Track Your Truck provides APU exemption guide

APUs may be a problem for drivers who regularly carry close to the maximum weight limits, especially given the patchwork of state exemptions.
Aug. 1, 2016

Auxiliary power units, otherwise known as APUs are used by a sizeable amount of truck drivers to help limit fuel use since they exclude the need to run trucks engines on idle while parked. But seeing as they typically weigh a few hundred pounds, they may be a problem for drivers who regularly carry close to the maximum weight limits. With the president’s recent expansion of the MAP-21 bill dealing with state-by-state APU regulations, this may be confusing to drivers crossing state lines.

Below, vehicle satellite tracking company Track Your Truck positioned a guide that can inform drivers exactly how much weight is exempt in each state.

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