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BlueCool Hybrid new from Webasto

Webasto’s BlueCool Hybrid gives truck operators the flexibility to use shore power to run the company’s bunk cooler while providing hotel load. The unit’s components include an electrical cord; a junction box with relays, fuses and circuit breakers; a 30-amp battery charger; and a 120V AC ground fault circuit interrupt receptacle for the vehicle’s interior.

Red Dot to distribute battery-powered aftermarket A/C systems

Red Dot now offers Sleeping Well battery-powered auxiliary air-conditioning systems through its network of warehouse distributors in Canada and the United States. The all-electric A/C systems are sold as complete aftermarket installation kits that fit almost any commercial vehicle. The systems maintain a cool, comfortable cab and sleeper environment while the truck engine is turned off, burning no fuel and producing no emissions and little noise. In addition, they require no regular maintenance.

Thermo King extends rebate for Espar heaters

Thermo King is extending a popular promotion for customers purchasing select Espar heaters from participating Thermo King dealers. Customers can now qualify for rebates of up to $1,000 when they purchase qualifying quantities of select Espar heaters through Jan. 31, 2010. The promotion was originally scheduled to end Dec. 31, 2009.

Fuel efficiency: Auxiliary HVAC and Power Systems

Fleets have been specifying a variety of onboard auxiliary systems.

Bergstrom Inc. introduces NITE Day Cab No-Idle System

Bergstrom Inc. has developed a new battery-powered air conditioning system, the NITE Day Cab No-Idle System, in response to growing demand for solutions to reduce idling in the day cab industry, as well as to meet increasing federal, state and local regulations against truck idling, the company said.

Peterbilt offers Dometic air conditioning as option with hybrid trucks

Peterbilt Motors Co. is now offering Dometic battery-powered air conditioning systems as a factory installed option with its new Model 386 Hybrid Electric (HE) diesel-electric hybrid trucks developed by Eaton Corp.

Battery-based Sunspot 5000 under-bunk AC offers 5000 BTUs of cooling power

Sun Power Technologies has launched the Sunspot 5000 in-cab, an under-bunk 12V-DC air conditioner that delivers 5,000 BTUs per hour of cooling capacity, its maker said. The self-contained system’s compact design is versatile enough for almost any under-bunk retrofit application and offers easy installation, according to the manufacturer.

Dometic introduces new space-saving under-bunk refrigerators for trucks

Dometic Automotive is expanding its line of truck refrigerators and freezers with a new under-bunk refrigerator unit, the CD-30. With a convenient slide-out drawer, the unit is designed to fit beneath the bunk or any other out-of-the-way location, such as a closet or shelf. It provides over 1 cu. ft. of interior space, according to its maker.

Kohler offers heavy-duty truck market a new DC-power APU

Kohler Power Systems said it is expanding its generator product line to include auxiliary power units (APU) for the heavy-duty trucking industry. The new Kohler 3APU-HC is in production and available for order through Kohler dealers and distributors throughout North America. The new unit offers trucking fleets, OEMs and truck owner/operators a compact APU that supplies 55 amps of DC power to keep the truck’s battery charged at all times. The Kohler product also comes equipped with separate space-saving evaporator and condenser components, providing an air-conditioning capacity of 12,000 BTU/hour and 10,000 BTU/hour of heating, the company said.

Bergstrom and Kohler Power Systems market hybrid power system

Responding to the increasing demands for idling-reduction options, Bergstrom Inc. and Kohler Power Systems have joined forces to offer the trucking market what they describe as a true hybrid power system. This hybrid power system combines the Bergstrom NITE Plus System with a Kohler DC power unit.

Red Dot Offers powered precleaner/filter/pressurizer for extreme environments

Red Dot Corp. has introduced the Red Dot Precleaner/Filter/Pressurizer with Gideon Technology, a powered filtration system designed to protect operators from harmful particulates and extend HVAC service intervals on machines with enclosed cabs. Applications include mining, construction, military, crash/fire/rescue, refuse, and other severe-service operations.

Bergstrom introduces NITE Plus, the next generation of its NITE system

Bergstrom Inc., a supplier of climate systems to the commercial vehicle industry, has announced a new, more efficient no-idling system designed to keep drivers cooler for a longer period of time.