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idling vs. fuel bonus vs gettin fired

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by homerhardfart, Mar 31, 2009.

  1. Mar 31, 2009 #1
    homerhardfart

    homerhardfart Bobtail Member

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    what do you do when you are trying to get youre fuel bonus, its 95 degrees at nite and youre gonna get nasty messages from the office? how do you stay cool when you cant idle or youre trying not to idle? is there ways of cooling off the sleeper without running the truck? just wondering.
     
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  3. Mar 31, 2009 #2
    MedicineMan

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    nope.

    depending how much your bonus s just toss in some fuel and pay for it yourself every quarter. if you spend half of what your bonus is you still made something.

    or just screw em
    arnold used to tell me ALL the time to stop idling. they'd say I had 50% idle time. I told them if I'm sitting 50% of the time then bviosly they aren't doing there job loading me.

    I'm not dying in my truck for nobody
     
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    Darkschneidr and billsgirl Thank this.
  4. Mar 31, 2009 #3
    rocknroll nik

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    Not to mention most of the "big" companies will always find a way to shaft you out of your fuel bonus. All it takes is one day of "over idling" to do it. Or better yet when your truck is getting worked on and they have to idle it you get blamed. You can try idle air at truck stops, but never let your company put your health at risk. If your idle time is too high they ain't doing their job properly. End of story.
     
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  5. Mar 31, 2009 #4
    homerhardfart

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    thats all i needed to hear guys! thanks for the reply. i probably would have said " screw the bonus " anyway.
     
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