Why do long haul truckers warm up their engine for 30 minutes before leaving?

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Why do long haul truckers warm up their engine for 30 minutes before leaving?

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I drive a school bus, which is a big diesel. Warming up and needing to idle diesels is old data. We start and stop our engines 6 to 10 times a day with zero warm-up. Regardless, idling longer than 3 minutes is illegal in my State. This might actually be a Federal regulation.

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