Truck Stop Electrification
Electrification/HVAC at West GardinerOur new Truck Stop Electrification (TSE) facility is the first in northern New England and offers 30 innovative AireDock™ HVAC units—good news for truckers and the environment! Stop idling and start benefitting!
So, reduce engine wear, eliminate low RPM idling and help protect the environment. Hook up and shut down! |
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Benefits of Electrification
Certification Document (.6MB PDF) EPA Grant Federal Reporting Electrification Project RFP
Truck Stop Electrification RFP (.5MB PDF) The West Gardiner Service plaza is located off the Maine Turnpike; Exit 102 northbound, Exit 103 southbound and off I-295 northbound at Exit 51 in the Town of West Gardiner, Maine. R.J. Grondin and Sons of Gorham, Maine was the general contractor for the $773,000 project. The work under this contract consisted of expanding the existing parking lot at the West Gardiner Service plaza to add an additional 36 truck parking spaces. The scope included clearing, earthwork and paving, in addition to other work required by the plans and specifications. The contractor began earthwork September 2009; the TSE units went into service October 2010. West Gardiner Site Plan (.1MB PDF) |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded an assistance grant to the Maine Turnpike Authority, providing funding under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 for a TSE project. The project included the construction of 30 electrified parking spaces at the West Gardiner, Maine service plaza. Truckers traveling the I-95 corridor are now able to take Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) mandated rest periods using plaza-provided heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and auxiliary power instead of running their diesel-burning engines.
Availability of TSE in this location is an important link in a chain of TSE facilities between the Canadian Maritimes and Florida. Depending on the price of diesel fuel truckers will likely save $20 per 10-hour stopover, and annual emissions will be reduced by about 1.3 tons for particulate matter, 48 tons for nitrogen oxides, 11 tons for hydrocarbons, and 2,000 tons for carbon dioxide. Jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors will be supported through the site preparation and installation of equipment. Long term environmental, public health, and economic benefits will result from direct investment in diesel emissions reduction and increased fuel efficiency in the freight transportation sector.