Whats all this noise about idle time?

I agree no idle then where's the APU.It's not just the companies,many states have the no idling law as well.Another one of many laws targeted to the trucking industry.

 

Noooo. Nothing has changed in the last year or three... or more.

Why would you think that?

Mikeeee

 

Let me ask do you run your truck for heat and a/c or did you pay the $$$$ and have an apu installed? Either way seems you burnt your "bosses" money just the same as the ones your complaining about. Yes I know your an owner op but someones money is steal being wasted.

And this is why I became an owner op and got away from the companies that treat drivers like dirt. I don't have the extra $7500 sitting around to put an apu on my trucks so I expect my trucks to run all day during the winter and alot during the summer when its too hot. The main difference with me is I get my trucks home nightly or at least every weekend.

 

of course.. but the wages dont go up with inflation and too many are out all year, or only home 3 days per month so without being able to idle makes it too rough, almost subhuman. i know that the "optics" of the profession is that we ARE subhuman, but that isnt true.

i mean if the pay went at or above inflation for the last 40 yrs most drivers would be making over 2k/wk or more and getting a hotel wouldnt be as big of a deal, but which otr company drivers pay for hotel rooms often when it gets too hot or cold and youre in a no idle area??? not many... close to zero.

im not an old timer, but from what i understand trucks werent shut off in the past unless there was no point in having it on...fuel prices werent a concern and neither were emissions, all of this is being pushed on us on top of everything else. resisting it is the LEAST we can do, i mean the turnover is already over 100%... only so many drivers will go out and #### near freeze on one end, or sweat all night without sleeping only to urgently wait for the next trip to be assigned.

 

I made sure the truck I bought HAD an APU on it.

The reduced wear on the engine is MORE than the incentive I wanted to have the APU. The fuel savings is a bonus.

and considering that the Yanmar engine, is rated at less than 0.1 lbs per hour consumption at load, that's at least 1/3 the fuel to 1/10 the fuel of a big engine for an evening.

234 grams is about 8 oz (weight) per hour. that would be 0.07 gallons per hour. A gallon of fuel is considered 7.15 lbs per gallon. or 114.4 oz.

http://www.centrodiesel.com/yanmar/pdf/2TNV70-HGE.pdf

 

You guys say that your not supposed to idle in CA but when I was at the TA in LA just as many trucks were idling there as anywhere else?