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The206Uber t1_j4sp1ry wrote

I'm a trucker. I regularly pick up loads at caves in Carthage MO and Springfield MO. I'm required to drive my entire truck into the cave, navigate among massive pillars, and hit my dock among dozens of other trucks. It's usually cheese I pick up from caves but sometimes other dairy products. They're essentially giant cold storage vaults. It's pretty cool (pun somewhat intended).

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paulyweird t1_j4ssvq1 wrote

This sounds like a great place for a tesla truck.

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The206Uber t1_j4sts18 wrote

We have to shut everything down: tractor, reefer, and APU. The part of the caves we use are open to the outside and therefore ventilated but yeah...20 trucks idling in there would get unbreathable pretty quickly. An electric truck would be better, at least until it's time to haul that 40k# load 1500 miles to the receiver.

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ForbiddenJello t1_j4vrrpw wrote

Interesting! I didn't know trucks had APU's

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The206Uber t1_j4yb69g wrote

Some do, anyway. It saves wear and tear on the big diesel and pollutes less. IMHO pretty sensible addition to a truck.

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