Unnecessary idling
#1
03-25-2008, 08:29 AM
Unnecessary idling
I really wonder about some of the truckers out here on the roads. I'm here in Mauldine, S.C. waiting till later this evening to get unloaded. The current temperature is 64°, but yet there are some truckers that have been sitting here all day long with their trucks running non-stop!
I guess fuel prices aren't high enough yet for some people. I come across stuff like this all the time and it really irritates me.
#3
03-25-2008, 09:36 AM
Originally Posted by Drew10
Im not condoning idling, but the desire to idle may extend past Heating and Airconditioning. The drivers may be using appliances, TV/Computer/Cooking etc, that will draw to much from the batteries alone.
I use all of those things as well and still don't see the need to idle for 10 hours straight.
#5
03-25-2008, 04:26 PM
Originally Posted by chuck3507
Maybe 64 degrees is not comfortable to them.
Your (the original poster) idea of comfortable is not always another person's.
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#7
03-25-2008, 05:24 PM
they are company drivers that don't buy there own fuel
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#9
03-25-2008, 05:58 PM
Originally Posted by Rokk
keep in mind even at current fuel prices 10 hours of idle is still cheaper than a motel room.
its all a part of doing business. its all figured in the costs of hauling freight. I'd rather have a hotel room. Think of it this way, take TWO phones, dial a long distance number, and leave them off the hook for 10 hours. Same cost.
#10
03-25-2008, 06:06 PM
Originally Posted by allan5oh
Originally Posted by Rokk
keep in mind even at current fuel prices 10 hours of idle is still cheaper than a motel room.
its all a part of doing business. its all figured in the costs of hauling freight. I'd rather have a hotel room. Think of it this way, take TWO phones, dial a long distance number, and leave them off the hook for 10 hours. Same cost. granted a gallon saved is dollars saved. but if i am in southern wyoming or its under 10 degrees out at night, its idleing. all is the cost of doing business. and its my dime. so its incentive to me. |
