Idling policy?

hand warmers. open the pkg let them warm up, take some electrical tape and wrap them around the sensors. then put an insulated glove over them and then wrap a plastic bag over them. you will idle all night long...10-13 hours.

theres usually two sensors. they look like a little nipple. one up front usually near the bumper.

the other one is usually between the frame rails somewhere on the rear chassis. sometimes forward of the fifth wheel sometimes behind it.

keep in mind they can see your idle percentage. you can bs it for the first few times as a "malfunction" but do it every day and they will get suspicious and they can terminate you. just fyi.

 

Why does nobody figure this one out? Don't set the truck brakes! Most of the time your in a place the trailers brakes are more than enough to hold you. TADA! No idle timeout!

 

weiner has covered that base too. they will still shut off after 5 mins if you set either brake or both brakes.

 

Dang... I remember that darn idle management crap... what you need to do is make the truck sensors believe it is hotter or colder than it is... so in the summer you need to make them sense it warmer...
so first.. find your sensors... as stated they are little nipples.. there is usually one on the bottom of the drivers mirror... which you can tape a hand warmer too.. or whatever to heat it up past the shut of temp... there is often on in the front too.. that one can often be tricked by parking behind someone and let the engine heat warm it up...

I am no longer with werner... I am with a small local company pulling hazmat tanker... really like it.. and love the hourly pay over CPM... what is crazy.. I am home daily and am only stopped when unloading which takes about an hour... yet my truck has an APU as well as some quality permanently installed fans.. so I can keep the truck cool or warm when unloading... and there is no idle management or policy... so if I want I can idle my truck while unloading... or taking my 1/2 hour break... I am with a company that truly does care about their drivers...

Besides the idle management frustration.. I hope things are going well for you...

 

its not near the side mirror at all. its in the front engine bay area and the other one is in thr rear chassis between the frame rails. usually driver side

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...nti-idle-auto-shutdown-bypasses.256544/page-5

 

It all depends on the truck. The Pete I had with werner was at the bottom if the drivers side mirror. My 2016 cascadia it's on the inside of rear frame rail.

There are a few tricks depends o what truck you are running?

My new cascadia has the opti idle. What temp will your truck stay idling down to. The newer policy is above 69 (outside temp) it should idle the old policy was above 75 degrees. If your truck is not allowing you to idle when temp is between 69-75 put in a macro 24 and they will have a dealer or terminal turn it down. If you are Ian a Cascadia learn how to use the opti idle. I tried choking my wheels with brakes off it still shuts down after 30 min. Tried having something push on any of the 3 pedals and it will still shut off.

Haven't had to use any of the tricks since it was turned to to 69 degrees

 

Following this advice is a good way to wake up to no clutch or throw out bearing by morning. No clutch is made to be engaged 10+ hours.

 

Some trucks you just can't fix to stay on, they are rigged that way usually as the company required when the truck was purchased. reason? idling uses up 8 gal fuel per 8 hrs of sleep

 

A typical heavy truck diesel uses about 1 gallon per hour. An apu uses about 0.1 gallon per hour. A diesel fired bunk heater uses 0.01-0.08 depending on the size and heat output setting.

TA

 

changed it thanks, I guess I'm tired yes you're right. I was thinking since I sleep for 8 hrs I used up 8 gallons. gonna go to sleep now.