So if the company is #####ing about idle…..
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Company my nephew works for has a policy that the drivers never shut the truck off if they are under a load .
no way I’d stay working for a company that wouldn’t let me keep the heat and ac on while I was sleeping
Next time i was at the home office I’d walk around back and shut off their ac to the office . maybe with an ice pick so it takes three or four days to get it fixed . -
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Life is about balance. Many years ago I got called in because my idle % was too high. Generally speaking, I try to stay low-key and to be honest let more things roll off than I should allow. The problem though is while you should attempt to maintain balance, you should NEVER allow anyone to disrespect you. That winter I spent a lot of time bouncing between the Arkansas/Missouri area and Utah. I spent many hours parked in below-zero weather in a truck that did not have an APU or that BS Freightliner called Optimized Idle. So during the discussion at our Atlanta Terminal I simply asked the man where did he want me to park my tractor and who I left my bills with on the loaded trailer I was about to drop. Needless to say after that question the man made a phone call and that idle % BS stopped. Don't abuse idle, but these days I would REFUSE to operate a tractor that did not have an APU.
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So, I went back home (90 miles each way..), and went down to the Unemployment office. I filled out paperwork for being on "layoff", and saw an official that same day. Next morning, the terminal manager calls me up, saying "Get here by 10; we're putting you on a trainer truck and he's gonna take you down to Springfield, OH to get a BRAND NEW unit from International." Yep, straight off the assembly line! Nicest truck (of their fleet) I ever had working for them!
From what I heard, the dopes who didn't take action actually sat for a week or 2.......Iamoverit Thanks this. -
If it’s 100° out or more, the APU is not gonna keep the entire cab cool, however, I found it up to maybe 105° depending on the humidity level if I close the mid-level curtains all the way and make sure they’re sealed tight, just barely the AC will keep it semi comfortable in running off the APU only. However, if you’re out in the middle of Phoenix or somewhere like that, it’s 119° out, You’re going to have to idle the truck to be comfortable. Does your company want to pay for a heat stroke claim on Workmen’s Comp.? When it’s 120° out it’s about survival at that point. You can get heatstroke in less than 30 minutes in something like that.
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For me that’s about an extra $7K if I don’t take any time off.Moosetek13 Thanks this.
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