How to stay cool with no apu or anything

when I drove an old 36" mack in the summer when it was so deathly hot, I used a hammock and slept under the trailer.

I also got lucky and was running in the mountains so i could stop in the country away from EVERYBODY too.

Amazing how quiet, peaceful and cool a country road is.

 

i idle the truck or make them pay for a hotel room. Your not getting the right kind of rest needed in that crappy weather.

 

I idled with Knight. I never got anywhere near the miles to get my bonus, so I didn't care. I'm not stroking out for a megacarrier... or anyone else for that matter.

With Marten, ALL of their trucks have APUs. Quarterly BonusES ARE actually ATTAINABLE!

I will never again work for another company that punishes you for getting a safe and restful night's sleep.

 

Find a new company to work for.

 

Most companies have some allowance for idling. Usually around 25-30%. Here are some tips to keep your idle time down to save it for when you need to sleep and it's hot.

1. When at a shipper, ask if they have a break room for drivers. If they do and you don't need to sleep, shut the truck off and go sit in the break room. This is where having portable entertainment comes in handy(i.e. PSP, laptop, Ipad, Iphone, kindle, good old fashion paper book, etc.)

2. When you are on your 10 and not sleeping while at either a truck stop or company terminal go inside till you are ready to sleep. Again portable entertainment helps with this.

3. Make smart choices where you park. Lets say you are on I-5 headed north out of Southern california. You have enough hours left in your 11/14 to make it to Wheeler ridge and park at either the T/A or Petro. If it's the summer time don't be stupid, park at the Flying J at the Frazier Park exit. That's a 2000+ foot elevation difference and once it gets dark it will be 10-20 degrees cooler at the top.

4. Do your best to trip plan so you are shut down at night. Not always possible but when you can manage it most places get cool enough to sleep at night without idling.

5. Get some of those window inserts that keep the bugs/lot lizards out so you can get more airflow.

6. When on a 34, treat yourself to a hotel room or use idle air.

 

That should be the end of the thread, haha

 

go sleep in a hotel or the drivers lounge.

 

Open the hood, let some of the engine heat escape that way instead of heating cab. Dont park next to idling trucks. Nose in between flat beds if you can, it'll give you some breeze. Get the fan. Park the way so sun never shines directly at the cab.

 

I would stay cool by sitting in another carrier's office, filling out a job application.