Idleaire ?
#21
02-11-2007, 07:07 AM
Originally Posted by Rawlco
t set on high. At the end of the six hours I was cold enough to need to idle the truck anyway to keep warm.
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#22
02-11-2007, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BIG JEEP on 44's
Originally Posted by mike3fan
Originally Posted by BIG JEEP on 44's
Idleaire is great if you live at the truck stop .
Huh the majority of my 10 hr breaks take place on shipper/receivers property or rest areas in route as they make better use of time ,And I rarely shut down at a truck stop for my 10 HR ,and only hit the truck stop to fuel and shower and then I'm on my way again...So if your taking enough 10 Hr breaks to make idleaire a worthwhile investment you spending a-lot of time there . :wink:
#23
02-11-2007, 10:45 AM
Big Jeep is holier than all of us because he sleeps at the customers' locations. Everyone one of us should bow down to the "BIG JEEP". Hehe... "big jeep". That's a contradiction. :lol:
I park at truckstops overnight, nine-and-a-half times out of ten. And I'm always on time, usually among the first in line at the receiver, and I have cold orange juice, a tasty breakfast, and a thermos full of hot coffee at the ready. What the h3ll is the big deal about parking in truckstops?!
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#24
02-11-2007, 10:52 AM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by kips41
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by kips41
2. when compared to an APU, if you use idleaire 125 times a year for 8 hours you can pay for the APU, and have the benefit if using it wherever you are parked.
125X8=1000 1000X$2.85 an hour = $2850 At my company most drivers are putting 1800-2200 hours per year on the APU. So if you used that many hours of idleaire that would cost 3300.00 to 4070.00. That is more than enough to pay for the APU and fuel and maintaince. The APU's are using about 3 gallons for 10 hours of use. And I did not use any $$$ for the money I saved on food. Just for breakfast I only eat in a T/S once a week or so, otherwise hot oatmeal or bacon, scrambled egg etc. in the microwave. I know that I am saving at least an extra $50-$70 on food each week alone. Being able to fix HOT foods in the microwave is so much more convenient. Even have a crockpot that I will cook a roast and all the fixins in overnight and then put in the cooler and have meals off of for a few days. Several days a week I spend ZERO $$$$ eating in T/S.
#25
02-12-2007, 01:50 AM
Originally Posted by mike3fan
Originally Posted by Rawlco
t set on high. At the end of the six hours I was cold enough to need to idle the truck anyway to keep warm.
You are free to believe or not the .5 gal per hour fuel rate. I only report what the Cat/Peterbilt onboard computer tells me. I have not done a scientific test of idling for one week and measuring the fuel consumed.
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#26
02-20-2007, 01:43 AM
Originally Posted by madbunny
Originally Posted by kips41
Personally I hate idle aire. I have used it when they first started. Will not keep the cab very cool on a hot day in El Paso or San Antonio.
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#28
02-20-2007, 09:41 AM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by Windwalker
I used "PARK-N-VIEW" too.
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#29
02-20-2007, 10:47 AM
Originally Posted by Windwalker
I don't know about "THE ONE", but, yes I did use it. I used the phone and watched TV, also used to phone line to go online. And, I know I was not the only one. I really don't expect Idle-Aire to do much better. They'll be around a while and then that "FAD" will be over too. I think an APU is the way to go. And it's APU's that will put Idle-Aire out of business too.
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