Spoiled rotten company owner make me wanna puke.

any decent company will let you idle if it is too hot or too cold--or if ac broken--a hotel room

i tried savannah at about 115 oat in qa black t600 the ac was broken and inside was getting close to 130
i tried to wait for a load--even in my under wear--window open and fridge door open--a wet spot the size of the bed---finally i opted for the offered hotel room to wait for load

 

They do charge you rent and utilities. You just don't know it!

Any experiened driver with a good record can pick their own company to work for. Some companies are concerned about driver retention. I would put it in your list of requirements when job searching you want a company with an APU.

 

Im not talking about companies, because I dont work for a crap outfit that wont let me idle. Im talking about the ticket writing states and cities. And since im in my bunk more than Im in my bed at home, that truck is MY HOME when im in it

 

You do know that your not suppose to sleep in the wet spot? Right?

 

Im sitting in Eufala Oklahoma at the loves,60 degrees out,no a/p on no windows down,perfect weather right now,guy next to me,truck idling away.WTF,REALLY.These guys are the reason for the things responsible drivers get #### on for.Is there any possible reason why his truck should be idling right now.

 

HMMM Bad starter--weak batteries--too lazy to shut off--enjoyin paradise by the dashboard lights maybe?
Course if he is paying for the fuel--maybe he is just rich?

 

Forgot how to "HOT WIRE" it so needs to let it run , or he did TOO good on his FUEL mileage , needs to burn off a bit so the super truckers will believe he manageged to get 8 MPG..

 

I feel for ya, but things are what they are. I personally would like to see what the policy actually is. My guess is that is based off of a percentage for the month. Idle when you want to or don't. Like others have stated any policy that is in place has to do with abuse of equipment. You talk about the betrayal of the company to the driver, from their point of view it's probably the just the opposite. They're probably thinking, we've been employing these guys for x numbers of year and they could care less about trying to save costs. don't they know how much this is costing us? If you're going to stay you might want to request a meeting with the owners to let them know your feelings. Share your thoughts and rationale and try not to get upset or take things personally if things don't go your way.


Oh and on a side note, could you clean the turds out of the sandbox? They're creeping me out.

 

Why not just ask the owners if they can sell the air conditioners in their office and their home and use the money to buy you an APU since it will never get over 110° in either so they don’t need them