That and I find the vibration of the engine soothing. Puts me to sleep faster than laying there listening to crickets. And as you said.. its a constant noise.. not the start stop of an APU or reefer unit. Or someone arguing on the phone loudly with his wife and his windows down for the whole world to hear.
This is trucking... I find getting upset over an idling truck the same as getting upset over a slower truck climbing a hill. In either case.. its none of my concern.
Hurst
Why do people needlessly idle ?
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One was to a guys house in Concho, AZ. It was a group buy of pottery clay. The rest was in Las Cruces, NM
That's his house. I parked on the County Road outside his driveway and he and another guy unloaded by hand. His wife gave me iced tea and a sandwich.
The funny thing is I was late delivering there because I had to get a starter replaced in Flagstaff!MidWest_MacDaddy, peterbilt_2005 and G13Tomcat Thank this. -
One of the nicest places I went to deliver was a mine in Gold River BC.
One of the most desolate place I went to deliver a excavator was happy valley goose bay. I swore I would never do that trip ever again. And no you don't ever turn the truck off up there.Mudguppy Thanks this. -
I'm from Florida. The human body is 98f. I'm not quite that had.. but below 65f and I've been known to put on a hoodie.
My wife is always cold. I set the house AC to 72 when home. She likes it at 78. When I'm home she runs around the house in a snuggy all the time. LoL
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I might Idle 20 hours a week tops. An APU would never pay for itself for me.
When I started out as a company driver though I had an APU and I couldn't sleep well without that thing running. Then I got up north for a bit and It stayed below 0* for a week so I had to leave my truck idling. (our trucks were only allowed to idle at 0* or colder). I had never slept with a truck idling. For a long time I would wake up after 4 hours thinking something was wrong because the truck was running. Normally the truck shut itself off after 5 minutes.
Anymore I can sleep fine with anything. Cows stomping around in the back. Reefer running. Truck Idling. APU running.
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Just curious have you lived in Oregon your entire life, it will help answer a few questions most are asking.
I have and meet many friends in Eugene,Or I have spent years understanding the Oregon way of life.
With this industry, they have made huge improvements in the diesel world. If only cars would be up to the diesel improvements.
http://www.theicct.org/blogs/staff/ever-improving-efficiency-diesel-engine
Besides all that technical jargon, Trucking is and has been around before you and will be after you. It's inhabited by many different people. Who work to provide and control there little world. At present the government is trying to control this monster of an industry. With no major impact, but to effect the individual. Science has more ability to fix Trucking than some person worried about a noise or idling.
You can pick another spot away from idling trucks. But firing up a group of drivers is not a great suggestion. Everyone is entitled to his opinion, it's the internet. Change how you do it or change your surroundings. -
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Well, I guess I'll get in on this as well.
The company I work for is a small (more or less) family outfit that buys & sells scrap plastic & processes it into many different types of plastic for many different uses. Mainly either "regrind" or those little plastic pellets or BBs. Because its a small company, they only have one truck which they lease from Ryder. Its a 2015 Frieghtliner Cascadia that we use for more or less local & regional delivery. All within about 350 mile radius. Most of my stuff is local around our city. Some is only 100 -150 miles away. About once or maybe twice a week, I will go out over night. That wont pay for an APU etc, so we dont have one installed. I idle.
Everything else is shipped & received by other carriers.
Cry if you might but, unless its just pain comfy temps... I'm gonna idle & run the AC/heat just like I do at home..... and for the record, they encourage me to idle, stay comfortable & get my rest so I can drive/work safely. I hate it for you Jim Bob, but the one or two nights a week I am out... I'm gonna idle. That truck will run from the time I get in it to start my run, until I get back & go home.Oxbow, Mudguppy, G13Tomcat and 1 other person Thank this. -
One day you will hear a popping sound, that is your head being pulled out of your ###.Oxbow, 4mer trucker, Mudguppy and 8 others Thank this.
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