APU equipped trucks

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by fredthebob, Mar 27, 2007.

  1. fredthebob

    fredthebob Bobtail Member

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    Which companies are equipping their trucks with APU s / no idle HVAC systems; other such no idle contructs, ie. "Idle Solutions"?
    Roehl? DeBoer?
     
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  3. Cynthia

    Cynthia Bobtail Member

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    Off the top of my head - Motor Carrier Services out of Northwood Ohio has APU's in all trucks.

    Priority has Idel Air

    We were just at MATS this weekend and talked to about 50 of the companies there. Those were the only ones that we found out that had the above. Hope that helps.
     
  4. fredthebob

    fredthebob Bobtail Member

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    Thank you, it does.
     
  5. wallbanger

    wallbanger "Enemy of showers everywhere"

    Smith Transport (roaring spring PA) most of their trucks are Rig master equipped. Wally world's trucks have Tripac's, Covenant (when I was there) was putting tripac's on all the new trucks coming in.
     
  6. Voyager1968

    Voyager1968 Road Train Member

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    Metropolitan uses Freightliner's Park Smart system. It's an electrical system APU that works off a bank of batteries that recharge while you're driving.
     
  7. Cowpie1

    Cowpie1 Road Train Member

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    Fremont Contract Carriers have full length sleepers (mid roof
    Volvo 730's and mid roof 70" on the FL's) and full thermoking APU's on all company trucks. Built in fridges on many of them and built in power inverters as well. Best I recall, also XM/Sirius in all of them. Not sure about that last item, as I own my truck on with them.
     
  8. TexasMike

    TexasMike "Big Tex"

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    Maverick out of Little Rock has PartSmart EPU's with OptiIdle as well as inverters in all their trucks. And all units 2015 and newer have refrigerators installed.

    All units are Freightliner Cascadias.
     
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