How to stay cool with no apu or anything

don;t know why i never thought about popping the hood to till engine cools off .....duh

 

i gotta agree if you cant idle leave the company the dont care about the driver one bit

 

Can't idle? Says who? Pick up some wheel chock and set the trail brakes while releasing the tractor brakes. Truck should stay running if programed to shut down.

If not programmed to shut down, idle anyway, regardless of what they tell you. If the complain, text them a pic of your middle finger.

 

lol

 

Odds are if Schneider's there so is some other companies.Or close to where you live.

 

I drive for May and they don't use APU's either. They however have their trucks set up so I can pre cool the sleeper, so about 3hrs before I shut down I close the curtain turn the AC in the sleeper on and have a 12volt fan they sell at trkstps set up to help pull air out of a vent and circulate the air. By the time I stop my sleeper's usually comfortable. I also use a curtain and windshield sun blocker to help block sun from coming into the truck. I agree with parking in cooler/whacker areas when possible and using lounges at trkstps, terminals, etc.

 

Also, use the cab curtains if they have them, that cover the windshield and side mirrors, and close the sleeper curtain. This isolates you from the hottest parts of the truck, and will keep the cool in longer if you cycle the engine.
Assume that all you get is 2-3 hours per day of idle, if you want to stay under the set number the company wants. If running nights this is very very hard, and if running in states that it is very hot. Like we are having now.
I always manage to keep my truck below 30% for the year. but allot of that is by not idling when the temps are low in the evenings, but not too cold. If they are running your percentage on a weekly or monthly basis, then it will be impossible to keep it below 30% all the time. And get good sleep.

 

I'll stop idling when the senior management of my company has the electricity, heat and A/C shut off in their home and office for 13 hours each day.

 

Same thing I told my fleet managers. Current idle is 63% cuz I run Southern region. Told them to put an APU on my truck if they don't like it. Anything above 72° = engine running.

To their credit, they really don't care about my long-term idle %. It's my short-term % that they want under 5%. Just gotta turn the truck off when I make deliveries in order to hit the mark.