Plug-in and recharging stations for truck stops. Shorepower Technologies, through its suite of integrated technologies to electrify truck parking spaces, helps truckers reduce fuel costs and emissions produced by long hours of idling. Shorepower also opens new opportunities for truck stop owners and operators to offer services to existing and potential customers. Story ideas include: federal grant enables truck stops and plazas to have all hardware installed on their site and join the growing Shorepower network for little or no out-of-pocket investment; truck stop parking space electrification creates greater efficiency in the North American electical grid by encouraging more electricity use during off-peak hours; how truck operators are benefitting from truck stop electrification; tips on equipping a cab with basic Shorepower equipment for under $200. Media contact: Doug Siefkes.
Jan 16, 2012 | Filed under: Company news, Truckstops Six more truck stops and travel centers along the U.S. Interstate 5 travel corridor will install power pedestals in 2012 transforming the I-5 corridor into the nation’s first interstate corridor allowing drivers to shut off their engines during rest periods and plug into the electric grid.
Jan 6, 2012 | Filed under: Company news Green Transportation Conference on Jan. 11 at the Salem Conference Center in Salem, Ore., features information from manufacturers and policy makers about green transportation technologies such as Shorepower.
Dec 17, 2011 | Filed under: Feature Truck fleets like Braun Express find shore power has great potential in saving money on fuel and providing their truck drivers a much more restful environment.
Nov 4, 2011 | Filed under: Company news Shore power- similar to the electrical connections already in wide use at RV parks and marinas – may be coming to a truck stop near you. But how will it be deployed? And what’s in it for truck operators and the businesses that offer them places to park overnight?
Oct 20, 2011 | Filed under: Truckstops A truckstop along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border in Wendover, Utah, now offers 32 power hook-ups for truckers to plug in for shore power service.
