Idle Time?????

It's a fuel savings thing and in more and more areas of America there are anti idling laws.

It's a crock that companies make the bread winners freeze and sweat their arses off but they are trying to pinch pennies till they scream! They are overlooking one very important thing. The driver driving tired and fatigued because he couldn't sleep properly! If it happens to anyone of you be sure to tell the officer thatyes I'm tired but I had to sleep in the truck at 100* That should prompt the car owner you hit to sue the crapola out of your loving company!

Some companies have rules where you have certain temperatures you can idle at like under 44* and over 78*. Now me those temps are ok. I can live sleeping at those temps unless the sun is shining in through the windshield! Then it can get warm in there! But I will refuse to sleep in a truck with the windows open or those insecure screens! If they don't sleep the same at THEIR homes then they can pretty much KMA as I'll sleep the same way they do at home when the temps get bad!

These bottom feeders that have a stupid BS rule like no idle percentage over 20%30% can KMA!

Anyway it a money thing because in most cases these companies were owned by REAL truck drivers and the REAL driver either dies or gave the company to the kids or a moron CEO who treat it like their own money tree which you are taking away from those spoiled children (which in the long run will go the route like CXI/Willie Jean or Arrow and a few others)

Best bet is to hire on with a company that have APU's like a TriPack or Carrier unit. Stay away from RigMasters as they are real maintenance intensive and have problems!

Hope that answers your question!

 

Also it's illegal to idle in some states even if your company permits idling...

Idling generally burns about a gallon of fuel per hour.....
So if you idle your whole 10 that's 10 gallons X whatever the price of fuel is when you filled up...

This time of year where I generally run in the Rockies...My rig is running from the time I leave my yard to the time I get back home.....

This last time out....It ran for 8 days straight.... Running at road speed and idling over night...

Of course with temps in UT and CO being in the 10's or less on my last run....It has to be done not just for my comfort...but for the engine's ability to start...

If you have ever tried to start a rig when there's been sub-frerezing temps.....
The oil becomes like syrup making it harder to crank over....and you also run the risk of gelling the diesel....That will ruin your day at that point....

 

I might get a load going to Casper......if it pans out.....That should be nice an balmy......

 

Does someone have a handy list of which states have the anti-idling laws? Im in AZ.
Thx...

 

Try the search engine in the menu bar if you have specific question as everyone of them has been asked! LOL

but look here, It's a tad bit old but if it's not updated then Googlle Idle laws, state listings and see what happens or even go to OOIDA web site. http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ons/86889-state-by-state-idle-regulation.html