Werner And APU'S...

Yeah I hear you Brett. I guess my concern was/is I live in Florida, the land of Wake-n-Bake, and didn't want to melt.

Btw, does anyone know what those things are at rest stops on I-4, that the semi-trucks park next to? They look like a 4' box with what looked like a 4' long hose with a 4" diameter . I figured the hose was too big in diameter for it to be a vacuum of sort.

When we left my wife asked me what I thought they were and honestly, I noticed them but didn't give them much thought.

Those are heating/cooling/electricity.

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/conserve/idle_reduction_electrification.html

Phil

Well, remember what the POTUS is pushing, SOLAR!!!!!!!

Apus are helpful to keep the block from.freezing, however the new systems are coming out with sensors on the block to auto start the truck to keep it from freezing. Its the same for your fuel, keeps it from gelling. However you should always keep ani gel just in case.

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.

Those are heating/cooling/electricity.

Wow, wouldn't have guessed.

I have no apu on my truck and we never seems to have an issue with keeping cool. Optimized Idle is a good thing. The idling temperatures are 25 and below and 70 and above. In between you should not need AC and if your cold you can turn on the bunker heater which is more than enough to keep you plenty warm.

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.

I just want to jump in here also, and though I don't work for Werner, I have never had a truck with an APU. I have never had an issue with being comfortable. Some folks get all hung up on this APU issue when it really is a non issue. You can't use it as a criteria for your employment because there is a long history of companies changing their minds on having them or not. They have just proven to be very costly to maintain, and for the most part anyone who uses them eventually decides to get rid of them.

Every bunk heater I've had would run you out of the truck if you didn't keep it set at the right level of comfort. I found that it usually had to get down around five below zero before I needed to idle for more additional heat. Even though I have to idle in the heat of the summer to stay cool no one has ever given me a moments trouble about it, including the law enforcement officials in Crazyfornia. When it's really hot down there, I've found they just ignore all those idling trucks in the truck stops. Of course now days most trucks have the California certified clean idle engines, but even some of the guys I've seen down there with old 379 Pete's were idling without being bothered by the law enforcement.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

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.

I have no apu on my truck and we never seems to have an issue with keeping cool. Optimized Idle is a good thing. The idling temperatures are 25 and below and 70 and above. In between you should not need AC and if your cold you can turn on the bunker heater which is more than enough to keep you plenty warm.

Sorry I am bringing up an old thread but saw this and was wondering. Is the 70 and above in truck temperature or outside temperature ? Cause that could be a 10-15 degree difference.

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.