[zipy46]

...Just idle the truck

When the :bow: cop wakes you up and tells you to turn it off...

Turn it off...:roll:

Soon as he drives away...

Start it back up and go to sleep...:rofl::rofl:

...Repeat the cycle as needed.

[zipy46]

Freedom is fun...

Everybody loves to fu** with it :smokin:

[Hawkjr]

Everywhere i see a no idling police i still idle!! Wal Mart is supposedly big on no idle but i've never been told to shut the truck off... In Jersey off the turnpike at travel plazas during the day ran my truck and never told to turn it off.. In Maine, it has a policy from 6 AM to 8 PM for no Idle.. At 12 PM every single truck was idling except for a few when i walked across the parking lot

I've only seen one place tell us to shut the truck off and that was in Baltimore and i can see why since it was near a residential area... Honestly speaking, if i was told to shut off the truck i would do and as soon as he/her went away i would crank it right back up!! Does the people know how does it feel to be in a BUNKER basically with the Windows Down and a couple of BS vents open while its 100 + outside including the heat index!! Like i said, the day i get a ticket, i will go to court for it and i would gladly let the judge know i was doing it for my safety and others that share the road with me to get a good day/night sleep and if that's a problem then gladly send a DOT officers to spend the day with me on a hot day thru my 10 hour break without idling truck and see how well i'll drive well into my day after my clock starts!! In my mind a sleepy and tired driver is just as dangerous as a drunk driver!!

The only way to solve this problem is the government (which i dont see happening) forcing APU's to be made onto every truck from this point out!! Otherwise this a stupid law that is endangering the public and fellow truck drivers!!

[Hawkjr]

Originally Posted by Part Time Dweller

Buy an APU or get a room.

Hmmm... so company drivers suppose to get a room every day/night??

[zipy46]

i just had a vision of Peter Fonda in easy rider :smokin:

[Malaki86]

Let's just say a company driver is sitting in Laredo, TX during the day with temps of 100+ and he does shut the truck down. Within an hour, he's calling for an ambulance because of heat stroke/exhaustion. The company they drive for won't pay for IdleAire (if it's available where they're sitting) nor will the company pay for a motel.

The question is: Can this be charged to workers comp?

[Jackrabbit379]

You don't have to be in Laredo to be in 100+ temp. You can be in my backyard.


Malaki, I would think that the company or their insurance should be stepping up in that kind of situation.

[Kevin0915]

Originally Posted by Hawkjr

Hmmm... so company drivers suppose to get a room every day/night??

Of course, we're all rich, didn't you know that??

[Malaki86]

Which company do you work for again, Kevin??? I sure as hell know I'm not getting rich where I'm at.

[zipy46]

It would stand to reason that it is in the intrest of :bow: Public Safety that

a driver get his or her proper rest before beginning a new day.