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Thermo King’s all-electric TriPac Envidia APU offers 10 hours of runtime
The unit is designed with drivers in mind who generally do not take their 34-hour restarts on the road, as well as drivers who need to meet emissions regulations, including CARB. It gives drivers 10 hours of runtime to make it through daily off-duty time.
March 28, 2019
Voices
Tapping a handy source for cool cab air
One truck driver isn’t worried about burning fuel to stay cool in his Kenworth truck. His cab gets plenty of cold air with help from the Thermoking SB-210.
February 14, 2019
Business
Intermodal temp control
The Heat King 430 provides temperature control for both rail and trailer applications. Its freeze-protection control is based on solid-state technology to avoid use of moving parts, and its controller is inside the unit enclosure for protection. A controller automatically starts the unit when coolant drops below 30 degrees. Return and supply air temperature sensors […]
January 15, 2012
Business
LogBook
A cross-border plan is detailed, a Navy vet is named Back on the Road winner, owner-operator is named Goodyear Highway Hero, Trucker Buddy recognizes pen pals and more industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2011
Business
New valve for refrigeration units
Thermo King announced the development of an Electronic Throttling Valve, designed to reduce fuel costs, extend maintenance intervals and improve temperature control performance on its T-series single-temp truck units with scroll compressors. These units include the T-600, T-800 and T-1000. Thermo King also announced improvements to its SB-30 series refrigeration units to reduce fuel and […]
April 1, 2011
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Fleet Insider
Carriers and truckers receive recognition and awards.
March 1, 2011
Channel 19
Reefer-unit pioneer to be honored tomorrow
News from Thermo King today is that Frederick McKinley Jones, a company pioneer in the development of portable refrigeration units, will be honored  for his contributions to science and technology at the Tekne Awards gala Wed., Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Jones passed away in 1961, but his “invention of portable […]
November 2, 2010
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LogBook
The proposed national fuel economy and greenhouse gas reduction standards, electronic on-board recorders, CAT vocational trucks and a Hoover Dam bridge are among the trucking issues featured.
November 1, 2010
Channel 19
APU rebates, Leslie train horns for East Tennessee’s Sams Trucking
Check out my story in the September Overdrive magazine on various financial incentives — rebates, grants, various low-interest loan programs — state governments are making available to owner-operators and carriers to encourage the purchase of idle-reduction technologies like APUs, cab heaters and the like, and you’ll find in the lead this pic of the new […]
September 8, 2010
Business
APU financial incentives
Don’t endure another winter without idle-reduction equipment when there’s money to help you.
September 1, 2010
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A/C Unit
Thermo King says their recently released T600R and T800R temperature control units use an electric standby option to reduce operating costs by running on electric power while the truck is docked.
July 6, 2010
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LogBook
Back on the Road winner get a Volvo, a Highway hero is named, the FMCSA proposes texting ban, the FMCSA posts carrier safety data and more current issues are featured.
May 4, 2010
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