Webasto Heater Now Fully Integrated into ClimaCab® Electric Air Conditioning
System
UNION CITY, California – July 21, 2009 – ClimaCab® and Webasto have partnered to offer
an industry-leading climate control solution for heavy duty trucks. The collaboration offers a
premier engine-off solution that saves fuel and reduces noxious emissions. Jay Parr,
ClimaCab General Manager said, “It is our goal to provide customers with the most efficient,
highest value and cleanest solution on the market, and adding a Webasto heater to our
system is a no brainer.”
Glacier Bay’s electric air conditioning system, ClimaCab , and Webasto’s Air Top 2000 ST
heater are fully integrated into one seamless package that provides truck operators and
fleets with an optimum sleeper cab environment year-round, independent of idling the truck’s
engine. ClimaCab’s state-of-the-art touch screen provides full heating and cooling control at
the touch of a button, allowing precise climate control. And to simplify doing business,
Glacier Bay will be the single source supplier for all system sales, parts, service, and
warranty needs.
Glacier Bay and Webasto share the same enthusiasm for high quality, high performance and
low cost-of-ownership products, making them natural allies in helping truck operators and
fleet owners reduce vehicle idling. “For more than 70 years, Webasto has been committed to
developing and providing engine-off comfort and environmental solutions to the global
transportation industry,” said John Thomas, General Manager of Commercial Vehicle
Business Development and Head of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, WPNA.
ClimaCab delivers un-paralleled savings and performance, providing A/C for 10+ hours on a
scorching summer afternoon while burning no fuel. The A/C system runs on only four
batteries charged by a standard truck alternator. An intelligent power management module
ensures optimum battery charging, extends battery life, and helps eliminate jump starts.
The Webasto Air Top 2000 ST provides quiet, powerful air heating that uses the factory bunk
HVAC air ducts. The system is remarkably efficient (using 80% less fuel than an idling
truck), light (5.7 lb.), and compact. “We chose Webasto to provide the heating component of
our ClimaCab system because of their reputation for performance, quality, and extensive
technical expertise,” said Jay Parr.
Webasto will begin supplying the Air Top 2000 ST to Glacier Bay in the summer of 2009.
