IdleBox: A Toolkit for Idle Reduction Education and Outreach

IdleBox is a web-based education and outreach toolkit on vehicle idle reduction. The low-hanging fruit of fuel economy, idle reduction is a simple way to use less fuel and minimize engine wear, reducing costs along with pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Use IdleBox to:

• Learn more about the benefits of idle reduction for your organization, fleet, or community.
• Engage and educate others—including drivers, fleet managers, policymakers, and sustainability managers—on the value of idle reduction.
• Launch an idle reduction campaign for your organization, fleet, or community.

Core Resources

Specialty Resources

Personal Vehicles

Idling Reduction for Personal Vehicles (Fact Sheet)

Which Is Greener: Idle, or Stop and Restart? Comparing Fuel Use and Emissions for Short Passenger-Car Stops (Fact Sheet)

Reducing Personal-Vehicle Idling (Presentation)

Stop and Restart Effects on Modern Vehicle Starting System Components—Longevity and Economic Factors (Technical Report)

Light- and Medium-Duty Fleet Vehicles

Idle Reduction for Light- and Medium-Duty Fleets (Presentation)

Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Long-Haul Truck Idling Burns Up Profits (Fact Sheet)

Economics of Idling Reduction Options for Long-Haul Trucks (Fact Sheet)

Idling Reduction for Long-Haul, Heavy-Duty Trucks (Presentation)

Emissions from Idling Heavy-Duty Trucks and Idling-Reduction Equipment (Technical Report)

Idling Reduction for Long-Haul Trucks: An Economic Comparison on On-Board and Wayside Technologies (Technical Report)

Emergency & Other Service Vehicles

Idling Reduction for Emergency and Other Service Vehicles (Fact Sheet)

Idling Reduction for Emergency Vehicles: A Case Study (Fact Sheet)

Case Study – Idling Reduction Technologies for Emergency Service Vehicles (Technical Report)

Work Trucks

Work Truck Idling Reduction (Fact Sheet)