A/c in trucks
 

Hey guys a quick question is there a reg about having a/c in your truck...at work we were talking about it someone said if it was installed at the factory then it must work according to a reg.. I havent heard of that one. Before you guys ask the company I work for removed and disconected the a/c in all the trucks to "save on gas". That why I want to become an O/O to get away from these guys. It gets real humid in this part of Va

Re: A/c in trucks
 

WOW :shock:

I don't know of any "requirement" to have a/c working in a truck,whether it was originally equipped with or not. Might approach it from the fact that it's part of the defroster system, which is a requirement, but that'd be pushin it.

Pretty stupid idea of pullin the a/c to gain an ounce of fuel milage, not to mention must have a yard full of happy drivers!

Maybe you should sudgest they pull the belts off that "power grabbin" alternater sittin under the hood too. Better yet, find the bosses car and rip out his a/c so's he and the wife can "enjoy" the benifit of extra fuel milage also.

I'm from Va also, what co. we talkin about? (so's I can stay far, far, away!)

a/c in trucks
 

I dont wanna say but Its a beer company on the southside(Chesapeake) in Va They distribute Miller,Coors,... And its not called tri cities....Also after your done delivering beer you have to mechandise the product which could take up to 3 hours

No, there is no regualtions at either the FMCSA or at OSHA that says an employer must provide A/C for its employees.

Uturn2001 is right they do not have to provide a/c. Now with that said I worked for a steel mill in east Texas and operated 988f cats that had a/c in them and was told by the safety dept. that if a/c did not work to report it to get it fixed.
Safety dept. said since the cats had them on when they were purchased that according to OSHA they had to work.
I do not know if this applies to trucking co. mabey it was because we were in a industriul enviroment.

But there is also no regulation that says anyone must work for dorks like that either. I'd be working some where else very soon.

Keyword there is EAST TEXAS....If u run around town just about anywhere in the south in the summer without AC on an average summer day you can expect to suffer symptoms of heat-exhaustion or even a heat-stroke. Neither are conditions you should be driving a truck in.

All trucks made from 06 on are required to be delivered with a/c from factory.

Oh so true.

I would love to see your source of information for that. I am curious.

Even so where does it say that the employer can not disconnect the A/C unit.

I don't know if there's a regulation or not on the a/c working in a truck or not, but I just finished orientation with Celadon. The safety director did say that if the truck was originally equipped with a/c, the a/c must work, because it's part of the defroster.

Like I said, I don't know if there's a federal regulation/law/rule on it, but for one of the top guys in a major carrier says it, it's probably because they got dinged on it at one time.

Just my 2c.