does anyone know how much is 3% of idling equals to hours?

when i am in the trk it is on PERIOD...unless i want it off and then its off. the company has mpg targets, they talk about idle time etc but they dont harass me. if i werent able to idle below 50 degrees or above 72 degrees i would have a hard time justifying staying at my current company unless the economy was as bad as in 2008, at that point my company was going thru bankruptcy and had a strict 3% idle policy... i stuck around, they were even charging people for fuel when they went above this % in some cases..

i found a way to deal with it when i thought it was needed and alot of people are more than resiliant enough to go without idling but i prefer having the extra climate control and electricity, its worth at least 300$ a month if i had to put a # on it as far as its worth to me as a benefit from the company.

schneider seems great other than their idle policy, that would seem to be a deal breaker for me unless i had a tripac or some sort of generator for ac/heat and they paid for it.

in anycase how would i be running my desktop computer for hours in my trk without idling? i wouldnt be able to load my games,check fb, check my email or do my tax's etc etc.

 

Why don't you ask mr. head honcho over there at your company if he wants his truck wrecked because you didn't get any sleep the night before because you were uncomfortable in your bunk because of his new 3% idle policy and see what his reply is. And while you're at it write good old osha a letter and ask them how it's fair that you don't have safe working conditions because you're not allowed to idle your truck and could possibly freeze to death. This anti idle b.s. is getting a bit rediculous so you burn 10 gallons of fuel idling each night since when is somebody's life worth less than $50? Better yet since when are 100's of people's lives worth less than $50 from the pile up a fatigued driver caused?

 

i couldnt of said it better myself.. the stress on the body from night after night of sweating yourself to "sleep", or freezing has a large negative health impact... i have been doing this for awhile now and i have done both many times and i dont fool around anymore, the temp is going to be in the 60's when im trying to sleep whether its 85 degrees outside or 40 degrees outside. i can assure you that all of their offices are set at a comfortable temp and there are plenty of companies that allow you to idle more than 3%.

there are some that would be willing to buy extra sets of covers, an extra sleeping bag and wake up with it balls cold and ---TRY-- to start their trk all thru winter, or somehow sleep with it being ninety degrees but i can assure you i would be up all night without sleeping one minute in that heat( maybe when i was younger i could of slept fine).. some people can deal,others cant..in my case i HAVE done it and i dont think i would at this point if push came to shove.

 

I like wal mart dc no ldle signs,,, everytime i see one i say F you, out load tooo ! Then i go out and make sure my truck is idleing and never had any one say a word and if they did i would say to them well its my company policy to idle so go away!!!!

 

Yea you can use those bunk heaters all night and should still be able to start the truck- you have a bad battery or short etc.. tell those lazy ##### in the shop to fix it or seat you in a different truck

 

What sorry excuse of a dump is that company?

I mean, what is the company called? lol

 

Yes ive just about had it with all the anti idle b.s. i dont care about emissions, i dont care about wasted fuel its a matter of safety. Like you said with the officd people theyre comfortable why cant we be. Im an o/o and i pay for my fuel and i still idle my #### trucks. And i bout killed my dad when he came back from rapid city and said he didnt idle all night this winter for fear of a ticket. Its complete ######## and we ALL need to do something about this.

 

Per Knight, don't know about the new Volvo's (have heard horror stories about the 3 batteries for years, don't know if it's still true), but the new Internationals (and my old Pete) are able to run the bunk heater for at least 18-20 hours, and start right up. Of course, I don't run anything else except for a few interior lights, turn off cooler, etc., (I read instead of watching TV or surfing the internet(s).

I just would never work for a company that expected me to be uncomfortable on my break.