Who: Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Lund International

What: Voluntary Idling Program induction ceremony

When: 10 a.m. (local time), Monday, November 26, 2012

Where: Lund International, 7225 North State Road 9, Howe, Indiana

Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM’s) Northern Regional Office Director Michael Aylesworth will visit Lund International, 7225 North State Road 9, in Howe, Indiana, at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012, to officially welcome the company into IDEM’s Voluntary Idling Program (VIP) for Cleaner Air. Mr. Aylesworth will present a certificate to Operations Manager Marshall Baczynski to commemorate the occasion.

IDEM’s VIP initiative is a free, incentive program that assists Indiana freight carriers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers reduce or eliminate unnecessary heavy-duty diesel truck idling. Reducing harmful tailpipe emissions improves air quality and helps the State of Indiana attain and maintain compliance with federal health-based air quality standards.

As a VIP member, Lund International will voluntarily implement a No Idling policy and post “No Idling” signs at its facility; ensure  employees and drivers are aware of the company’s commitment to reducing unnecessary and excessive engine idling; and inform its  partners about the company’s commitment to reducing unnecessary and excessive engine idling.

Lund International is the 34th company to join VIP since the program was initiated in 2006. For more information about Indiana’s VIP, visit www.idem.IN.gov/4128.htm.

About IDEM

Established in 1986, IDEM (www.IN.idem.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through compliance assistance, incentive programs and educational outreach, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens in protecting Hoosiers and our environment. 

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