I drive team mostly, so if I happen to park for awhile at night while eating dinner or something, I rarely turn the engine off. No good reason.... I just don't.

I drive for a company (as MOST here do,) so an APU is not MY call.

I don't know just how well my battery will stand up to running the T.V. or Sat radio, cooler, etc. all night, and don't plan to find out!

I sleep like a baby in my bunk, regardless of how noisy the truck next to me is, and it is much quieter when I DON'T have to open my windows or vents.

If you don't like the sound of Big Rigs idling, perhaps you're in the WRONG BUSINESS.

OR.... it is YOUR choice to park in a TRUCK STOP parking lot, rather than a quiet off ramp, so perhaps the problem is with YOUR choice.

Let's make it about GUNS! :lol: I have neighbors that like to shoot off their guns in their backyards! There oughta be a LAW!! :lol:

And I don't like screaming kids, so I stay away from playgrounds! Kids should have their mouths taped shut when in the same Doctor's office I go to. And there should be a "NO KIDDING" section in every restaurant!

The other day, I drove by a farmer's field where he had the AUDACITY to spread manure over several acres to fertilize his crops!! Hang him!

And old folks should NOT be allowed to have "change purses" through which they search for hours to find one more penny to make exact change when there are 20 people behind them in line! Just give the nice lady another dollar and let HER struggle to count out the correct change!

To borrow a line from Timberwolf.... It IS what it IS.

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[quote="GMAN"
You can always stop at truck stops who have IdleAir and pay them to park in one of their idle free spots.[/quote]

Have you ever read the literature from IdleAire? It says while they discourage idling, it is permited. They allow anyone to park in the IdleAir spots even if you do not use their services. I don't know if this is true for all places or just a few. There are many places I park for the night and see trucks backed into IdleAir spots.

 

Yeah, I feel pretty much the same way, it would really pi$$ me off if the government told me how fast or how slow I could run, what roads I could use, how many hours I could run, how many hours I had to take off, the state to which I had to maintain my truck and a myriad of other issues....wait a miniute, don't they regulate use now? I'm confused. What were we talking about?

 

There are laws, as there should be when some people can't show restraint and consideration for others.

 

To me, this is an issue much like the smoking issue. Show self discipline , otherwise someone will discipline you.

 

Funny, my generator uses as much fuel idling as the truck does. So much for the theory that it is more wasteful to idle.

Personally, the wear and tear on the truck engine and generator engine are more important to me. Plus, we buy our own fuel. So, when possible, we shut everything off. But I don't take the holier-than-though attitude about idling.

We used to idle our last truck a lot- Volvo770. It was EXTREMELY well insulated and so it would be hot in there even when it was nice and cool outside. Heck, even now, we'll run the generator for a/c sometimes when it's nice out. I mean, sleeping in the truck stop with windows open isn't always the best way to go. Plus- those little windows in the back of most sleepers don't allow for a lot of air flow.

Idleaire is a neat concept, but having the a/c come through the passenger door window is dumb. We'll hook to idleaire sometimes- I figure the cost is roughly equivalent to running our generator. We do it for the power though- we plug in shore power to the idleaire outlet. I can't tell you what a pain it is to pop the fuse (which doesn't take much). Great concept/poor delivery IMHO.

And the federal government will now allow up to400lbs additional weight for a generator. But you have to carry certified proof of the generator's weight. And you have to be able to demonstrate that it works (or have certified paperwork that says it works- whatever that means). AND- and this is the most important detail- the states don't HAVE to allow it. So it's bologna in bologna out. More pointless legislation.