Prime: Orientation and Training?

most states already have that law in place.the no idling ban

 

How are the drivers making it in these tractors with no APUs in hot weather?

 

the smaller tractors were intended for the Kraft account and Wal-Mart dedicated. The smaller engines were to save weight. Along with the lighter Utility tlrs, Kraft could load 46500+lbs. More weight, more $$.

 

With a lightweight truck and trailer we can load 49,500lbs. That's what the 49 in thE Eco49 logo on the side of the trailers are for. I know when we got them they were talking about using them on the pay by hundredweight potato loads we do out of Idaho as well.

 

Man, I just hope there are none around when I turn in this Century!

 

Oh well I guess it's no use in worrying about it now. I start at Prime on the 12th so it will be several months before I get my truck. A lot can change between now and then. That's one of my problems I try to plan every detail too far in advance. I guess I will do well with trip planning.

 

They're "clean idle" certified, so it gets you around that in some areas. The ATRI website has a list of all idling laws nationwide.

http://www.atri-online.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164&Itemid=70

Can't speak to that myself, although company drivers I've talked to tell me that you have to squeeze your idling fuel into the 6.75 mpg limit. Its going to depend on how light a foot you have on the throttle, and how tollerant your FM is of busting the limit upon occasion.

 

East coast Potatoes too. I was aware of the Pittston Company drivers being almost exclusive to them out of NC, but recently talked to a guy who said the runs start earlier in the year in GA and then the cycle moves North as the Harvest begins later.

 

That list is an eye opener. Guess you would need to keep a copy of that with you. Gee, more regulations to keep up with.

I don't sleep well when I'm hot.

 

That clean idle sticker only means that the engine doesn't have to have an automatic shutdown timer that shuts down the truck after 5 minutes. There is nothing in the California regs or any other regs that I'm aware of that actually exempts one of those engines from the idling regulations.

PDF: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/hdvidle/frorev.pdf

That is a link to the current Cali idling regulation. The exceptions to the idling law are listed starting on page 13. I see no mention of the idle sticker. Also, you will notice that there is no exception to the idle law for a vehicle that has a pet in it, as so many drivers like to say there is.