IdleAire announced it has passed 7 million hours of cumulative service to the nation’s fleets and drivers. That translates into more than 74,000 metric tons of diesel emissions eliminated and 7 million gallons of fuel conserved.

“Our current expansion into the large, busy truckstop locations across the country is having quite an impact on use, as we expected,” said IdleAire Executive Vice President Lynn Youngs. “With the recent opening of new sites in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, our previously announced expansion is well under way and we’ll continue to open new locations every week.”
Youngs said fleets are responding to the expansion by directing their drivers to IdleAire sites as the sites are becoming more and more accessible along key freight corridors. IdleAire plans to build a total of 210 new locations by the second quarter of 2007.
The IdleAire Advanced Truckstop Electrification system provides each truck cab with not only filtered central heating and air conditioning but also electrical outlets and a range of communications, training and entertainment options. The only truck retrofit required is a $10 window adapter available from IdleAire. Signed fleets pay $1.85 per hour for their drivers to use the system. The fleets, in turn, save on fuel, maintenance and engine wear, while offering a driver benefit that can help reduce turnover and assist in recruitment. IdleAire installs, operates, and maintains the system and shares revenue with the location owner.