Cab and Coolant Heaters: Affordable In-cab Climate Control

Truck Talk
Volume 1 Number 21

We’re just coming into the beginning of the heating season, and while fuel has come down a little over the past month or two, it continues to cling close to the dollar-a-litre mark here in Canada. That leaves truckers who choose to idle their engines with the prospect of burning about 40 bucks worth of fuel over their 10-hour off-duty period. Or, they can get away with a fraction of that using a cab or coolant heater — something less than a gallon, we’re told, for a full overnight burn with an air heater, a little more with a coolant heater.

This week, we’ll be discussing two idle-reduction technologies, the plain, simple hot-air cab heater, and the slightly more elaborate coolant heating system. Both will keep the truck warm at a fraction of the cost of a night’s idling, and the reduced CO2 emissions are bonus for the environment.

We’ve got John Dennehy, the vice president of marketing and communications with Espar Heater Systems, and Irfan Rehmanji, product manager for idle reduction at Teleflex Power Systems with us this week to explain the differences between the two types of heating systems.

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