IdleAire: Reducing Trucker’s Environmental Impact
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| IdleAire: Reducing Trucker’s Environmental Impact If you’ve ever been on a road trip, you’ve probably seen this sight at a rest stop: one, or many big rig trucks, just.idling. Not going anywhere. What is this, like a computer on “sleep,” ready to go? No. The answer may surprise you. At least in the US, truck drivers are required to rest 10 hours for every 11 driven. A reasonable thing, but this often necessitates them sleeping in their cabins. And that requires power for the heating or cooling, and other comforts of “home” on the road. Power that comes from a running truck. |