combinations .................................................. 16 Figure 12 NESCCAF Fuel Consumption Reduction and Cost Results for Analyzed Packages ............. 19 Figure 13 Annual Net Return - 48 Month Note - Tractor with 3 Trailers .......................................... 23 Figure 14 Simple Payback - Tractor with 3 Trailers ........................................................................... 23 Figure 16 Shorepower Truck Idling Electrification System ................................................................ 87 Figure 17 CabAire Truck Idling Electrification System....................................................................... 87 Tables Table 1 Projected Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Consumption .............................................. 5 Table 2 Fuel Economy vs. Fuel Consumption .................................................................................... 10 Table 3 National