ATRI Updates Idling Regulations Compendium to Reflect Recent Changes in Texas

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation
Research Institute (ATRI) has updated the listing of state and local idling
regulations to reflect recent changes in Texas. The updated listing, which
can be found at www.atri-online.org, is provided in two forms, a cab card
which can be carried in the glove box of a truck and the online compendium
which provides links to individual regulations.

As of September 1, 2009, certain cities and counties in Texas will no longer
allow drivers to idle their trucks while using a sleeper berth to comply with
government-mandated rest periods. A number of Texas cities and counties have
agreed to enforcement of a State regulation which limits idling to 5-minutes
from April through October while providing some operational exemptions. Local
enforcement agreements have been established in the following areas:

Cities: Arlington, Austin, Bastrop, Benbrook, Celina, Cedar Hill,
Colleyville, Dallas, Elgin, Euless, Georgetown, Hurst, Hutto, Keene, Lake
Worth, Lancaster, Little Elm, Lockhart, Luling, Mabank, McKinney, Mesquite,
North Richland Hills, Pecan Hill, Round Rock, Rowlett, San Marcos, University
Park, Westlake

Counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, Collin, Hays, Kaufman, Tarrant, Travis,
Williamson

ATRI continues to monitor the development of idling regulations across the
country and maintains the compendium and cab card as a free service to help
trucking companies and truck drivers comply with the increasing number of
state and local idling regulations.

ATRI is the trucking industry's 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research
organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight
transportation's essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient
transportation system.

SOURCE American Transportation Research Institute

Mike Tunnell of ATRI, +1-916-300-3161