VERMONT IDLE-FREE FLEETS

ATTENTION: VERMONT TOWN ENERGY COORDINATORS and/or COMMUNITY GROUPS
(WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AGENDA)

Vermont Idle Free Fleets Program Available to Communities

The American Lung Association in Vermont launched a pilot program Vermont Idle-Free Fleets (VIFF) in 2010 to encourage Chittenden and Rutland County businesses with fleets to adopt an idling reduction policy. Building on the success of the pilot, the ALA is now offering the program statewide. The ALA invites town energy committees and other community groups working on local environmental and public health policy to apply for this FREE turnkey program to help reduce toxic emissions from unnecessary vehicle idling. The goal of VIFF is to reduce emissions from diesel vehicles, but communities can expand to reduce gasoline vehicle emissions in addition to diesel emissions. VIFF will offer the following to groups at no cost:

• Training and ongoing technical support: program recruitment, community outreach and presentation delivery.
• VIFF comprehensive toolkit: PowerPoint presentation that can be customized for your community, fact sheets, model policies, posters, templates for press releases, letters to the editor, and company newsletters. Materials will be provided to groups in hard copies and electronically.
• Signage that groups can distribute to facilities, towns and businesses to post no idling policies once adopted.
• Recognition of success of group and companies/businesses/communities that adopt idling reduction policies through website, press releases and certificates.

For more information, interested groups should contact Amy Sayre, 802-876-6860 or idlefreefleetsvt2@lungne.org

The American Lung Association's Vermont Idle-Free Fleets (VIFF) program began in Spring 2010 as a pilot program that showed fleet operators in Chittenden and Rutland counties the benefits of adopting an idling reduction policy. A comprehensive toolkit was created, showing the myths and realities of diesel idling, health and economic impacts, and model policies. A PowerPoint presentation was developed. Wayne Michaud, VIFF cooridinator, contacted fleet operators and gave presentations. The goal was for 12 entities -- business and municipal fleets -- to adopt policies. With this goal being met in April 2011 (see listing below), so far 165 Vermont diesel trucks are no longer idling unnecessarily. Wayne continues to work with these fleets on a one-on-one basis as a carryover into phase two of the program, with additional policies expected

For program information and toolkit of the first phase, visit the American Lung Association's Vermont Idle-Free Fleets page.

VERMONT IDLE-FREE FLEETS PROGRESS (since April 2010)

Fleet operated businesses/municipalities taking the First Step: requesting & receiving toolkits (as of December 2011)

CHITTENDEN COUNTY
A Marcelino & Co. Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. Blodgett Supply Co., Inc. Booska Movers, Inc.
Burlington Int. Airport Maintenance Dept. Carpenters Motor Transport
Chase Moving & Storage (div. of Allied)
Chittenden Solid Waste District
Colchester Dept. of Public Works Curtis Lumber Essex Jct. Dept of Public Works Farrell Distributing Corp.
Hinesburg Dept. of Public Works Green Mountain Power Corp. (GMP) Hudson Valley Paper Co. Kaycan Ltd
Koffee Kup Bakery Milton Dept. of Public Works Mountain Transit New England Deliveries, Inc.
Omega Electric Construction Oliver Seed Co., Inc. Patterson Fuels Pizzagalli Construction LLC
Rathe Salvage & Towing S.D. Ireland Company Shelburne Limestone Corp. Shelburne Dept. of Public Works
S. Burlington Dept. of Public Works Trono Oil & Gas Co., Inc. Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. Vermont Tent Co.
Williston Dept. of Public Works Winooski Dept. of Public Works Marshall Tire Group Inc. Casella Waste Management
Michaud Distributors Demag Riggers & Crane Services, Inc. Milton Cat - Richmond Jericho Highway Garage
Underhill Highway Dept. Clark's Truck Center Essex Equipment Chimney Sweep Fireplace Shop
RUTLAND COUNTY
Allen Engineering Pools & Spas Carris Reels Casella Construction Inc. Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) City of Rutland Dept. of Public Works Creed Ice Co. Inc Farrell Distributing Corp.
Patten Oil Co., Inc. VELCO Keyser Energy & Duffy Coal Town of West Rutland
Vermont Wood Pellet Co. LLC Rutland Regional Planning Comm. (RRPC) Castleton Highway Dept. Poultney Highway Dept.
Markowski Excavating, Inc. The Belden Company Rutland Fuel Co. Quality Carriers, Inc.
Marble Valley Regional Transit District Brandon Highway Dept. Baker Distributing Corp. Benson Highway Dept.
Mendon Highway Dept. Tinmouth Highway Dept. Pittsford Town Offices Proctor Highway Dept.
Rotella Building Materials, Inc. Thomas Dairy Foley Services Inc.

Fleet operated businesses/municipalities taking the Second Step: receiving presentations (as of December 2011)

CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Burlington Int. Airport Maintenance Dept. Colchester Dept. of Public Works Essex Jct. Dept of Public Works Farrell Distributing Corp.
Pizzagalli Construction LLC Williston Dept. of Public Works Patterson Fuels FairPoint Communications, Inc.
Marshall Tire Group, Inc. Milton Dept. of Public Works Koffee Kup Bakery Milton CAT - Richmond
Winooski Dept. of Public Works Vermont Tent Co. Booska Movers
RUTLAND COUNTY
Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) Farrell Distributing Corp. Carris Reels Castleton Highway Garage
Marble Valley Regional Transit District RRPC - Road Commissioners RRPC - Transportation Council Eaton's Trucking Co. Inc. &
Quality Carriers Inc.
Mendon Highway Dept. Benson Highway Dept. Tinmouth Highway Dept. West Rutland Highway Dept.
Pittsford Highway Dept. Baker Distributing Corp. Foley Services Inc.

Fleet operated businesses/municipalities taking the Final Step: adopting a formal idling reduction policy (as of December 2011)