US Idle Cost Calculator (Canadian Version)

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.

YOUR IDLING COSTS

How many hours each week could you use auxiliary devices instead of idling?* hr/week
*   The American Trucking Association suggest that on average a class 8 truck will idle for 2,000 hours/year or 40 hours per week.
How Much fuel is used for idling?
(Click here and look up the number in the table.)		 gal./hr
What is the price of diesel Fuel? US$ /gal.
What is your average fuel economy? miles/gal.
     
Cost of PROHEAT equipment US$  
     
 

 

YOUR RESULTS

 

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

 

 

YOUR SAVINGS WHEN YOU INVEST IN A PROHEAT® HEATER

 

Proheat Heater Pay Back Time Based on Fuel Costs.
Assumes heater is used 5 months of the year		 operational
months
Proheat Heater Savings over 2 Years.** US$ in 2 years
Proheat Heater Savings over 3 Years.** US$ in 3 years
Proheat Heater Savings over 4 Years.** US$ in 4 years
Proheat Heater Savings over 5 Years.** US$ in 5 years
**   Amounts shown take into account the PROHEAT equipment costs you entred above.
i.e. Savings are after paying for Proheat equipment.
 

 

 

 

AT A GLANCE

Idle Cost Caculator

  • For more information contact your Proheat® representative or call (604) 270-6899.