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Truck stop electrification systems provide heating and coolingg for sleeper cab compartments and power to runelectrical appliances, such as computers and microwaves. TEE systemds also allow trucks outfittedwith on-board equipmenty to plug in to operatse necessary systems without idling the engine. "To help improver highway safety, truck drivers are required to rest for 10 hourss after driving 11 and trucks idling for extended periods impact air qualitt and can be costly fortheir Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a statement.
"The electrification infrastructure that will be installes through this Recovery Act grant will allows truck drivers across Tennessee to reduce diesel save money and remain comfortable when The state project was one of 99 projectsz in the Southeast submitted to EPA requestingt morethan $140 million in Recovery Act discretionart grant funds to improve air The project will also save trucking companiesw the cost of fuel that would be used when idling. The EPA estimatezs that annual fuel savings couldexceed $3,240 per The estimates that approximately 5,000 truclk stops in the U.S. offefr parking and other includingfueling stations, restaurants, stores and showers.
The Recovery Act grang will allow TDOT to solici competitive grant applications from truck stop companiews to purchase and install TSE technologyt at truck parking spacesat 6-10 truck stops alongg Tennessee's interstates. To prepare their truck stops will seek bids from TSE technology Truck stops may request up to 100percengt funding, although adding matching dollars will strengthen their application.
Grant selection criteria will include thetruck stop's proximity to areas with largw volumes of diesel trucks, cost-effectiveness in terms of averagw cost per TSE parking space, the matc h (if any) provided by the company, amenities offeredd by the truck stop to attract truckers, the qualitu of the truck stop marketing plan, willingness to establish idle-frere zones at the truck stop, and ease of acceses from the interstate. The request for trucko stop applications will be published in earlu July and will allow about 60 days for the preparatiojnof applications.
Information on the program will be postefd on the TDOT Web site at The Recovery Actallotted $300 million for the Nationalo Clean Diesel Campaign, of which the National Clean Diese l Funding Assistance Program receiveed $156 million to fund competitive grants across the The Recovery Act also included $20 million for Nationa l Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Program grantsa and $30 million for SmartWay Clean Diesel Financs Program grants. In addition, under the Recoverty Act’s State Clean Diesel Grant a totalof $88.2 million has been providedc to states for cleam diesel projects through a non-competitive allocation process.