Bunk heat laws?

Too any new guys who happen to read this thread in the future, there are 100 ways to keep this from happening. Trashing a company on social media in the middle of a so called crisis is at the very bottom of the list.
Maybe I'm a ###hole, but good Lord.

 

Burn up one or the other. Now you're broke down and going nowhere. On top of more company crap.

Better to keep both in working condition.

 

@sealevel needs a drink to calm his nerves.

 

I think i will smoke some weed and start a hair follicle thread instead.

 

And once the truck gets to the shop to fix the clutch, they can fix the heater too....

 

This may be to late, but check the truck stop for a little plug in the cigarette lighter ceramic heater. That won't keep the sleeper toasty warm, but it will stay warm enough for you to get a good nights sleep.
If the truckstop don't have one, check the nearest walmart.

 

That's a little dramatic. A few blankets and he should have been able to sleep pretty comfortably.

 

For all those who mentioned wedging various pedals in various positions - it won't work. Either the clutch or the fuel pedal must be pressed AND released once every 3 minutes to override the ambient temperature sensor (or the brake in an amt).

The last time I had an issue with my bunk heater not working I made one call to support shift who arranged for a taxi to the hotel, hotel, and taxi back. They even had a process to pay for the taxi so I wouldn't be out of pocket, I paid cash and got reimbursed because it was easier, but I didn't have to be out of pocket for anything. The next day I worked out a plan to get routed into a shop with the parts (surprisingly difficult as everyone would have to order parts 3-7 day wait time), with a hotel lined up every night until I got into a company shop a few days later. #####ed and moaned on here about the hassle, but it didn't hurt my paycheck any.

Shop cracked a ceramic part puting in the new heater core, so three days later I was back to square one. They deadheaded me home 500 miles.

Problems happen, adults find solutions. I recomend listening into both sides of the conversation between dispatch and guys like the OP. Its enlightening to see just how poorly drivers communicate their issues and how they ignore the help thats offered.

Case in point - driver misses a turn into the operating center, ending up in the residential area behind the OC. Calls the OC, but is so freaked out that he can't tell us where he is. Everytime we ask he shouts about how he's lost so how can he tell us where he is. When we ask for a driver number or truck number or how to spell his last name he freaks out on us about how he needs help and why aren't we helping him. If he could give us basic information we could have told him how to get turned around or we could have easilt come and got him, but he can't/won't so I get in the company car to try and find him, when I do he's blaming Schneider for everything. The only thing Schneider did wrong was hire the guy in the first place.

Schneider has a lot of communication issues, not to mention other issues, but some of this falls back on the driver.

Getting back to the op - he has/had a parksmart equiped truck. I believe that parksmart is only for cooling the truck and there is a seperate bunk heater. I also believe the OP has been trying to heat the truck with parksmart and not the bunk heater. Schneider should have ensured he knew how to run the bunk heater before he left out after "being down for a week for bunk heater repairs", but the OP should have made sure the darn thing worked before leaving out.

 

Go work for somebody that actually cares about you.

 

Quit and go to a company that will keep you warm or cool to YOUR comfort zone