APU with possible inverter (2018 Volvo VNL 760)

Okay, so we went to Penske. At first, he couldn't figure it out either. He checked the actual APU unit to make sure it was working, he made sure it was connected, he pressed the reset button on the outlet, and he basically tried all the things I had already tried. Then he replaced the fuse in the fusebox, which he said wasn't all the way broken, but didn't look 100% either.

After that, he still couldn't get it to work, and then suggested my coffee pot was broken (which it isn't). So I got back in the truck, and hit the reset button on the outlet again (post fuse replacement), and this time the press felt effective, and I heard a loud "CLICK!" And a tiny green light came on. I plugged in my coffeepot again, and it worked! Yay!

So the great news is that I DO, in fact, have electrical power by which I can make my own coffee. The good news is that I do not need to be plugged into Shore Power in order to do so. The bad news is that I do need to have the APU on, which means the truck off... and this is still going to be a problem, because I usually stop multiple times per night to make myself coffee. All this required in our last truck was an extension cord from the under-bed outlet to the front seats, and leaving the inverter turned on. That's no longer an option. But neither is stopping several times per night to turn off the truck, come into the sleeper, turn on the APU, and make my coffee...

But at least the mystery is solved! Thanks to all for their suggestions and input.

 

My company doesn't have a terminal.
It's a silly little company run by non-trucking people who don't have a clue. Which is sometimes a blessing, and sometimes suuuuper frustrating!

 

But doesn't it have to be professionally installed? I've heard that costs about $200. I don't care how much I spend on the inverter itself, since it will be mine. But I care very much about paying someone to install it in a truck that might not be mine tomorrow...

What Keurig do you have that is only 400 watts? I was super psyched to find a coffee pot that can also use K-cups, and it's only 600 watts. I've never seen one lower.

 

Oh, that's awesome. I already asked Penske about an installation, and they said they would charge for it. I sent a message to my dispatcher and asked about installing some more outlets and stuff, so we'll see what they say.

Mine is Hamilton Beach, also. FlexBrew? Mine is 600 watts, though.

 

If your inverter is powered by the APU, then no. There is no way you can use it without the APU running, and apparently APUS don't/can't run if the truck is running. But perhaps there is a way to have the inverter rewired to run off the truck battery instead of the APU? That's the only thing I can think of. Good luck!