Idle policy varies big time from company to company. Some do not really care, others will say idle if you need to in order to get your rest, and still others say no idling unless the temp is below 20 or 25 deg F.
NY and NJ have some pretty strict idle laws. I have never seen anyone get busted if they were at a truck stop, but I have seen drivers nailed if parked anywhere else.
It was either this past July or this coming Jan (can't recall for sure) CA is suppose to go no idling unless the temp is very very low and is suppose to be enforcing it big time. They have also pretty much banned using APU's since new emission standards out there are going into effect soon and no current APU meets those standards.
Good luck to you out there. You are caught between a rock and a hard place. You got the companies telling you not to idle to conserve fuel but most refuse to pony up for anything to help you be comfy while you sleep, then you got private groups telling you that you need better sleep and more of it, and then you got states who will bust you for driving tired even if you are legal but continue to pass laws where you can not run your truck to keep the temp right to help you get the sleep you need.
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