Central Refrigerated Truck Stop II

how do you use the fricking thing? mine just isnt turning warm. i feel like im doin it wrong. prob gonna stay at crsro tomorrow and i dont wanna idle.

 

What kind of truck? On the Petes it's just a knob. Turn it on past 1/4 turn and turn off the truck. It will get warm in no time. Every other truck just wait or ask specifically. I'm sure someone will say soon enough. I know it was mentioned in here last winter.

 

In ProStars and Cascadias you just have to turn the truck off and turn the knob on. When you turn it on, the light on the knob should come on. If the light doesn't come on, then the truck may not be off or there is a problem with the heater.

 

It depends on which heater you have. My truck "587 Pete" has an espar heater and the thermostat is a digital box with up and down temp controls and a button to just run the fan on those nights when it's not quite hot enough for A/C. My old Pete a 386 and my old prostar were both the same way. The wabasto heaters in some trucks just have the knob. Either way the truck must be off and the key in the off position for the bunk heater to work. Also most of them will not fire up if you have an 1/8 tank of fuel or less.

 

the cascadia has to be in the on pos though. if its off then it wont light up red right? cuz last time it stayed cold for too #### long. i dont have patience for cold

 

so i head to plover with a empty. 0600 apt. i get their 1100. they say its not ready. ok so i tell them how long? they say no empties. problem was i dropped my empty and the spotter snatched it. found a empty rail sitting on the side that a o/o just dropped. never been so happy to see a rail trailer.i hate plover now. preloaded means preloaded.

 

so today when im at petro i decide to fuel up in 5 min (reefer) and get a move on. before i leave i turn my CB on hoping someone will hear me. I go to ch 19 and say "you see guys, i fill up in 5 min and get my ##### moving, no need to hold up the fuel isle you A- holes". and some guy tells me "hey central why dont you shut the F*** up, or ill run you over with my truck". Yeah I shut up and moved outta there quick. lol.

 

i hate when a truck is pulled all the way forward in front the dock. and i mean all the way forward waiting to open their doors for like 20 min from the dock guys and i have to back in between them. man i struggled. maybe did 10 pull- ups until the guy who saw me struggling stepped out his truck to talk to the other truck came back and moved his truck.

 

So I go to orientation in Memphis December 9th! Could have started next Monday but since I'm still OTR in a sprinter and training my replacement I didn't know when I'd be able to actually make. But I'm super excited about getting to learn how to drive a rig and see even more of the country. Got to explore NYC today but since I'm in a van that's no biggie lol

 

NYC with a 53' trailer is an experience alright!! LOL!