AC not working, is there a DOT regulation about this?

this is what i came up with on your link..

1. Are motor carriers legally obligated to provide air conditioning in commercial motor vehicles?

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[TD]Are motor carriers legally obligated to provide air conditioning in commercial motor vehicles?
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[TD]The FMCSRs do not address this issue.
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someone please tell me... if there is a requirement that it works, then why can we not idle the truck without potential hassle??

 

They don't care about driver comfort. If driver comfort was important than they would mandate APU's so that driver could idle in non idle states to get their rest. I think Az. has the right idea about idling for HOS at least they show just a little bit of concern for driver comfort and public safety in that aspect.

 

call the US marshalls, they will shut down companies without A/c in their trucks . At least thats what i heard another driver say at the counter.





roflmao

 

Technically, there is. A couple of the posters earlier mentioned the Defroster which is a required safety item. Now, most of the new trucks have linked the defroster in line with the A/C temperature control. If that is not working then you can't supply the needed cool/heat as needed to defrost or defog the windshield with a cooler stream of air. That lack of ability to allow selection of air temperature may be the key to make the complaint.

But the one poster points out, OSHA may be able to do something for you.

 

It should be illegal to run without AC for more then a day or two, a hot and sweaty driver is probably going to drive more aggressive.

 

The blower motor quit on my prostar at 23,127 miles on the clock. Dealer fixed it but I got lucky I was on home time. Took the truck up to the dealer and the day before I left the house they were done. Grabbed the truck for my launch. Glad I got it fixed though, had no ac or heat. So defroster wouldn't have worked. Also happy I got it done while on home time so I didn't have any down time

Ethan

 

i think not having central air in my house is illeagal too
i should sue my parents for the trauma i have never recovered from growing up in the sixties
with just a fan

 

I aint but 21 and we didn't get an ac unit till I was in middle school. I cant imagine life without it now lol

Ethan

 

Its been a while since I had a woman ride along with me, and seeing as she would help me get "rested" in my off time, much like AC, can it be fair to say the DOT should require all drivers to have a woman (or man depending on your preference) with you at all times because it would help with "driver comfort"??

Why do people always expect the gov't to step in and mandate creature comforts??