How to override idle shutdown in Freightliner Cascadia 2022

Turned on the massager on the seat. Every time the seat inflates and deflates the squeegee stick nudges the override button slightly. Used tie to hold stick over button. Fastened tie to brake release button.

 

There are ways to override the idle shutdown. EVERY way will show your idle time to be WAY over every other driver so beware of "winning the battle and losing the war."

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I had a dealership override my idle cut off. Took him 5 minutes.

 

A company driver doing that could get them fired.

 

Everyone understand, there are at least 2 issues with idle-override. There is the gimmick that will let you idle the engine until you decide to shut it off. There is the 2nd issue that if your truck is electronically connected back to the company while you drive, with Qualcomm, ELD, cameras, etc it is almost certain that your truck is reporting how much time you idle to the company.

When you find the gimmick or trick or get another shop to let you idle the engine more than the 3 minutes, or whatever time limit is decided, your company will know about it and your idle time will stand out like a big flag at a Texas car dealership. If the company imposed idle restrictions on your truck and you defeat that restriction and rack up the idle time you will be getting a call or a message about how & why your truck is idling some big number compared to other trucks in the company fleet. There is a phrase "winning the battle, but losing the war." You may get your truck to idle, and nobody idled their truck more than I idled my truck, but that increased idle time is going to quickly lead to a conversation where you admit to doing something not allowed by company rules or get a warning you will be punished or fired if the idle time isn't in line with the company allowed amount starting now. I think the way to do this is only work for companies with APUs or unlimited idle times. Only 1 of those is easy to find. I guess you buy and operate your own truck. It's unlikely you will win this argument with your company. Even if you win that 1 argument you likely will soon discover that you got fired for something else to stop other drivers from doing the same thing. You get to choose where you work, but the company decides what the rules at work will be. Unless you are a manager or supervisor AND a driver you don't make the rules at the company.

 

Are you afraid someone will open the door?

 

Don't work for a sleazy company that won't let you idle.