Ballard Mack Sales and Service will serve as the Northeast distributor for Idle Free’s complete electric auxiliary power unit (APU).
Ballard Mack Sales and Service provides bumper-to-bumper service on tractors, trailers and trucks for Mack, Volvo, Hino, Fuso and UD, and several other light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. The company will provide sales, installation and service for Idle Free APUs. Under the terms of the agreement, Ballard will sell and service Idle Free APUs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The Idle Free solution can be powered in one of three ways:
- An independent battery bank consisting of four AGM batteries captures energy produced by the engine’s alternator and stores it and, when the truck’s engine is off, converts the stored energy into 120 volt electricity using a pure sine wave inverter.
- Shorepower, which is standard on every Idle Free system, allows drivers unlimited runtime when plugged into all-weather electrical outlets being deployed across North America.
- Reefer Link, Idle Free’s proprietary, patented technology run by the reefer. Idle Free is the only APU on the market that can be powered by the reefer.
Idle Free APUs use a coolant heater as a fully integrated component of the system providing heat for both the cab/bunk as well as the engine block.
“After researching all the APUs currently on the market, we found the quality, durability and capabilities of Idle Free APUs to be head and shoulders above the others,” said John Picking, president, Ballard Mack Sales and Service.
“We’re excited about the partnership with Ballard, whose distinctive reputation for quality and a track record of success matches our own,” said Robert Hopton, CEO of Idle Free Systems. “With this partnership, we are closing geographic gaps on dealer representation of Idle Free APUs throughout North America.”
