APU idle savings — RefrigerX

A113, A114, A115 (APU) vs. 62 other active trucks · 2026-06-29 to 2026-09-27 (90 days) · Samsara fuel/energy report · generated 2026-09-30 18:01

2.88 h
Idle per day — APU trucks (30.3% of engine time)
8.06 h
Idle per day — other trucks (57.3% of engine time)
+5.18 h
Idle avoided per truck per day (4.14 gal)
$8,252
Fuel saved per APU truck per year at $5.46/gal
$24,755
Combined — 3 APU trucks per year
$511,609
If all 62 other trucks had an APU

Group comparison

TrucksIdle h/dayIdle % of engineIdle gal/dayIdle gal/yrIdle cost/yr
APU trucks32.8830.3%2.30841$4,592
Other trucks628.0657.3%6.442,352$12,844
Difference per truck+5.18+27.0 pts+4.14+1,511$8,252

Per truck

UnitAPUTruckEngine hrsIdle hrsIdle %Idle h/dayIdle galMiles
A113Yes2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA799.1256.932.1%2.85205.531,594
A114Yes2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA823.0293.335.6%3.26234.630,338
A115Yes2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA947.4227.524.0%2.53182.042,332
A106—2025 KENWORTH T6801,534.0915.559.7%10.17732.434,252
A107—2025 KENWORTH T6801,497.8910.260.8%10.11728.231,877
A108—2025 KENWORTH T6801,255.2671.353.5%7.46537.133,759
A109—2025 KENWORTH T6801,679.71,049.562.5%11.66839.635,220
A110—2025 KENWORTH T6801,327.4779.758.7%8.66623.731,359
A111—2025 KENWORTH T6801,523.3986.564.8%10.96789.229,386
A112—2025 KENWORTH T6801,314.1740.856.4%8.23592.632,058
A117—2021 INTERNATIONAL LT625149.584.356.3%0.9467.43,410
A118—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,483.5898.060.5%9.98718.432,061
A119—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,507.5958.563.6%10.65766.829,158
A123—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,639.81,009.161.5%11.21807.336,808
A124—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,661.21,069.364.4%11.88855.533,913
A125—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,694.71,077.963.6%11.98862.335,734
A126—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,666.81,081.264.9%12.01864.933,510
A127—2025 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA811.1406.350.1%4.51325.122,021
A128—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,682.11,007.359.9%11.19805.838,123
A129—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,469.9860.958.6%9.57688.834,282
A130—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,175.9557.547.4%6.19446.036,150
A131—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,149.9566.149.2%6.29452.933,600
A132—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,385.7804.958.1%8.94643.930,308
A133—2025 INTERNATIONAL LT62F889.5532.759.9%5.92426.119,708
A134—2026 INTERNATIONAL LT62F1,312.3747.557.0%8.31598.032,002
A135—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,162.9690.959.4%7.68552.727,358
A136—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,068.3695.465.1%7.73556.419,941
A137—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,354.1809.959.8%9.00647.931,924
A138—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,845.3730.039.6%8.11584.064,129
A139—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,511.6953.263.1%10.59762.632,541
A140—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,654.91,092.966.0%12.14874.430,478
A141—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,608.11,020.463.5%11.34816.333,111
A142—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,393.8845.860.7%9.40676.729,974
A143—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA878.3435.749.6%4.84348.524,032
A144—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA487.9135.627.8%1.51108.520,171
A145—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA850.9327.738.5%3.64262.128,241
A146—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,780.5771.843.4%8.58617.557,637
A147—2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)1,911.21,217.863.7%13.53974.239,126
A148—2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)1,061.6434.040.9%4.82347.234,780
A149—2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)1,385.9879.863.5%9.78703.927,823
A150—2026 VOLVO TRUCK NEW VNL820.1444.954.3%4.94355.921,306
A151—2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)2,105.2844.140.1%9.38675.370,063
A152—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,028.1611.959.5%6.80489.524,211
A153—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,376.5742.653.9%8.25594.139,258
A154—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,473.1894.660.7%9.94715.733,502
A155—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA843.6499.759.2%5.55399.820,685
A156—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA797.1456.857.3%5.08365.519,232
A157—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA626.4373.659.7%4.15298.914,050
A158—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,673.0995.759.5%11.06796.640,180
A159—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA955.6529.255.4%5.88423.425,129
A160—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,465.2723.649.4%8.04578.942,381
A161—2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,174.7543.346.2%6.04434.637,941
A162—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA845.4519.461.4%5.77415.519,217
A163—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,693.31,039.361.4%11.55831.440,596
A164—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,569.5991.963.2%11.02793.534,545
A165—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA1,011.2503.449.8%5.59402.729,252
A166—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA989.5575.258.1%6.39460.124,942
A167—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA432.0216.750.2%2.41173.412,117
A168—2027 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA204.792.845.4%1.0374.36,621
A169—2027 KENWORTH T6801,558.9978.162.7%10.87782.533,096
A170—2027 KENWORTH T6801,644.4969.258.9%10.77775.438,432
A171—2027 KENWORTH T6801,241.9770.962.1%8.57616.727,546
A172—2027 KENWORTH T6801,844.51,162.263.0%12.91929.739,583
A173—2027 KENWORTH T6801,029.1612.559.5%6.81490.024,590
MENSAJERO—2022 FORD F-150281.3105.737.6%1.1784.63,779
Fuel price: $5.460/gal — AAA Texas diesel average, Sept 4 2026.
Idle fuel basis: Idle fuel estimated at 0.80 gal per idle hour (Samsara did not return idle fuel).
Annualized at 365 days/yr from per-day averages over the window. Last 3 days excluded for Samsara processing lag. APU's own fuel use is not captured by Samsara and is not subtracted; net savings will be somewhat lower.
Excluded: 5857, A100, A101, A102, A103; trucks with under 20 engine hours in the window.