Woke up dehydrated | TheaterFire

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MaelstromDr@reddit

I would sue honestly, if a child was in the truck they would get a felony

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vizarhali@reddit

What the fuck is this? Are we not human beings. Go fucking look for a different company fuck this

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Chemical-Garlic-7982@reddit (OP)

Any recommendations 👀 probably won’t matter haven’t hit 1yr, guess being on time and accident free don’t mean shit these days huh

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Choobinski@reddit

Who you working for now? Doesn't matter if you have less than one year, I had less than 1 and got in with a good company at the time. Never hurts to tru

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Naborsx21@reddit

Dude. Idk why people spread this lie that you need a year experience. It's such horse shit. You can find plenty of places.

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ndarmr@reddit

Luckily real companies mandate a minimum of 5 years experience, all accident free, be flatbed/os/hh certified, be willing to work for a minimum of 70cpm and the ability to drive an 18 spd manual...

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Naborsx21@reddit

Uhhh I'm gunna go out on a limb here and say OP can find a 50 cpm job that treats him better with not much exp and that's probably a decent option right now.

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vizarhali@reddit

If your close I could recommend you in my company in IL

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Chemical-Garlic-7982@reddit (OP)

West Texas 😬

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jaireworld@reddit

Go get your tanker and hazmats and go apply to every oilfield company in West Texas. The only reason I haven’t done it is because of having to actually live in West Texas.

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FireStar_Trucking_01@reddit

Depends on how often you want to be home I guess. You do weekly or more?

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ThePr0fessi0nal@reddit

Schwerman has oil field cement hauling. Really easy local/regional stuff. Eventually you can get hazmat and tankers and make better pay off that.

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JerkFace9@reddit

Which part? There's plenty here.

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Defiant_Network_3069@reddit

Look at Chemical Hauling Companies

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vizarhali@reddit

Yeah too far. Though look for small companies megas are shit. Been doing 1yr and 7 months now with only small companies never regretted it

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hate putting it this way but....from how I see it, being accident free/reliable/etc should basically be considered minimal requisite to even consider yourself somewhat safe in keeping your job (many companies fire you for missing appointments, tickets etc....I'm not saying they're "zero tolerance" but ya when thinking long term I would look at a good record as a requisite and little more)

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deezkeys098@reddit

Once you hit one year go to Crete do another year then you can pick any other job you want you can’t idle at Crete either but at least the opti idle keeps the temp at 68-70 at least jesus

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EducationalCup8622@reddit

Looks like Denney Transport, garbage

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gallo48@reddit

Why are you not looking for a new company? How are you even getting sleep if it’s that hot inside?

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Chemical-Garlic-7982@reddit (OP)

Trying to, but home calls me for more care. Looking for local if not oh well, nice being a trucker. Temp is bad but not too bad got somewhat used to the cab being around 90.

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gallo48@reddit

I really don’t know much about the Megas policies. You can’t idle your truck at all ?

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Chemical-Garlic-7982@reddit (OP)

I can manually, just takes away half bonus and scolded if I idle too long. But I don’t get any bonuses at all so nothing new lol.

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

I did two years with Schneider. Never turned my truck off never got the bonus. But I got sleep.

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chrisp_ape@reddit

I do the same now I sat in the lot during a heat wave it was 120 outside for 3 days I did not turn my truck off one.

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

Good. Hope you got paid for sitting.

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chrisp_ape@reddit

Surprisingly they gave me an average of what I make daily

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santanzchild@reddit

same place I started back in 02. Only time my truck shut off was if the shipper refused to load me with it on.

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

Nice. I was there from 04-06. I also kept their Ohio and iIndiana state easy pass cards They didn't want us on those highways, but I started tanker and kept the cards.

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Meatbuns66@reddit

Thermoking apu, cool every night and meeting gas bonus. You probably didn't get a unit with an apu is my guess

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

It was 20 years ago. I remember the last truck I got was new. It had some kind of auto cabin heater. I didn't trust it I just idled that motherfucker all night long. It wasn't a bad starter job but I knew I was leaving. I get you guys a lot of credit using the computerized logs while doing OTR All paper logs back then. Cheated like hell.

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

Now I get paid by the hour, and I don't turn on the truck unless I'm on the clock. Recommend everybody finds a job that gets paid by the hour. You all deserve it. Stay safe out there Drivers.

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Meatbuns66@reddit

Thx for the tip, u stay safe as well

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robexib@reddit

If they're not going to give it to you regardless, then idle the fucking thing.

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Laffenor@reddit

Half of nothing is still nothing. If the company wants to avoid idling (which they should, idling all night is stupid), the solution is obvious. Also please name the company so people can avoid. This is absolutely insane.

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ignoreme010101@reddit

could just be a bad APU no? if there's unreliable apu units then a fuel bonus is nonsensical, nobody is gonna entertain that at the cost of roasting @100deg all day would need to be a 1k bonus to even b worth consideration lol

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ate2for@reddit

He said there isn’t an apu

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ignoreme010101@reddit

looks like I'm the goose, deleted! and ya FUCK taking a cab in TX w/o an APU, holy shit

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ignoreme010101@reddit

do you not have a decent APU? i can keep myself barely above 80 / below 80 all day in TX by just doing 2 or 3 'cycles' of engine-on APU recharging getting maybe 4-8hrs between 'recharges' depending on time of day/sun/etc. Sorry to see 100deg that is frickin brutal I mean even from the company's perspective you'd think the sweat produced inside that bunk would b enough reason for them to make it worthwhile for them to remedy this (amd FWIW my company does fuel efficiency bonuses as well, I would guess about 30-50% of the fleet makes their bonuses, I have literally never missed a single one....something I find indispensable is to keep that bunk AC ***ice cold*** when driving b4 a break - if the bunk is 90deg when you cut the engine it is a losing battle)

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Olhapravocever@reddit

If you are not getting bonus at all why bother?

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Cleveland_Grackle@reddit

Just idle it. When you're not getting enough sleep because of the heat, then drive all day, it becomes a safety issue. It'll just be some office monkey (sat in their ac) that's bitching at you. Invite them tp sit in a truck for a few hours with no ac on.

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gallo48@reddit

Just idle the fucken truck man! No bonus is worth getting a good night sleep. Remember you’re Just a number to your company. So fuck em!

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trippingballsoutside@reddit

I used to hold a lighter under the little temperature gauge thing on the mirror when I worked at a mega and it would get so hot it would override the shut off mechanism lmao. I burnt the fuck out of that little sensor.

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jrb031984@reddit

This is what I do on the day cab I drive. Our trucks won’t idle by themselves unless it’s below 29° or above 91° outside. When I’m sitting at one of my company’s terminals at 2:00 am waiting on my dispatch to my home terminal and it’s 89° outside I’m not going to sit there and hit the gas pedal every minute and a half to keep the truck running. Bought a refillable lighter off Amazon and give that little nipple a tad bit of help to get it over 91°. As long as I don’t hit any of the peddles, or release the brakes the truck will idle by its self.

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pervyjeffo@reddit

Why didn't you find an appropriately sized stick and jamb it between the seat and the pedal?

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jrb031984@reddit

Because constant pressure on the pedal doesn’t matter. Our trucks will still shut off if they don’t see a fluctuation in RPMs if it’s not above 91° or below 29°.

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pervyjeffo@reddit

Oh shit, I've never had to deal with that and I hope I never do.

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jrb031984@reddit

Thankfully I don’t have to sleep in mine like most of the drivers on here do. Every once in a while though I have to grab a 30 min nap while I’m waiting for my dispatch. This is why the lighter under the temp sensor works so well. Only trucks in our fleet that it doesn’t work on is the Volvos. They decided to put the outside temp sensor in a spot under the hood that I can’t get to.

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Technical-Escape1102@reddit

30min nap? Idk how you do it. I'd wake up so much more tired.lol

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jrb031984@reddit

With a pillow on the steering wheel. I just lean forward and pass out for a bit. I can get anywhere from 30 mins to an hour like that and be good to roll the rest of the night. Most of the time I stay up and just fuck around on my phone while I’m waiting. I also know there are ways for guys to stretch out in a day cab and sleep across the seats. Some guys use a board covered in foam and we even have a few that have one of those day cab hammocks that wrap around the door frames. I slip seat my truck. So I try not to add clutter to the inside because there isn’t much room to begin with.

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JobberTrev@reddit

Buy those hot hands and tape one to the sensor. Should give you a few hours

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Electrical_Try2977@reddit

FUCKING GENIUS!!!!!

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jrb031984@reddit

Don’t have to. Once the outside temp gauge on the dash reaches 92° I jump in, start the truck, and as long as I don’t touch the pedals truck will stay running even after it drops below 92°. This is why I use a lighter.

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JobberTrev@reddit

Oh nice. Mine doesn’t do that. Went to sleep once when it was 106 outside, woke up to a dead battery because it got cold.

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Insanus_Vitae@reddit

My company was kind enough to go in with a computer and override the rpm limiter that shuts the engine off after a few minutes, so I crank the truck to about 800rpm and the truck will run forever. It'll kill the gas efficiency, but I don't give a fuck, I'm not sleeping in a hundred degree cab.

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CowAdmirable9171@reddit

I seriously think some of you all are absolutely dumb as fuck. Ain’t no way in hell I’m sitting in a truck that’s 75° let alone 100°. The fact that you will says a lot about you

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Independent_Scale570@reddit

Your piss is boutta be darker than a suburban moms engine oil

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Chemical-Garlic-7982@reddit (OP)

Not good 😬 drank a whole liter as soon as I woke up

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Big_Fo_Fo@reddit

A liter of cola?

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Mountain_Fuzzumz@reddit

Same as a large Farva

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Big_Fo_Fo@reddit

I don’t want a large Farva. I want a goddamn liter of cola!

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H2Omekanic@reddit

It's for a cop

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cheetahwhisperer@reddit

What’s that mean? You’re going to spit in it now?

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H2Omekanic@reddit

It means you didn't see the movie

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ate2for@reddit

Hold the spit

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hello_raleigh-durham@reddit

Does that look like spit to you?

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cryptonomiciosis@reddit

Yeah. Fuck it.

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Mountain_Fuzzumz@reddit

Damn burger punk!!

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hoymoyminoy@reddit

Do we sell liter cola?

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Elderado12443@reddit

Do we have liter cola, what’s liter cola?

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Mad_Ronin_Grrrr@reddit

A liter of Fireball.

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boogerholes@reddit

A liter of piss?

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ConfidentDaikon8673@reddit

Snort a kilo of coke* There fixed it

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ignoreme010101@reddit

classic

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Actual-Money7868@reddit

You must be looking like beef jerky.

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BeefStewAndCornbread@reddit

Drink a Liter Of Fireball

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pissjug1000@reddit

Dude, I got some vitamins for you.

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Primedirector3@reddit

Thanks for reminding me I need an oil change lol

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Independent_Scale570@reddit

Haha ofc!

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DabbingTrucker@reddit

why don’t u idle the truck ??

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FLcbdfarmer@reddit

Idle smart is the worst system. Especially if the company locks you out of adjusting its settings. Run from that company and don't look back.

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sgtpepper5987@reddit

Tons of trucks at my company are having the same problem with freightliners opti-idle system. Gets a safety loop error and doesn't start you wake up drenched in sweat. Gotta save the company money though thats way more important than a multi-million dollar lawsuit after you kill someone due to the fatigue your fuel saving systems cause.

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palebd@reddit

Got this silly idle smart in my company truck. It occasionally glitches and loses connection to the engine. Then I gotta get up and restart the kill switch. Seems to be working well now. If you don't like the settings, and it's locked down, you can use the fille manager to find the config file, use HTML viewer to view it and the passcode is stored there in plaintext. Didn't mess with mine cause my company settings work well as long as I'm precooled.

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Chemical-Garlic-7982@reddit (OP)

You rock 🙌 just tried this out!

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palebd@reddit

Did your code start with a 2 and end in a 0?

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SilvermistInc@reddit

Did it work?

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kimchidiarrhea@reddit

Quit

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unclenatelovestrains@reddit

Calling it cabin comfort seems like an insult at that point.

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FinalBoard2571@reddit

Hmmm....easy answer, look for a company that treats you like you're human...all the best this heat aint playin.

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vfittipaldi@reddit

Could you idle with the yellow(tractor) brake pushed in? The system should think that you are not parked.

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Tricky_Big_8774@reddit

I've had freightliner opti idle kick in at stop lights before

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ComprehensiveDark814@reddit

"You don't have to sleep in a hot truck but you need to reduce your idle. Anyways, take this safety class about the dangers of long term heat exposure but remember keeping idle below 50% is a condition of employment." I feel like this is some kind of psychological torture.

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Sir_Uncle_Bill@reddit

They'd just have to fire me and I'd go on the news immediately and tell the world what those shitbags are expecting.

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Sir_Uncle_Bill@reddit

Oh fuck that. I'm not in the army sleeping out in the field anymore. I'm using my damned AC. That company can fuck themselves. Name them so we know who to avoid.

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functional_moron@reddit

That's fucking ridiculous. My ac blasts so cold I sleep in a hoodie.

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nightrider2072@reddit

If it ain’t cold enough to sleep with a blanket, even in the summer it ain’t happening.

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Electrical_Try2977@reddit

You can always put more on....can only take so much off! Im looking for FREEZER BURN, love it!!!

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disturbedrailroader@reddit

Fuck yeah! A cold cab and a blanket is heavenly at night.

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BushDidOsama@reddit

you idle?

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Dezzolve@reddit

I stay ice cold with just my APU, even in the 110+ sun around Las Vegas and Death Valley these past few weeks. If it’s below 95 outside I need a blanket to stay warm haha. My APU’s vents into the truck were set up to blow cold air from under the bed to the front. I went to Home Depot and got some HVAC flex piping and routed it to blast arctic air straight into the bunk instead of the driving area of the truck. Cost me $10 and 15min of effort.

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doinmydeed@reddit

Yo! Can you take a pic of your setup????? I love this idea

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BushDidOsama@reddit

is it a thermoking by anychance?

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ignoreme010101@reddit

that's the trailer....or am I missing something?

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Dicked_Crazy@reddit

Thermo king makes an APU system. The generator AC and heat is all linked together.

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BushDidOsama@reddit

?

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ignoreme010101@reddit

he's talking about air conditioning his cab/bunk, and you mentioned a brand that makes *trailer* refrig units

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BushDidOsama@reddit

thermoking makes apu's too.

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ignoreme010101@reddit

ah ok gotcha

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ignoreme010101@reddit

just off the APU or u mean with engine idling?

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PaleontologistFit364@reddit

I'd find a different company.

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duhrun@reddit

Sounds like Swift, everyone knows they treat drivers like shit.

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nanneryeeter@reddit

Dude, we won't even work in our daycabs if the A/C is dysfunctional.

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ndarmr@reddit

Do day cab drivers ever actually work though

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I_dementia87@reddit

Check out freymiller. They have APU's a fridge and electric outlets so you can run a t.v. its not the best pay but the company is decent. I may go back to them myself if things don't change with my situation. They should pick you up since they are based out of OKC.

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ndarmr@reddit

Working for under 70cpm is just as bad as not having an Apu or being able to idle...

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BeefStewAndCornbread@reddit

If the company doesn’t have APUs DONT WORK FOR THEM

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ndarmr@reddit

If the company pulls enclosed trailers don't work for them

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AustinLostIn@reddit

Is it legal for them to prevent you from using the AC in the heat? 🤔

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ndarmr@reddit

Idling IS corporate theft....

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Cold_Employee_9708@reddit

Bro

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1lotrrotkep@reddit

My truck just had the control board for the bunk climate system go. Cant use ac or fan with the engine off. They rerouted me immediately to return home for repairs, no questions asked. Said it was unsafe and unreasonable to expect me to put up with that heat

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jahmill@reddit

No APU's? What if a driver needs a CPAP?

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DonBoy30@reddit

You need to be sending out resumes brah

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SchrodingersRapist@reddit

Christ dude, that's inhumane. I don't know how you current drivers don't revolt over this shit. I used to idle all night to stay cool during summers, before this apu shit and companies losing all respect for their drivers. It cost me some bonus money, but I slept well and didn't end up killing a car filled with a family because I couldn't see straight the next day.

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MostOriginalNameEver@reddit

Stop endangering your life as well as the public. Youre not getting good rest sleeping in heat.

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Double-Revolution-33@reddit

That's ridiculous! My company encourages us to use our APUs to keep idle times down and wear and tear on the engine/dpf shit down. I keep my sleeper around 68⁰ at night.

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HashnaFennec@reddit

My bunk AC is broken and something funky is causing my truck to overheat while climbing mountains with the AC on. I feel your pain.

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stephenforbes@reddit

Some of these companies treat us worse than animals. Find a new job.

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Sevro706@reddit

You guys are making me not want to do anything with this permit...

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SufficientWhile5450@reddit

Your heatant is running a little low, needs more heat

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SantorKrag@reddit

My smart idle screen doesn't even come on. I sleep until I wake up drenched in sweat, then idle it sleeping until I wake up shivering. Then back to the sweat. You gotta rotate the temperature extremes to stay healthy. I work for another mega that won't fix shit unless it keeps the truck from rolling. Fuck the drivers, they can train more next month.

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Mother_Assistance830@reddit

Can’t you turn off the tractor brakes and leave the trailer brakes on and chock the wheels and it won’t shut off? I just do day trips and we run paper logs so Ive never dealt with this stuff

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ChernobylFleshlight0@reddit

Call them. They’re open every day of the week. It’s probably extremely simple. I had to call them a few years ago and it got running just fine in like 5 minutes. Super easy fix. Just ask for support when you call.

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crazy-carebear@reddit

Of course the sensor is disconnected, the damn thing melted.

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one2zerojigawat@reddit

This looks [relevant. ](https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/generalsearch.citation_detail?id=1079229.015&cit_id=01001)

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NewSinner_2021@reddit

Fuckin inhumane.

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GED_certified-frog@reddit

I've been idling all night just waiting for swift to stick there nose up my ass to tell them to fuck themselves.

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Budget_Foundation747@reddit

I don't want you on the roads with me like this. Idle your damned truck before you get yourself and or others killed in a wreck.

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spacesailingfrog@reddit

I hate that thing. It isn't supposed to shut off under 25 and over 85, but it definitely does. Mine randomly decides to turn cabin comfort off, and I night drive. Yay. I wake up sweating more often than I'd like. The mechanic showed me where the switch for it is. It's beside the plug, inside the fuse panel iirc. I wonder if you turn it off if it'll let you just idle it.

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tlafle23196@reddit

Is there a reason why this can’t be reported to the DOT/FMSCA? If you are long haul and have to use your sleeper berth, I feel the only way this could be allowed to happen to you is if they provide an allowance for a hotel or something.

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Ill_Ad5893@reddit

Check your local state guidelines. This is clearly a case of not being provided healthy work environment

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Mindes13@reddit

Personally I hate idling the truck but if the epu isn't keeping up during the day if I'm sitting and waiting, I'm idling. My company wants a low idle percentage and my bonus is only tied to mpg so bonus isn't really in jeopardy.

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Satans_Dads@reddit

My dear fellow driver. That is UNSAFE! You need your rest to be safe and alert! Fuck that bonus! Idle your truck as needed and stay comfortable. Don't be a fool. Take care I of you because they don't care about you. Call a lawyer too.

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6inarowmakesitgo@reddit

Yeah, thats deadly. Its constantly over 100+ degrees at work in the factory I work at and they are on you like flys to shit if you’re not drinking water and seen going into air conditioned rooms for at least 15-20 minutes every hour or so.

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ohjaimiea@reddit

Lmao the way I’d sue if they disabled my opti idle that’s gotta on some level be illegal. Also using the opti idle is cheaper than just idling the engine

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I_dementia87@reddit

Ah, a nice comfortable 100 degrees. Said no one ever. Send that Pic to dispatch,safety,the fuel monkey,the boss and everyone in-between with the question "does this look comfortable to sleep in and operate your equipment and deliver your freight safely? If so then go sleep in your car with your windows up for 2 hours when it's 100 outside you fucking penny pinching scum of the earth. We are human fucking beings not numbers or equipment."

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I_dementia87@reddit

Ah, a nice comfortable 100 degrees. Said no one ever. Send that Pic to dispatch,safety,the fuel monkey,the boss and everyone in-between with the question "does this look comfortable to sleep in and operate your equipment and deliver your freight safely? If so then go sleep in your car with your windows up for 2 hours when it's 100 outside you fucking penny pinching scum of the earth. We are human fucking beings not numbers or equipment."

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12InchPickle@reddit

Find a new job. This is dangerous.

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just_me1969@reddit

Fuck that. Idle the truck

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Kkalemauser@reddit

Central Transport will take you at 6 months. Not the best company but you will be home everyday.

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lord_nuker@reddit

This was why much truck almost 4 times idling hours than driving hours :P Boss wouldnt get me an ac, and i couldnt sleep in the heat during daytime (night runner) so idling it was. Ended up with getting a new truck that was cheaper on the gas (But still no sleep ac) :P

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Wasatchbl1@reddit

If you're not getting the bonuses, idle that summbitch until it's 70° in that sleeper. Find every way you can to beat the company system until you can leave

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