apu and the big carriers that have them

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Tenn sweetpea, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. Tenn sweetpea

    Tenn sweetpea Bobtail Member

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    well Interstate Dist. Co.has APUs on some of there trucks not all. I know its not what you were looking for but hey its a start right.
     
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  3. Ridgerunner665

    Ridgerunner665 Road Train Member

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    Maverick has EPU's on all the new trucks they are buying (350 so far this year I think)...not really a big company, but they ain't exactly small either (somewhere around 1,000 trucks)
     
  4. supertwucker

    supertwucker Bobtail Member

    The company in my town, Watkins Sheperd has them but I herd the apu's are very unreliable.
    There are new trucks out now that have the clean air exhaust that are legal to idle in most states.
     
  5. notarps4me

    notarps4me Road Train Member

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    A lot of places have no idling zones tho..:biggrin_2554:
     
  6. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

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    Werner and Crete are big users of the APU.
     
  7. Ledbetter

    Ledbetter Light Load Member

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    Walmart and Martin Transport (The Bluebirds) have them on all their Trucks (mostly Thermo King TriPac).

    The ones below have them on some of their Trucks:

    KLLM (mostly TriPacs but a few Carriers)
    Werner
    Crete (very few have them)
    Shaffer (same as Crete)

    Not sure about these but I think I've seen them on:

    PAM
    Heartland Express
    Gainey
    Super Service
     
  8. The Challenger

    The Challenger Kinghunter

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    Add Roehl, Armellini, LCT transport, Schaffer. Not sure if May trucking or Hunt, the flat bed div or crete does. Walmart, Sitton, and others do. Look up testimonials on APU's.

    KH
     
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  9. 1laidbacktrucker

    1laidbacktrucker Medium Load Member

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    Marten on all they trucks, crete or shaffer on some
     
  10. supertwucker

    supertwucker Bobtail Member

    yea no idleing in residental areas because of the noise.as long as your in a rest area on a hiway or truckstop industrial area i dont think you can get a ticket.I could be wrong though but some apu's are louder then a idling main engine......
     
  11. mustang970

    mustang970 Road Train Member

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    Con-way Truckload is equipping APU's on the new trucks they are buying, which are limited right now. The trucks they buy for team will not have APU's, nor will the retrofit the current trucks.
     
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