WAUKESHA, WI – Heavy-equipment transporters can trim emissions and help meet government “No Idle” regulations with Retriever, a new truck bed that can load and unload 30,000-lb. payloads with the truck’s engine off.

Retriever’s No Idle System uses a truck’s air system — not hydraulics — for truck-bed power. In rental equipment deliveries, for example, the No Idle System can reduce idling time by as much as 95 percent and produce substantially lower emissions, extend engine life and maintenance intervals on the truck’s 2008 emissions system, and generate significant fuel savings.

The No Idle System works in conjunction with the truck air system. Once the compressor has filled the truck’s tanks, it continues pumping until the 60-gallon No Idle System tank is filled to 120 psi. Under normal driving operation, it takes between four and six minutes to bring the No Idle System up to full pressure.

When making pickups and deliveries, the truck’s engine can be shut off while the No Idle System tank powers the deck and ramp. The tank’s capacity can handle both the loading and unloading of a 30,000-lb. payload. Given a normal driving schedule, there should never be a time when the tank can’t power a full load/unload cycle.

The EPA estimates the typical equipment transport truck idles an average of 15 minutes per stop and makes between four and five pickups and deliveries per day. Therefore, the No Idle System can save the atmosphere two hours of engine fumes per truck per day.

For more information, visit www.upnatom.com.