Do the trucks start in the cold?
 

Just curious about the trucks starting in the cold it's 10 below here and i was wondering about the apu do they have engine heaters hooked to them or do you leave your truck running and how does that work with your fuel bonuses and keeping warm seen alot of trucks on the side of the road today.

with treated fuel and a good battery the truck will start in the cold

It may not start as easily as it would on a warm day, but like the last poster said, it will start.

Winter blended fuels and additives are the key as are good batteries, block heaters and proper up-keep, my company over-rides idle time when the weather gets below zero allowing us to still get our bonus, its cheaper to let them run than get a service call to get them running.

If they are a bit worn (compression not what it used to be) it may need a little help. Only chicken sh!t companies have fuel bonuses. It's just another recruiting tool of how much extra money you can make. Good luck on collecting.

I usually keep a can of starter fluid in the truck. It can help get things going if needed. The truck should start in any case.

My truck always started in the cold,it was me that had a hard time getting started.

I can assure you I don't work for a "chicken shit" outfit, nor do I have to, I have no problem meeting the fuel goals they have set, which are eased in the winter months. With the cost of fuel these days your kidding yourself if think only "chicken shit" outfits are looking at ways to cut those costs. I take in an extra $100.00 a month and their happy too.

It’s -12 F here today (Eastern IA) my truck has been sitting for 2 days, it was DEAD, it took me an hour to get the APU to start with a jump from my pick up, then I let the APU run for 2 hours to charge the batteries and warm the radiator fluid, then it started right up.
I’ll just let it run (the APU) whilst I’m home.(nowhere to plug in the engine heater)
No worries about fuel bonuses, I always get them, ours are more based upon adhering to the fuel routing than actual mileage/usage.

Is -35C (-20something F) here today...Day off, but still like to run the ole Espar & start 'er up just to be sure. Ran the Espar for 2hours & she fired right up.