New Schneider trucks getting epus/apus?

I honestly doubt it.


And even if they did,

it would take quite a few years to replace all their trucks.

 

What I was told in orientation was that the new trucks should be coming with that electric cooling system.
But even with out it I stay cool. I idle the truck.
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Schneiders is set at 90????? Ours at Arnold are at 70. Ive got mine to work at 68. Were allowed to idle as much as we want as long as we meet the sensor setting.

 

I've yet to have the truck not idle when I wanted it to. Supposedly it's something like 20-70, but even on the nights when it was below 70 mine ran all night long.

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The only way the truck won't idle is if the sensor isn't programmed correctly. Maintenance will fix it. Idle range is under 20 and over 70. But with heat coming off of the truck/exhaust, it tends to idle above 65 or so, but on the other end it won't idle in the winter until the temperature approaches 10-15 degrees.

The only slippery slope is what to do in no idle states. Ultimately, I just break the law because I'm not boiling in the truck. If I do ever get ticketed for idling I'll be sending the bill Schneider's way.

 

They aren't actual APU's. They are called a "Part Smart System" which is a A/C system that runs solely on battery. It can run between 10-12 hours. Some of the trucks are fitted with them. I believe the temp sensor is set at 90 for idling and 20 for winter. BUT: the trucks that aren't equipped with it are at 80-20. I have had no issues with idling and being comfortable.

 

My old truck(when I was OTR) had the Park Smart system on it. IMO, if SNI isn't going to get APU's, this system is a nice alternative to idling. It will last all night and keep the bunk nice and cool. The ONLY problem is, if it breaks, our mechanics are clueless on how to fix it so it has to go to a dealership. The dealership mechanics are also clueless on how to fix it and have to call in someone else LOL.

 

We're going to the Parksmart system for the vast majority of the trucks in the shoithern divisions. For those of us north of the Mason-Dixon we just idle when it's over 70 degrees while keeping your total idle time for the year under 10%.

Staying warm/cool isn't the issue. Having electrical power can be problematic but there are work arounds that aren't overly onerous.