Do most trucking company have APU?

With the anti-idle laws, who wouldn't want an APU?
I think that it should be required nowadays for OTR drivers.

 

RickG yes sometimes Reefers do run all night because the load requires it. Also running a reefer while the trailer is mt is called precooling. Many shippers WILL NOT load a trailer if it isn't precooled to a certain temp. Ice cream is one. The Trailer has to be at least -10 before the shipper will even begin to load and depending on how hot and humid it is it could take at least 3 hours to cool. Its easier if the trailer has all night to cool while its set on cycle. After that that the reefer needs to be on continious till the load is delivered.

 

Some states allow newer trucks to idle . That's why you see Certified Clean Idle stickers on some trucks.

 

True "sometimes ... All night " I disputed the statement they run all the time . Reefers also haul dry freight.

 

Idling regulations didnt exist for decades either. Companies didnt used to care if you idled, diesel fuel didnt used to cost $4.00 a gallon, the economy didnt used to be as far down in the sewer as it is today, and people didnt used to be stupid enough to reelect presidents and other politicians who were the reason for the economy being in the sewer to begin with. Sure drivers went decades without APUs. They went decades without a lot of things we use today. Trucking today is nothing like it was in the past. It's a completely different industry now and we can either adapt to the changes or find another line of work.