how to idle

Yes...

No...

 

Safest way.

Mast have Trailer.

Set Trailer Brakes. Dolly trailer down

release tractor(Leave trailor engaged) brakes. Have a nice night.

I would also put trans in high range in case truck gets bumped into gear.

But this is a last resort if you can find sensor for temp put bag of ice on it.

 

Find out where the sensor is located, I think it is outside mounted to the radiator. Unplug it, put it in a bag of ice and measure the resistance of the sensor when it is that cold. Buy a resistor from radio shack the same as the reading of the sensor, plug it into the wire going to the sensor. Profit.

 

1) Take truck to terminal
2) Clean out truck
3) Go see dispatcher or HR and quit
4) Get job with fleet that has a way of keeping you comfortable

 

Yes, there are calibrations you can have programming in for PTO operation. You can have the ECM reprogrammed for PTO operation even though your truck physically doesn't have one, then you can run the engine while parked. You must have this done at an International dealer.

 

I just watched a video from International on the Maxxforce engine, and all this can be programmed or shut off in the ECM. What a company does with their truck is programmed per their specs. One thing I have learned from some others, if you want to keep any problems down, the engine needs to be run at least 900 rpm during extended idle. Have no first hand experience to prove that, but many that own or work on these engines state that.

 

i had a ryder prostar beside me last night and the friggin fan was kicking in every 60 seconds and would run for about a minute and start over again. It sounded like a hot air balloon firing up. What a piece of shiit!!I would burn the sucker!!

 

Step 1, Pull truck to fuel island.
Step 2. Fill truck with fuel.
Step 3. Pay for it yourself.
Step 4. Rest comfortably.

BTW, if you idle 10 hours, burn a gallon of fuel an hour @ $4 a gallon X 5 nights, is only $200 a week, X 52 weeks = $10,400, and you wonder why you can't get a raise?

On a serious note, I try to idle as little as possible, I'll cool down/ heat up the truck as necessary. I hang blankets over the windows, it's helps insulate the truck inside. A fan running helps alot too when it's warm out.

I'm sitting in Vero Beach, FL right now, it's 71 degrees and I have trucks on both sides of me idling and I'm sitting in my truck, not idling, if I get warm I'll turn the fan on and be fine all night.

 

Trucks haven't burned a gallon per hour in years with the new electronic engines.

I won't argue with your thoughts when the ambient temp is between 50F and 75F but maybe the carrier needs to invest some of their cash to make the situation better.