IdleAir Offers Portable HVAC for Truck Fleet Facilities
IdleAir's new mobile HVAC unit offers an idle reduction solution for smaller fleet facilities.
">IdleAir is now offering a portable HVAC idle-reduction unit for smaller truck fleet terminals.
The IdleAir Mobile HVAC offers 14,500 Btu of cooling and 22,000 Btu of heating, with 120V power outlets.
The wheeled units are just under 8 feet tall, and about 4 feet by 2 feet in length and width. A handle allows users to maneuver the cart in any direction. The unit is pulled to the driver's side of the truck and placed inside the window. A universal window adapter allows the faceplate to rest easily inside. An electronic thermostat control panel is included in all models.
Optional hooks placed in the side of the faceplate allow the HVAC to be used in the cabin or rear of the truck when loading/unloading.
The basic model Mobile HVAC includes wheel chocks stored inside the unit. The upgraded model has a button operated electronic parking system that lowers feet beneath the unit, securing it into place. Towing adaptors are also available for moving the Mobile HVAC over longer distances.
“The goal is to get the marginal cost to $.25/hour for the fleet user if they own it themselves,” explains IdleAir CEO Ethan Garber. “That would be true for full-blown IdleAir, too, but most locations don't need their yard built out with underground wiring and 20 overhead galvanized parking space gantries.”
The move is part of IdleAir's continuing effort to expand its business model beyond the large truckstop gantry idle-reduction facilities that were the foundation of its business originally. For instance, it is installing its idle reduction systems at large fleet terminals. One for Schneider in Phoenix is nearing completion, which Garber says is expected to save the fleet 50,000 hours of idling per year, adding up to $100,000 per year of savings ...Read the rest of this story
