IdleAire Window Units Let Truckers Shut Down Engines without Shutting Off Accessories
20 April 2004 - 11:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
IdleAire Window Units Let Truckers Shut Down Engines without
Shutting Off Accessories Siemens Wins $10 Million Agreement to
Assemble Grid-Powered Systems that Provide Cool Air and Cool
Services-- Plus Save Energy, Reduce Pollution KNOXVILLE, Tenn.,
April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Knoxville-based IdleAire Technologies
announced today it is awarding Siemens Energy & Automation a
$10 million agreement to assemble key components of its
award-winning Advanced Travel Center Electrification (ATE) system
for the trucking industry. At its Electronics Manufacturing Center
in Johnson City, Siemens will assemble the primary user input
device, which provides thermostat control as well as email access
and movie and TV choices. IdleAire's system is installed at
facilities where long-haul diesel trucks congregate. Traditionally,
drivers idle their trucks for extended periods to heat and cool
their cabs. The ATE system allows truckers to shut off their rigs.
The system works off the electrical grid, providing truck cabins
with filtered air as well as access to the Internet and a range of
entertainment options. IdleAire said the Siemens agreement was a
first step in implementing plans for the rapid, nationwide
deployment of its technology. Production is expected to start in
May 2004. IdleAire shares revenue from use of the system with the
property owner. Truck owners pay the cost of the system's basic
services for drivers, which is less than the cost of idling the
trucks. "The strategic alignment of IdleAire and Siemens gives us a
highly capable, top-quality assembly partner who is able to ramp up
to our aggressive implementation schedules," said IdleAire COO
David Everhart. "Teaming two award-winning companies, IdleAire and
Siemens, to play a key role in creating both cleaner air and jobs
in Tennessee is another example of how 'green' means jobs for
Tennessee," said Betsy Child, commissioner of the Tennessee
Department of Environment and Conservation. DATASOURCE: Siemens
Energy & Automation CONTACT: David Everhart of IdleAire
Technologies, +1-865-342-3600; or Steve Morgan, +1-770-751-2477, or
, or Barbara Mason, +1-423-461-2983, or , both of Siemens Web site:
http://www.siemens.com/
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