So if the company is #####ing about idle…..

I direct wired the compressor one time. Was coming out of the Phoenix area going North through SLC. I didn't unplug that sucker until well into Idaho. The breaker kept popping, and I was not about to deal with 110 degrees for 600 miles...

 

PA and NY anti-idle laws are only in force if you are out of the truck and do not have a pet. If you are in the sleeper, you are not only allowed but actively encouraged to idle if necessary to maintain a safe and comfortable temperature to ensure proper rest.

PA State Troopers have enough accidents to clean up as it is. They don't want more from y'all sweating instead of sleeping.

Additionally, as a lifelong resident of PA, I've never seen the anti-idle laws enforced anywhere in PA, or anywhere outside of NYC in NY.

 

Understand the office critters are required to chirp over certain things. Let them chirp, say "okay", then idle as necessary. They really don't care, they just don't want their boss chirping at them.

 

And that's the thing.

Idling costs them money, so the big boss tells the little boss to get on those darn drivers to save them some money by cutting down that idle time.
They hope that some drivers will be intimidated enough to suffer with the heat.

 

I've not had the same experience in PA.

 

If you’re looking for a new job here’s the way to do it

get the job lined up , offer in writing etc .

With a start date ,
Tell your dispatcher you have a family issue you must deal with and you need to be routed back to your home terminal .

park the rig , clean it out and take lots and lots of pics and videos of the rig inside and out .

Go start your new job and when you run out of vacation time at the old job , and the new jobs seems like it’s gonna worn out , call and or email and quit the old job .

do NOT tell the company you are quitting until you have started with the new company and get your first paycheck

a lot of new companies will tell you you’re hired then not hire you when you show up .

 

Vacation time... really?
If you take so much time off to be until you get your first paycheck from a new company, your old company would have already told you to clean out your truck.
They won't have a truck sitting idle for that long, especially if it is parked in the terminal.

 

Western Express used to go out when you were at the Nashville, Tennessee terminal and tell you to shut your truck off. They'd have you set there for days (I sat for 4). Only time you got a room then is when your truck actually went into the shop. 4 days for a regular B-Service. The truck is your home away from home. Ask them if they don't run their air conditioning at their home.

 

When I worked there, drivers would need a couple days layover, so they'd get a motel room. Might sit in the motel room for a couple days waiting for dispatch and the whole time their truck is idling at a truckstop near the motel. Scumbag drivers.

 

I would rather sit in my truck for that time, instead of being in a motel room.
I guess it would be the same idling time though.