VARTA Fleet Program

„NO MORE FREEZING WITH AGM.“

Company: Anders Johansson Åkeri AB

Owner: Anders Johansson

Location: Vaggeryd

Vehicle fleet:9 trucks

Delivery region:Sweden

CHALLENGE:

When parking for the night, the heater uses power to keep the cab warm. Sometimes the truck had trouble starting again.

Without AGM:

Charge every week
Lifetime expectancy: about 6 months
Can run up to 4 hours

Solution

With the AGM, drivers can use the heater all night and know that the truck is going to start in the morning.

With AGM:

No recharge needed
Lifetime expectancy: about 2 years and longer
Can run up to 12 hours

Learn more about the VARTA ProMotive AGM

Parking Heater

„AGM gives me peace of mind.“

We have tested the AGM for one year now. Initially, we were not aware of its full potential. We charged the batteries every weekend, as wealways did, until we hired a new driver who did not receive full information about the charging process.

After three months we discovered that we had not charged the truck at all. Everything worked perfectly though, no problem.The driver could use his equipment and the heater and still be confident that the truck would start every time.

Anders Johansson’s trucking company "Anders Johansson Åkeri AB" delivers goods all across Sweden.

„Especially in winter it can get freezing cold when we take our rest periods in the truck. Our integrated heater systems make such breaks much more comfortable for us. But these heater systems require a lot of energy, so we keep the engine running to recharge the battery.” ;

„However, this requires fuel. Therefore, we used to switch off the heater after heating up the cabin during our breaks in the fear of the engine not starting again and woke up freezing after a few hours. With the new AGM in place that is no longer necessary, and I need to worry a lot less.”

Your drivers still freeze on cold winter nights?

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