Open Up The Windows

January 19, 2009 · Posted in trucking products

Truck Screens

Whether you’re indoors or sitting in your cab, spending hours in stale air is no fun. Even if they have heat and central air, most people prefer to leave the window open in their cars and homes during the cool fall and spring months, and sometimes on mild summer nights. Not only can an open window help regulate the temperature to its most natural feel, but also the sounds and smells of the night air can be comforting when on a long ride. Keeping the window open is also a safety tactic, as you’re more likely to hear oncoming traffic or weather programs than if it’s shut and you’re traveling with a loud radio, CD player, DVD player, or other noise making device.

But keeping the window open while you drive can also have a variety of unfortunate side effects. The force of the wind can be too strong, blowing through your hair and scattering your important papers and logbook pages throughout your cab. Rain, stones, and other elements can come in, and you might even have bugs flying around your cab. Some suggest that an open window can decrease fuel mileage, although the popular televisions show Mythbusters claims they’ve busted the myth. But the fact that an accidentally open window at a truck stop can encourage theft is no myth at all.

That’s where the Breezeway screen comes in. Breezeway truck screens snugly fit in your cab window to give you all of the benefits of having the window open without all of the disadvantages. Not only can the truck screen end nuisances, such as bugs flying into your cab, but it can also help you save money. With the security and temperature control provided by the screen, truckers can sleep with their windows open at night, therefore reducing the need to idle. Reducing idling times cuts back on fuel costs and helps truckers meet environmental and local standards, saving money both on diesel and on penalty tickets. In fact, the company’s web site suggests that the screen pays for itself in just one day.

Unique in its design, this truck screen performs much differently than the typical window screens that most have in their homes. As it is formatted for the road, this screen is built to keep the noise, vibrations, and fumes of the road outside, allowing you peace of mind inside. Driving with the window open without a screen can pose serious health risks for those driving down busy highways caked with drivers that are emitting toxic carbon monoxide and other air pollutants. By purchasing a Breezeway screen, you’ll be saving your lungs from having to endure the toxic stink of road fumes.

For only $33 for a pair, truckers can easily invest in the screens, fitting both windows so that they can enjoy maximum airflow with minimum discomfort. With two sizes available, the truck screens are fitted for most U.S. class seven and eight trucks. Makes such as Freightliner, Century, International, Kenworth, and Peterbilt are represented.

Whether you’re looking to save the cost of dragging or wanting to spend a cool night with the windows open and the engine off, Breezeway screens are excellent investments that allow truckers to save both money and time spent in an uncomfortable environment. While not all truckers can afford to purchase the luxury items that some truckers use, most can afford the screens. Screens are available for purchase online via the Trucker’s Mall.