House Battery Bank vs Starter Battery
House Battery Bank vs Starter Battery Most personal vehicles only come with one battery, the starter, which starts the engine. Heavy-duty trucks have much larger starter batteries than non-commercial vehicles because it takes much larger engines to pull them. However, modern commercial trucks, fitted with electric APUs (auxiliary power units), often also have a house […]
Auxiliary Power and Electric APUs
Why Auxiliary Power? Most long-haul truck drivers spend 250-300 days and nights on the road every year, and sometimes more. That means living in your truck for 68–82% of the year. In that time your truck becomes your home—the place where you eat, sleep, work and wind down. To make this manageable, you deserve basic […]