What's your Idle Time?

I don't shut the truck off below 15 degrees F. A few cold weeks we have had here in the northeast truck runs all week and doesn't get shut down until the weekend when I go home. When on home time usually start the truck (if it's below 20 F) for 45-60 min every day

 

My idle percentage this time of year is usually around 40-45% every week. Was over 50% last week cause I was laid over (longer than expected) in northern maine and it got pretty cold

 

I fire her up at the beginning of the week, and shut her down at the end of the week.
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I'm a company driver and I run team with my wife. Our truck has a tripac APU and an espar bunk heater. My company sends a weekly QC message with idle time % and mpg for our truck and the whole fleet. Our idle time is always well under 1%. If the brakes are set, the engine is off. With the diesel powered APU, there is no need to ever idle the truck (it circulates engine coolant to keep it warm and has an alternator to charge batteries). Also, driving team we are rarely parked for more than a couple hours while getting loaded or unloaded (we go home every weekend for resets). Last week our idle time was 0.2%.

 

I have an APU and only idle when the forecast calls for > -10 below. However, I do get lazy and continue to idle when I'm in a line...

 

Well I shut my truck off when I go home at least.

 

I live in Northern New England, Idle time is October to April.

 

My idle percentage is about 49% not sure of actual time.

It's been cold out . Lol

I have an apu, but they tell us to idle because of the Def freezing.

 

Company driver with Espbar heater. I'll idle under 15°F but when at home, I'll only turn it on the night before I return to work if it is forecasted to be below 0°F overnight.

Always off at the fuel pumps. Off when checking in at shippers and receivers. Idle when dropping and hooking. If I am doing a live load, usually off with the bunk heater on.

 

I'm an O/O, haven't idled the truck all night since I got it, I've got fans in the sleeper for those hot summer nights and blankets and sleeping bags for the winter nights.