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

Some trucks now won't even stay idling using the cruise. My new one will shut down even if neither the tractor or trailer brakes are set. Sat up against a dock that you drop into without the brakes set(not loading/unloading obviously) to test it out and it still shut off. The truck does idle below 30 or above 70 though and I've never had a single person complain to me about my idle time.

I run team though and am home 2 1/2 days a week so it's something I rarely have to worry about anyways.

 

Was talking with a former May driver last night Who quit after working there for over 2 years when he was billed for 51 gallons of idling fuel

 

Haha,thats crazy...Im idling all the time during winter and early spring,i hate when I turn off the truck @10 pm and I woke up @5am coz its too cold in the morning,and by the time trucks worm up again.....aghhh,I just leave it running all night.Even when I was company driver never had problem with idling,my company is small 10 trucks business and owner is a legend

 

I think they are blowing smoke out of their #####. 3% is nearly impossible , and without an APU , that is just absurd and I cannot even imagine a company having or enforcing a policy so assanine.

 

Frago it is so they can fire people they don't like or perform and the rest will b scared and try to keep idle to a min . This biz is all about turn over i am convince that they love the high turn over it keeps the wages low and can pull bs like this

 

companies should put drivers in motels..I hit a motel at 200 pm 4 days a week and back out at midnight..motel room is what ever temp I want it,big bed,tv,shower exercise room..company takes motel bill off taxes, no fuel spent idling, non fatigued driver ready to work because well rested...no need for a heavy sleeper truck..haul more freight with a daycab...I wouldnt want it any other way

 

Are you sure it isn't 30%?

 

When I started with my company the idle times were enforced. It had to be 10% or less to keep your speed at 64mph at the time. That was back in 09'. Now all the trucks are set at 62mph and the idle % are 10% or less to keep that. They do allow a little bit more for the winter or summer. The bunk heaters are designed to work so that they keep the interior temp consistant. It can run constantly or not. If it ran consistanty, it would get way too hot in the truck and probably drain the batteries. You deffiently had bad batteries in your truck at that time. Yes they only have 3 batteries in the Volvos. I feel that is a bad decision on their part. I do feel they need to inveset in APU's but I was told a while back that it was not profitable for the company because they don't keep their trucks over 5 years or so. Whatever. I have a day cab as you can tell and don't have to worry about any comfort conditions. Just have to get my A/C fixed before it gets hot!

 

They just need to run the math on it. 1 gallon per hour, 10 hours per night, 270 days per year.

 

supposedly it takes 8 hours of continuous driving in order to remove 1% of your idle time. At least on our trucks....