Idle Smart announced a new Battery Protect feature that continuously monitors battery voltage levels and automatically starts a vehicle's engine to recharge batteries when the voltage drops below a preset level. This helps ensure fleet uptime and prevents issues associated with battery drain, such as needing a service call or experiencing downtime. Battery Protect will be included standard with all new Idle Smart shipments and allows fleets to customize voltage and run time settings.

1. Idle Smart Provides Battery Protection
New Battery Protect™, a standard feature, ensures starting power
Leawood, Kansas/Nashville – March 9, 2014 – Idle Smart, the provider of an
automatic engine start stop solution, today announced Battery Protect™, a new
feature that continuously monitors battery voltage levels and will start and run a
vehicle’s engine to recharge batteries, helping ensure fleet uptime and hassle
free starting. Battery Protect was introduced at the American Trucking
Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2014 Annual Meeting
and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee.
“With Battery Protect, fleets have the ability to customize voltage thresholds and
recharge run times,” said Ryan Bennett, VP product and marketing at Idle Smart.
“Idle Smart constantly monitors truck battery voltage, automatically starts the
engine when it drops to a pre-set level and runs it for a pre-determined amount of
time, eliminating the need for electric shore power-based systems or someone to
go out and manually start the truck.
“Battery drain is an issue for fleets, at parking facilities where drivers require
hotel loads for comfort and convenience items, and especially during 34-hour
rest periods required by new Hours of Service regulations,” Bennett added.
“Battery Protect can intelligently monitor and help eliminate battery drain so
trucks are ready to meet operational needs, and avoid the high cost of a service
call and possible downtime.”
Independent of the temperature monitoring and Cold Weather Guard™
capabilities of Idle Smart, Battery Protect is pre-programmed to start the truck at
a default setting of 12.2 volts and run the engine for a recommended 20 minutes.
Using Idle Smart’s fully customizable and password protected intuitive display
and menu driven format, fleets can change voltage and time settings to meet
specific preferences.
The Idle Smart solution will include Battery Protect as a standard feature with all
new shipments.
About Idle Smart
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, Idle Smart is the developer
and provider of an automated engine start stop solution that reduces overnight idle time,
provides year round cab comfort and maintains fleet uptime by keeping batteries
charged and engines warm. Idle Smart is backed by a Lifetime Product Warranty and is
a proud supporter of Hope for the Warriors®.
For more information: www.idlesmart.com

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