Tolerating cold temperatures without having to idle.

Then I'll be an outlaw, cause I'm gonna be comfortable. I had a service plaza employee up on the i90 thruway tell me I couldn't idle in New York, I asked him if he was a cop, he tells me no, but he can call them and have us ticketed, 5 of us standing there laughed at him and told him to go ahead

I have a wabasto heater but it only runs for one cycle then shuts down, for some reason it doesn't maintain a set temp and it wont restart.

 

10 hours @ 2.69 an hour. I'd like to know where you can get a motel for $26.90.

 

Sioux city iowa

 

That sounds terrifying

 

There was one in Alsip, IL and one off the Baltimore beltway. Both had rubber sheets and half-hourly rates....

 

In a company of 300 trucks, 240 have APU’s. Those of that don’t idle as much or as little as we choose. I run to North Dakota every week and even the guys with APU’s idle the trucks if the overnight low is going to be 20 degrees or lower.

I prefer a non idling truck but 50 the trucks running all night long. I keep my home at 67 overnight and bump it up to 70 when I get up. Not inconveniencing myself or sleeping in uncomfortable temps in the truck. I wouldn’t drive for a company that didn’t agree.

 

Im comfortable inside my truck mid to upper 30s. At night I turn my bunk heater on to 61-64F
I've been treating fuel with Howes and haven't idled as low as -14F and haven't had gelling issues.
I never understood these idiots idling their trucks at 50-60F. Its perfect temperature to shut off engine and let fresh air into the cab.

 

You forget wear and tear from it idling for 10+ hrs, over time it adds up

 

i prefer not to listen to my truck run all night. even if there was no extra cost involved in running the truck. wear and tear is hard to measure. but there is no doubt there is more cost involved in idling than just fuel.

 

Shoot...I'm one of those kinds where it can be around 10-15 degrees
and I'll still be in just shorts and my light fleece Reebok zipup. That's how I had to go this past winter with 0-negative (usually w/windchill) temps.