shore power

Electrical connector kits available

Overdrive Staff | March 02, 2012

Free kits to connect your truck to the electric grid are available through a federally funded program. Shorepower Technologies and Cascade Sierra Solutions are providing 1,300 connector kits through the U.S. Department of Energy Recovery Act ...

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Baker Truck Corral opens shore power location in Oregon

Overdrive Staff | August 16, 2011

Baker Truck Corral, off Interstate 84 near Baker City, Ore, has equipped 24 truck parking spaces with electrical service. The stop is the first of 50 that will be outfitted with plug-in and recharging stations ...

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Plugged In

Max Kvidera | August 07, 2011

In an era of idling prohibitions and $4 fuel, the power switch is back on for truck stop electrification. Given a choice between a truck stop that offers shore power and one that doesn’t, owner-operator Michael ...

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IdleAire changes name to IdleAIR

Jill Dunn | November 08, 2010

IdleAIR, previously named IdleAire, provides electrification at 16 truck stops and plans to have the service at six additional locations. The Tennessee-based company is also offering special basic service at $1.25 an hour, plus local tax, ...

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Webasto offers shore power option

Overdrive Staff | March 24, 2010

Webasto Product North America has expanded its BlueCool Thermal Storage APU product family to include BlueCool Hybrid, giving truck operators the flexibility to use shore power to run the company’s bunk cooler while providing hotel ...

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IdleAire may be restarted

Jill Dunn | March 14, 2010

IdleAire announced a new group is working to restart the truck shore power provider, but that is all it is saying. The Tennessee-based company made a brief announcement on its website. A company official did not ...