Swift's policy on Inverters and Idle policy

you cannot have a inverter wired into the truck. You have to use one that plugs into the power outlets. You can get some that have alot of watts for cheap money.

I am on a dedicated account and we have to keep idle to 10%. I am in new england and when it gets really cold we don't shut the trucks off so the fuel will recycle and not gel. If it is above 20 degrees we shut the trucks off.

The trucks have a wabasco heater that runs off of diesel. It keeps the truck warm.

We run at night and sleep during the day so when summer comes I will idle the truck so I can run ac and keep cool. worry about my idle percentage when the time comes.

 

An added Bonus, i imagine a 360 could heat up the inside of a Sleeper quite nicely.

 

Then you would not need a Heater in Winter, i bet a 360 can heat up a Sleeper quite nicely.
Course Summer is a different story.

 

I will never understand the statements...

The office personnel have a/c or heat at night........

The owner makes $3,000,000.00 a year........

Yada, Yada, Yada .......

 

Get caught with any inverter of any type in a Swift truck you will be fired. That is what my mentor has told me from day 1.

The Wasco heaters will burn you out of the trucks! The truck I am in doesn't really need heat until it drops into the lower 40's. This KW is well insulated. I have been told the older company trucks they won't fix the thermostats on the Wabascos. So you may have to open the windows or vents because they get too hot.

I think the idle was 30% last month. Looking for less as things warm up.