
How bad does owner-operator Matt Purtee want truckstop electrification? “Bad enough where I know a few truckstops that have light poles with plug-ins at the base,” he says with a chuckle. “I get to those sites early so I can tap into the power before someone else does."
Read More →The American Trucking Associations announced it has launched LEAD ATA, a new program created to engage young trucking executives and groom them to be the industry's next generation of leaders.
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Truck drivers can now drive the entire length of U.S. Interstate 5 between Seattle and San Diego and parallel State Route 99 in California and get restful sleep without idling the truck engine, running down batteries or firing up an APU.
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Kenworth has announced a new factory-installed and integrated engine-off heating and cooling idle management system for its long-haul T680 with a 76-inch sleeper.
Read More →IdleAir, a truck stop electrification service provider, has added a new entertainment package, ConvoyTV+Power
Read More →Idle-reduction supplier Webasto has teamed up with ESW Group, which provides emission control products, to integrate the two technologies in a way that allows fleets to obtain DERA (Diesel Emission Reduction Act) funding for emission control and idle reduction equipment
Read More →With diesel cost-per-mile now well over 60 cents, anything you can do to save fuel offers significant savings.
Read More →APUs and other onboard idle reduction technologies show promise, but fleet adoption has been slow.
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California will kick it up several notches with a new anti-idling regulation come Jan. 1, 2008.
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