Renewable Energy And Truck Stop Changes Nationwide
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Some links:
https://electricapu.com/
https://www.thermoking.com/na/en/road/parts-and-accessories/thermolite-solar-panels.html
https://afdc.energy.gov/conserve/idle-reduction-equipment
APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
Solar (photo voltaic) panels on the roof of trailers????
They would have to be paper thin to get under some bridges. Occasionally we have to go under bridges that are marked 13’6”. I have physically measured my trailer and it stands 13’5” from the ground. And they wouldn’t work if they we covered in snow. There are always impractical ideas being proposed in the transportation industry that are not financially doable.
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Instead of giving free handouts to pay off student loans, wasting money on foreign countries or making the dumbest and most ineffective green energy policies, this is what can practically be done:
1. Allocate funding for more truck parking. Either by making new lots or expanding existing ones.
2. Start adding solar panels to all refers. 4,500 acres of solar panels could be fit on refer trailers alone. It's already been proven that solar powered trailers can significantly reduce the idle time of refers. -Add cleaning brushes to all truck stops that will clean the solar panels as a truck drives through it.
3. Give rebates for adding or buying trucks with all electric APUs and HVACs for the sleeper. Nighttime drivers with dry vans could eliminate all parked idling with an electric APU and solar powered trailer.
4. Add no-idle parking zones to all truck stops. So no trucks, refers or diesel powered generators could be idling in that area. This will significantly reduce unnecessary idling and therefore emissions.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
APUs:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.