Why must you idle?

It's a honest question...

I'm sitting here in York, NE. Current temps is 72 degrees with a nice breeze.

A core truck to my left... A hummer truck to my right... Both trucks were shut down, then the driver's walked out & both fired up there trucks & are sitting their idling....

I can understand if it was 100 degrees or 30 below... but the current temps are perfect non-idling conditions... I guess since the driver's don't have to purchase their own fuel, They don't really care?

 

guess you answered your own question

 

How long did they sit there after starting the trucks?

 

They're still sitting there. Medicineman is right, I most likely answered my own question.

 

So... They've been idling for a whole 6 minutes?

That is how long ago your original post was.

 

I misinterpreted your question. I thought you were asking how long did they idle before leaving.... They are going onto 2 hours idling now.

 

i have batteries that need to be charged. after leaving the truck running for about an hour to an hour and a half, i'll shut it down for rest of the day...unless my low voltage warning begins beeping.

 

Holy Crap.

That does seem like a long time to idle under such temps.

 

That is why I asked the question... The temps are fine in my mind... It wasn't until after I started asking the question that I realized they were company trucks.

I have batteries that need charging also... But I normally handle that rolling down the interstate. Although.... I'm roughing it compared to a lot of trucks I'm seeing. I have no TV, no Satellite, no game system, no microwave, no shower, no stove, no oven, no cooler, no refrigerator, or any of those other fancy gadgets....

 

I drive a company truck but I am very conscious of idling. Why pollute when there is no need. I do have a feature called optimized idle that I like very much. I set the temp where I want it and the engine starts and stops automatically to maintain it. It also will start if my battery voltage drops to 80% (I'm told). This works very well. I don't think it cost very much. I know it saves a ton on idle fuel.