This hasn't been my experiences at all usually gets way too hot.I call bravo sierra on the .5 gal an hour idling.

Wow, this guy really has a problem with how other people use THEIR time lol I take my break at a truckstop probably 8 out of 10 times and am a very effecient productive driver. Wht does it bother you in 2 different posts that some people stay at a truckstop for their breaks?

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?!

You are correct I am not including fuel and maint., but at 125 nights a year at 8 hours that is a very conservative number and the point I was trying to convey was that idelaire is not a very good deal to use on a daily basis.

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.

I am glad that it keeps you warm enough. I have 3 to 4 hours left on my card and I'll try it again sometime just to compare.

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.

I used "PARK-N-VIEW" too. I think Idle-Aire will go that way too.

So [u]YOU'RE[/i] the one!!!! :P

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.

Park and View was also funded by the government, through grants, just like IdleAire. Once the funds ran out, they went under, just like IdleAire will do.

and it's gonna take alot more to clean up the parking lots than it did with Park-n-View