Auxiliary power units are complex devices with a plethora of items to check and service – from oil level and mounting condition to coolant hoses and filters. However, the payoff can be huge. An idling ...

TruckGen has designed a small, light auxiliary power unit (APU). This anti-idle system offers many of the same features found in the firm's Total Truck TruckGen has designed a small, light auxiliary ...

El Segundo, CA-based Aura Systems is rolling out a new hybrid auxiliary power unit (APU) that uses both battery power and an small diesel-powered motor to allow truck drivers to heat and cool their ...

Cummins Inc. announced Thursday, Sept. 13, that it has doubled the oil change interval from 500 hours to 1,000 hours for its ComfortGuard Auxiliary Power Unit, which will improve uptime for truck and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thermo King’s TriPac auxiliary power unit (APU) is now available with an Extreme Arctic Kit, which the company says provides improved start-ups in cold weather. Thermo King officials ...

The new operation will be based in the UK. Credit: Complete Aircraft Group UK-based independent aviation solutions provider Complete Aircraft Group (CAG) continues to expand its capabilities with the ...

The latest generation of ComfortPro diesel-powered auxiliary power units (APUs) from Carrier Transicold includes upgrades that improve reliability, reduce maintenance, and double the length of the ...

Honeywell has joined forces with rental dealership Logix Aero to provide an auxiliary power unit Engine Rental Bank that loans Honeywell’s 331-350C auxiliary power units to operators with Airbus A330 ...

Auxiliary power units allow truck drivers to have climate control for their sleepers and electricity for hotel loads without needing to idle the tractor engine, but fleets that elect to add APUs to ...

My plan to buy an auxiliary power unit (APU) has been put on hold. Fortunately, the mild weather at this time of year means that I wouldn’t have seen much benefit from having one anyway. The reason ...

The CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program has achieved “Ready to Load” (RTL) condition with the successful light-off of its first Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) engine. The achievement signals that the ...

Russian operator S7 Group’s engineering division is setting up a new overhaul facility for CFM International CFM56 powerplants as well as Honeywell auxiliary power units. The new S7 Technics ...