What happened to idle air

They're still around. Most are at pilot js and loves.

 

Idle air had/has a problem .. well, more than one really. Firstly they are/were poorly maintained to the point of making people sick. I.E. mold. I was in HVAC for several years after getting out of a truck while the kid grew up. After getting back in the seat some 20 years later, I know about HVAC and what can happen with filters not being changed, condensate drains not being open, coils not being cleaned, etc. Secondly, with APU's on a lot of trucks now, Idle Air is a waste of money. Money the driver has to pay most times. No company that buys APU's for the truck will reimburse a driver for Idle Air cost. Even if the APU is broken, most companies will just tell you to idle the truck until you can get to a shop. I think the new "truck stop electrification" sites will go the same way as Idle Air. Companies spend the money on APU's with inverters rather than make it into an RV with transfer switches, elec. outlets, etc. and still have an inverter if you can't "pull in and plug in"

 

I won't consider using them until they A: provide the window adapter for free, and B: use non-recirculated air.

I'm a non-smoker, and I won't use one that a smoker has used.

 

another gimmick

 

Albert lea MN Petro has idle air.

My truck had the plates for idle air in it. They sit in my basement now

 

idle air went bankrupt and was sold the new owners would not allow the TA truckstop to have solo use of the system and when idle air went and installed units at pilot TA pull it plug and returned the equipment. so now you can find more idle airs mainly out west but no longer at the TA

 

IdleAir is back and under new ownership and management! Convoy Solutions, LLC is proudly offering the same great IdleAir service, while taking a fresh look at new technologies and services, and listening to customer needs.

IdleAir is available at more than 25 locations in 12 states.

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