Idle reduction solution?

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I had someone contact me with an usual request. I have only exchanged emails with him so do not know all of the details but the basic facts are that he is an over the road trucker and is looking to be able to maintain 2K-3K watts at 120V for a ten hour duration for his mandatory rest period. I did a quick google search and it seems that most areas now have prohibitions against trucks idling for that long so he is looking for an alternative solution. From what he has told me he has only been able to find set ups that will last between 6 and 8 hours and after my cursory search I have not found anything drastically different.

I'm certainly no diesel mechanic and typically I would just punt on this one straight away but it's an interesting problem and figured I would ask the question to see if anyone had any thoughts/ input...
 
That is a lot of power for a ten hour period. Not within the capability of a solar/battery system.
Have you looked into a nice quiet inverter type generator? With an auxiliary fuel tank if necessary.
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A former coworker now runs logistics for a large lighting and staging company. They have about 50 semis for over-the-road transportation and shipping. They drastically improved fleet fuel economy and decreased wear on the trucks' engines by installing 2kva diesel generators on the tractors, behind the cabs. The generators supply hotel loads, such as TV, radio, AC/heat, etc... for the tractor during the drivers' rest periods. They were well muffled, low vibration, and drew fuel from the trucks' main tanks. It's been about four years since they completed the retrofits, and everyone - drivers, people who have to be around the trucks at night, the bean counters - is happy. I'd imagine there are ready-made kits for this kind of thing.


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