"IdleAir" Systems At Truck Stops? (Or Similar Systems)

My wife and I have our DMV tests coming up shortly and are about to head off to a company. We have still been speaking with several companies that may be potential options. Today when speaking with a recruiter about their idling policy she told me that their idling policy was loosely enforced and that alternatively their drivers always had the option of using the "IdleAir" systems which could be found at "most, if not all" truck stops and is free of charge for their drivers. I hadn't heard of this system and had to look up the IdleAir website to see what it was. Seems like a cool system but I'm wondering if this is actually readily available and all it's cracked up to be. Is this something truly available at most truck stops? Is it something available at all parking spaces within the truck stops that have it or simply one or two spaces that are always occupied? Is it something you have to reserve ahead of time? Are there alternative brands of this system? (If there's not then I can view the company map to see which truck stops have it and clearly it's not "most" or "all".) In general I'd just like to know if this is something you guys are using daily out there or if it's a rare convenience (or if it's a junk system for that matter).

If you're talking about what I think you're talking about, I've only seen it at one truck stop that I've been to. Period.

Granted, I've only been driving since January, but still, it's not that easily accessed.

Ive seen it at a couple of them, usually you pull into them tractor first and the ones ive seen doesnt look like they are easy to back out of, just in the aspect that they were placed on the outbound part of the stop, plus there are parked trucks usually behind you, like a normal spot. But like i said, ive seen 3 maybe 4 in my travels this past month.

The "Idle Air" isn't free, it is actually kinda pricey. I have only ran into a few places that still have it operational. I would say there are more truck stops that used to have it, than actually have an operational system. Even then it is a rare find. It was a fad that never really caught on. Neat idea, but costly and slightly impractical. It took up valuable space, you had to nose in, you had to either buy or rent the window attachment, and you had to pay for 24 hours of use. What you got out of it was temperature controlled air pumped into your truck and 'cable' tv.

Larry, what do you mean by loosely enforced?

If any company gets on your case about idling, just say that you needed the AC to be able to be well rested to drive safely (assuming of course this is concerning how hot the sleeper can get while you're attempting to rest). Or if it's too cold and the truck isn't equipped with a FUNCTIONING bunk heater, say the need the heat to survive!