Start school next week, want to go flatbed

I believe most of the larger fleets that hire new drivers have stopped spec'ing diesel APUs on the trucks. They either rely on opti-idle, which auto-starts and stops the engine when the batteries get too low and for cooling/heating, or a combination of opti-idle with a battery powered EPU. 1200-1500 watts seems pretty standard for the inverter rating. I haven't had a truck with opti-idle yet, but I would think it should keep the batteries up as long as the inverter is large enough to handle the load. My current truck has a diesel APU, but only because it's one of the older ones in the fleet. They're getting to be more rare as the older trucks are cycled out.

 

@CorkyBreh --

After you finish 14-hour days of tarping, strapping, chaining, fighting traffic....and all the other things you'll have to learn & do as a newbie while (seemingly) being fed from a firehose--you will probably be too tired to fool with PC gaming.

Good flatbed starting options include (but aren't necessarily limited to):

Driver Jobs - Great Industry pay for CDL-A Flatbed Drivers | Jordan Carriers Driver Recruiting

Hiring Map | Maverick (maverickusa.com)

Both hire in your area.

--Lual

 

@CorkyBreh --

You won't really need that PC anymore for gaming, after you finish CDL school.

You will be "gaming" every time you get behind the wheel.

Your new ( super-duper, full-sized) "monitor" will be your windshield, and side windows/mirrors.

Your "joystick" and other PC controls will now be a steering wheel, floor petals, instruments, ELD, etc.

Your gaming "score" will now be your paycheck, with any earned bonuses--and also the results from any citations, accidents, DOT inspections, etc. More bonus points--if you don't hit anything--ever!!! Still even more bonus points (later) if you're not a job-hopper...

Just think: you'll have the opportunity to "game" like this...for up to 11 hours a day, EVERY DAY.

Why bother to go virtual--when you already have up to 11 hours per day of the real thing (and get paid for it)?

How incredibly cool will that be?

--Lual

 

Is this a joke?

 

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1350 Texas St,
Gary,IN 46402
This one has diesel APU and a liberal rider/pet policy.

 

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