The New FFE Driver Academey

does FFE have APU's on their company trucks or at least inverters

 

No on both counts, and the max inverter they allow is in the neighborhood of 600w

 

That sucks

 

My trainer had a 1500w inverter that the shop installed at the yard. So depends on who you ask.

 

Yea the per diem seems pretty good to me. Thanks Chad

Well I guess the only thing I'd want to add might just be somewhere to plug my laptop in to charge it and a microwave. Why do companies frown upon APU's and inverters in the trucks?

 

Numbers on spreadsheets are the reason why APU's are overlooked. APU's pay for themselves in fuel savings over the long haul. its hard to justify the upfront costs if the truck is not going to be kept for an extended period. It is my understanding that FFE does not own the tractors outright, but in fact leases them. If that is the case, they are obligated to turn their trucks in with low miles, thus making it close to impossible to realize any significant savings to justify the costs.

As for the inverters, well I guess they don't like it when the trucks burn up on the side of the road but it could be for any number of reasons, i guess...

 

i remember watching a schneider truck burn down on that road between the ffe and swift terminals driver said something about an inverter

 

some company trucks do have inverters and apus because my truck has both and they came pre installed when i goy yhe truck