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Idling Reduction:
Locations
Where do trucks and locomotives idle?
Trucks can idle just about anywhere there is a legal parking space. Private truck stops are a popular idling location for truck drivers because of fuel, showers, restaurants, and other amenities offered. There are over 3,000 private truck stop/travel plaza facilities providing over 280,000 parking spaces. Public rest areas are much smaller and do not offer many of the amenities of a private truck stop, but their proximity to interstate highways make them an attractive resting area. There are about 2,000 public rest areas providing over 31,000 parking spaces. Other areas where truck drivers idle include company terminals, ports, and borders though many truck drivers prefer parking as close as possible to their drop-off or pick-up location.
Unlike trucks, locomotive idling occurs only at rail yards. At this time, there are seven Class I railroads (there are three classes of freight railroads) which represent the majority of U.S. rail freight activity, and each one of these railroad companies control their own rail yards. Typically, a number of switchers are committed to working in the rail yard, but the precise number of switchers may fluctuate depending on the needs of the railroad company.
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