Claim Your Tax Exemption for Reducing Idle Time

In a much-anticipated move, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its coordination with the Departments of Energy and Transportation as well as the IRS to approved idle-reduction devices for exclusion from the 12 percent federal excise tax (FET) under Section 206 of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (EIEA) (PL 110-343).

What does that mean to you? The removal of the FET offers tax relief to buyers of approved idle-reduction devices, and can result in savings of $100 to $1,200 per unit, depending on the cost of the device.

EPA has published a complete list of idle-reduction devices that are eligible for the retail excise tax exemption (see below). The types of idle-reduction devices include fuel operated heaters, battery air conditioning systems, auxiliary power units/generator sets, thermal storage systems, and shore connection systems.

ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS

Thermal Storage Systems:

• Autotherm Division Enthal Systems, Inc / T-2500 Energy Recovery System (ERS)
  Webasto / BlueCool Truck
  Shore Connection Systems
  Comfort / Duo-Therm heat pump
  Freightliner's Shorepower System
  Phillips and Temro Industries / Cab Power 8500633
  Shurepower, LLC / Shurepower
  Teleflex, Inc. / CCU Shore Power
  Volvo 5H-A1 / 120 V Shore Power Kit
  Volvo LN-A1 /Inverter Charger Kit
  Xantrex Technology / TRUCKPOWER Inverter/Charger & Cab

Auxiliary Power Units/Generator Sets:

• Aux Generators Inc. / Idle Hawk
  Auxiliary Power Dynamics, LLC / Willis APU
  Black Rock Systems / Black Rock
  Carrier Transicold / ComfortPro APU
  Centramatic / Centramatic APU
  Comfort Master / Comfort Master
  Cummins / ComfortGuard
  Diamond Power Systems / Diamond Power Systems
  Double Eagle Industries / Gen-Pac
  Dunamis Power Systems APU
  E-Z On APU
  Flying J Inc / Cab Comfort System
  Frigette Truck Systems / APU
  Frigette Truck Systems / Gen Set 1
  Frigette Truck Systems / Gen Set 2
  Gates Corporation / Cab Runner
  Idle Solutions APU
  Idlebuster / Idlebuster
  Kohler / 3APU
  Kohler / 7APU
  Kool-Gen / KG-1000
  Mechron Power Systems / CCS Lightning Cab Comfort System
  Navistar / Fleetrite APU
  Navistar / MaxxPower APU w/HVAC
  Peterbuilt / Comfort Class
  Pony Pack, Inc. / Pony Pack
  Power Technology Southeast / PowerPac
  RigMaster Power Systems, Inc. (Div. of International Power Systems Inc.) / Rig Master Power
  Star Class / GEN-STAR 4500
  Star Class / GEN-STAR 6000
  Thermo King/ TriPac
  TRIDAKO Energy Systems / Power Cube
  Truck Gen / UCT 2-5.5
  Truck Gen / UCT I-3.5
  Truck Gen / UCT-APU
  Volvo / 971-003/4 -(optional 82A-B1X)
  

Fuel Operated Heaters:

• Automotive Climate Control (ACC) / Fuel Fired Heater (air-to-air) FFHD 2
  Espar / D1LC
  Espar / D3LC
  Espar / Airtronic D2
  Espar / Airtronic D4
  Espar / Hydronic 5
  Espar / Hydronic 8-10-12
  Teleflex A2
  Teleflex A4
  Teleflex X45
  Volvo 41-11
  Webasto / Air Top 2000
  Webasto / Air Top 3500
  Webasto / Air Top 5000 ST
  Webasto / DBW 2010
  Webasto / DBW 2020/300
  Webasto / NGW 300
  Webasto / Scholastic Heater
  Webasto / TSL 17
  Webasto / Thermo 50
  Webasto / Thermo 90S
  Webasto / Thermo 230/300/350
  

Battery Air Conditioning/Heating Systems:

• AuraGen / Inverter / Charger System
  Bergstrom, Inc. / NITE
  DC Power Systems APU/AC
  Dometic Corporation / Dometic
  Driver Comfort System / Driver Comfort System
  Freightliner Cascadia Park Smart System
  Glacier Bay / Climacab
  Idle Free Systems / Reefer Link System
  Kenworth Truck Company / Kenworth Clean Power
  Navistar/Bergstrom / 12V Aux No-Idle HVAC
  Paddock Solar / Paddock Solar
  Peterbuilt / Comfort Class System
  Safer Corporation / VIESA
  Sun Power Technologies / Sun Power
  Volvo / 971-001/2