You should have already joined ooida . by the way they were having a special membership $25 to join

Re: idling
 

It's because animals have celebrity members of PETA to champion their cause. All truck drivers have is the Rubber Duck.

Re: idling
 

Him, and Pig Pen. :P

Re: anti idling laws
 

You'd be surprise anymore how many companies are putting APU on their trucks.

Be like me stay off the east and dare them to say a thing about me idling at -20 degrees.

I did a WHOLE LOT of idling in PA this trip..... On I-81...

Also idled in MA, and no one said a word.

Yeah, I was stuck on I-81 south Thursday near Exit 162 for about 3 hrs, moved about 12 miles and then stuck at the 150 for another 4 hrs. I was delivering a load of salt to Penn DOT in Weatherly and they said that the governor had them hold off plowing to save money. Too bad so many people lost money because they had to idle and couldn't make delivery times.

Re: anti idling laws
 

The winters I can usually bundle up, but then again, I'm not going to shut down just to freeze to death either. The summers are what can get bad. I hate the heat and WANT the air conditioner.

I parked right next to the No Idleing sign in New York, I had to be the only one idleing at that truck stop..

It seems like some of you are not reading the 'exemptions' column. :?

CA - Resting in sleeper berth beyond 100’ of residential units (exemption ends January 1, 2008) (get an APU, dude)
- Queuing beyond 100’ of residential
- Adverse weather conditions or mechanical
difficulties

NJ - Sleeping or resting in a sleeper berth in nonresidential
zone unless equipped with auxiliary heating/cooling

NY - Comply with passenger comfort laws (not sure if this applies to drivers)
- Parked for more than 2 hrs & less than 25° F

MA - Associate power needed & alternatives unavailable (keep your tv on)

When I was idleing in ny it was about 50 degrees.