Oh my God! Tree huggers in a truck....
I am all about clean air and keeping the environment healthy but ole mother nature is more resilient than people think. Mt St Helens is a good example. Probably the most destructive force that we have or will see in our lifetimes and look at the recovery. The pollution from other countries around the world affect our weather and air quality more than a few idling trucks. If you think that pollution stays local you are naive.
Now if I am parked for the night and the temps are 60-75 degrees, yeah the truck gets shut off and the windows are probably open.
When am I supposed to shut off the truck.. Every time I pull away from the trailer and get out to do something? Let's see, disconnect airlines and drop the trailer, get out and prepare to disconnect the neck, neck disconnected and pulled away... Yeah that is when I will shut the truck off unless it is really cold or hot outside. It's gonna take a few minutes to unchain and unload. A lot of the time though it idles because 4 chains with snap binders just does not take that long. Sometimes you need to jump back into some climate control for a few minutes. What temperature? That is a case by case basis depending on your preferences.
Anyhow, I am going to idle when I want to idle you can do what you want to. If my idling truck bothers you then find somewhere else to park.
Why do people needlessly idle ?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bzinger, Mar 19, 2016.
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Besides which, my D13 Volvo engine runs a hell of a lot cleaner than most APU engines do.
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And the heat or ac is on at home so when I get there I'm comfortable ....
And sorry , I believe in climate changeLast edited: Mar 20, 2016
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