Idle Aire

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  1. motocross25

    motocross25 Road Train Member

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    I hope I'm not showing my age too much by asking this. But what was with IdleAire? I remember when first started OTR it was kind of, for lack of a better phrase, "all the craze". And oh its gonna revolutionize the truck stop. Now I guess with the invent of the APU all the racks lay dormant and dilapidated. Was it really just sticking a hose in your window for AC? I remember hearing it had other amenities, maybe a tv screen? I could be wrong about that. And did they charge by hour or night? Or are there areas where this system is still used?
     
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  3. Longarm

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    Heat, air, tv and internet iirc. Could have been huge if it weren't for smart phones and wifi.
     
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  4. miss elvee

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    And it's expensive for what it is. We used it about 8 years ago when our A/C went out.
     
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  5. motocross25

    motocross25 Road Train Member

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    Smart phones and wifi! Good call. I overlooked those things adding to IdleAire's demise.
     
  6. motocross25

    motocross25 Road Train Member

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    If I can be perfectly rude how much much was it?
     
  7. RDBG

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    There is a Flying J by Dalton GA that is almost brand new and has it as we speak. I've never seen it anywhere else but I've only driven a year. How much it gets used I don't know.
     
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  8. DrFlush

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    I've seen it in a few places, if I remember correctly it was $3 an hour. I know it was more than it cost to idle sans the wear on the engine
     
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  9. miss elvee

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    @motocross25 I wanna say it was $2-$3 per hour. You had to buy this stupid card in set increments of like $20, $50, etc. to pay for it.
     
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  10. ZVar

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    The problem is truck stops didn't want them as they took up more space.
    The drivers didn't use them as cost for overnight usage it was cheaper to get a hotel.
    Then like above, data came out on cell phones, so no need to use the over prices internet service.
    Also, had to buy an adapter for the truck.
     
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  11. miss elvee

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    Oh yeah, I forgot about that plastic piece of garbage!
     
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