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buddy

Seasoned Expediter
Effective Friday Idleaire is closing its doors. According to the knoxville paper. While sitting here at the TA outside of San Antonio we walked the idleair office just has the lady was hanging the "closed" sign. she stated a buyer couldn't get monies needed to takeover.

Idleaire filled for bankruptcy in April 2009.
 
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blizzard2014

Veteran Expediter
Driver
The government wants to push all this green energy crap down our throats! Why doesn't Barry taje over idle air in order to help reduce greenhouse gases from idling trucks. Barry, where are you??
 
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Poorboy

Expert Expediter
blizzard said:
The government wants to push all this green energy crap down our throats! Why doesn't Barry taje over idle air in order to help reduce greenhouse gases from idling trucks. Barry, where are you??
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Because there's Not Enough Television Time in it For Him! However I Hate to see Idleaire close up! It Saved I don't know How many Million Gallons of Fuel since it Started!
 
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easyrider2697

easyrider2697

Expert Expediter
blizzard said:
The government wants to push all this green energy crap down our throats! Why doesn't Barry taje over idle air in order to help reduce greenhouse gases from idling trucks. Barry, where are you??
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They would be filing for chapter 13 in April 2010 if they did take over...and really..do you want the Government to be more in our pockets than they already are?
 
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Kyle06

Seasoned Expediter
well that's just exciting .... this sucks going to get more expensive to stay cool..

Do you have any links to this story?
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
That is really too bad, I used it often when I had my S/T, and loved it.Such a blessing.Where's The gov't bailout on something like this?
 
moose

moose

Veteran Expediter
pelicn said:
and I wonder if they'll be removed now.
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That can take some time...
Just watch and see .
and guss hoe's going to pay for it to be removed.

same will happened 10 15 years from now ,
when them wind turbines stop turning .
 
bobwg

bobwg

Expert Expediter
People say its cheaper to idle your truck and burn fuel but what about the wear and tear on the engine while the truck sits and runs for hours and hours, so if you add cost of wear and tear on the engine and want it to last you would want to use Idleaire if you dont have a APU see the story at www.thetrucker.com
 
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highway star

highway star

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Not much of a shock. It seemed way to expensive to me. The money spent on that, when available, would be better spent on an APU that's with you all the time. My aircard and DirecTv, along with the Rigmaster, give me Idleaire everywhere I go.
 
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Kyle06

Seasoned Expediter
Man this does suck a little.... We buy our own fuel and it was a little cheaper to use IdleAir then it was to Idle... may need to make some changes in who buys the fuel.... or get with a owner that has a APU and buys the fuel.... getting tired of waking up sweating in the summer it's hard to get any productive rest in..
 
pelicn

pelicn

Veteran Expediter
From Landline
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Jan10/012510/012910-01.htm

Many drivers with IdleAire accounts have expressed concern about whether they will receive refunds from the company. One OOIDA member told Land Line he just renewed his subscription a week ago. At that time, he said no one warned him of a potential shutdown.
Instead, concerned drivers have been directed to the company’s Web site, where the following directions are posted. “If you are a professional driver needing a receipt for prior visits, please send an email to [email protected] by Thursday, February 4. You must include your IdleAire Member #, your name and the time frame for your visit(s). We will not be able to respond to your request after that date.”
 
layoutshooter

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
We had just started using IdleAire again. It starts to become cost effective when fuel gets up around $3 per gallon. We try to consider the cost of the fuel to run the APU plus the cost of the up keep on it. Oil changes etc. Also wear and tear on it, considering how fast our APU goes through belts.

It was a very expensive idea, too much investment for little return. A good idea but not practical as a business. I wish I was smart enough (and rich enough) to come up with a better idea that could make money.
 
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