Historically, almost every commercial truck in a rest area would be resting at an idle regardless of the weather conditions. Recently there has been a significant increase in the amount of drivers that are being conscious of unnecessary idle time. More drivers prefer to have the trucks off during down time rather than maintaining an idle.
Many drivers have now made their own guidelines of when they shut down compared to when they idle the truck. Some drivers have set their own personal standards for temperature. Most will now keep the truck off whenever the temperature is more than thirty five degrees and lower than eighty degrees.
Although there is not much unnecessary idle regulation in place currently it is likely to become a bigger issue as the global climate discussions continue. There may even be a day when the sleeper trucks are a thing of the past and the majority of drivers stay in hotels for rate time.
There are many areas oversees that all idle time is unheard of. In Europe, all trucks are shut down at night. Night heaters are customary and idling is virtually unknown.
Many trucks have picked up APU's. Others have battery powered heaters. Many truck drivers have small in cab fans for hot weather that use the battery power to cool the cab.
Although carbon emissions are a major concern to many people, the safety of the drivers needs to remain the highest priority during severe weather. When temperatures are below or above a certain point it is imperative that the trucks idle in order to keep the drivers safe.
Paul R Woodward
President
Bains & Woodward Insurance Services, Inc.
Tow Truck Insurance
Towing Insurance
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