Find out how much it is costing you to idle your engine with the Proheat® Idle Calculator.
Answer the following questions and consider the cost savings of installing a Proheat® Heater or Proheat® I.C.E. For more information contact your Proheat® representative or call 1-800-388-3850.

How many hours each week could you use auxiliary devices instead of idling? (The American Trucking Association suggest that on average a class 8 truck will idle for 2,000 hours/year or 40 hours per week.)
  hours/week
How Much fuel is used for idling?
(Click here and look up the number in the table.)
  gallons/hour
What is the price of diesel Fuel?
US$  /gallon
What is your average fuel economy?
  miles/gallon
How much does an oil change cost?
US$  /oil change
How many miles between oil changes?
 miles/oil chg.
How much does an engine overhaul cost?
US$  /overhaul
How many miles between overhauls?
  miles/overhaul
 

Your Results

Your  Fuel Costs
US$  /year
Your  "Miles of idling"  (Idling is putting miles on your engine.)
  miles/year
Your  Preventive maintenance Costs
US$  /year
Your  Overhaul Costs
US$  /year
Total Cost of Idling your truck per Week
US$  /week
Total Cost of Idling your truck per Year
US$  /year


This is what you will save when you invest in a Proheat® Heater.

Proheat Heater Pay Back Time (Based on Fuel & Maintenance Costs) (Assumes heater is used five months of the year)
 operational
 months
Proheat HeaterPay Back Time(Based on Fuel Costs ONLY)
(Assumes heater is used five months of the year)
 operational
 months
Proheat Heater Savings over 5 Years (Amount shown takes into account the purchase price and regular servicing of the unit)
US$  in 5 years  



This is what you will save when you invest in a Proheat® I.C.E.

Proheat I.C.E. Pay Back Time (Based on Fuel & Maintenance Costs)
  months
Proheat I.C.E. Pay Back Time (Based on Fuel Costs ONLY)
  months
Proheat I.C.E.: Savings over 5 Years. (Amount shown takes into account the purchase price and regular servicing of the unit)
US$  in 5 years  

This form is based on the manufactures recommended retail price, and estimated servicing costs of the Proheat® products. It is intended as a guide only. Individual results may vary. Contact your local Proheat Representative for specific details for your application.

See what the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Transportation Technologies has to say on the subject of idling.