Swifts new Idle policy

I told them this week, I didnt want to hear anymore about idle,..I was at 16% week before last because I had a good many nights it was cool enough to rest without A/C, and last week it was 41% because I was running in the heat wave Midwest and had to idle 4 nights out of 7. I guess I will see what they do, I told them I had shown the ability to make good judgement calls on idle and I didnt want to get anymore "counseling" Q Comm messages.

I am desperately trying to find another job , but cannot locate a good small carrier near where I live. They even admitted to me that my idle for a 30 day period is very good, but that I dont use the Idleaire or a motel when the temps are up. They stated they are REQUIRED to pressure a driver for violating the policy even if its for a week over when he has 3 weeks under. I told them that is retarded. I firmly stated that I will not deviate from my policy of resting if the temp is too high and to do whatever they had to do,..I am done discussing this stupid issue. I will NOT use Idleaire and I will NOT pay for a motel so Jerry can line his pockets off my sufferring in the heat,..wont happen.

They just sent a Q Comm message on Thursday to all drivers letting them know that 3700 drivers have under 8% idle for the last 3 months,..but what they fail to tell you is, these are all teams and NE regional trucks. I think they are bluffing about this idle crap and I intend to put them to the test,..I am going to idle when its needed and not idle when its needed,..and I alone am going to be the judge of when that is,..and they can do whatever.

Swift has really shown me what they think of me and every other driver by this over-bearing, strong arm tactic to save $$ by abusing the hired help. I am disgusted and ashamed to claim Swift as my employer,..I wont as soon as I find a suitable replacement for them or they push me farther than I am willing to be pushed about this.

I asked for clarification about the idle parameters and got NO answer,..I idled 4 nights for a grand total of 27.5 hrs,..thats 12.5 hrs less than a full 10 hour break for the 4 nights I needed A/C to rest and in my book, I am actually conserving pretty well to not idle for the full 10 hrs each night I needed the A/C,..and that 27.5 hrs made me ,.....an Idle Abuser,...Swift is pathetic,..I took a total of 70 hrs of rest for the week and idled only 27.5,..and thats not good enough for Jerry and Richard,..