Defeating the newest round of "smart" anti-idle devices

I understand you response. I assure you, the truck is operating as the company wants.


If it were any other point in my life, I'd just walk away from the company and call it good. However, I'm working on getting out of this industry and the rock solid hometime is critical for that right now. Being able to make plans over a month in advance and KNOW I'll get the day off is VERY important to me. I also know that this device could get me fired, and I'm willing to take that risk.

Once we have settle on the final design (we are working on a few different prototypes) then we'll file the patent and post videos of it being install/removed and in operation.

And in the meantime, I'll be able to sleep without freezing

I didn't exactly idle a lot before they added their most recent anti-idle device. I typically came in at under 3% each quarter. I just need an hour or so each day to recharge the batteries before I go to sleep. Without this hour, this bunk heater turns off in the wee hours of the morning due to low voltage. I am by no means one of these people who insist on never shutting down the engine.


How others deal with you question is up to them...

I spent the time to figure out how to get around the system, and being a tinkerer by nature, I came up with the idea on how to do it without modifying the truck. It really is quite simple.

That doesn't work anymore. Neither does setting the trailer brakes and leaving the tractor brakes released. Wedging a stick on the foot brake or clutch doesn't work. Keeping the throttle pressed fails too. That's why I dreamt up the device and contacted someone who knows how to get it built.

Thanks, we definitely want to keep it the "impulse buy" price range, especially if we can get it in the trucks stops. At the moment our target is well under $100.

I'm in the same boat

See above, this doesn't work either.

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The company I drive for isn't the only one that is adopting these new anti-idle tactics. I'm hoping that this device will help other drivers in my position and make the companies realize that (at least some) drivers will fight back when they go just a bit too far.