Idle time
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In control of own destiny
I will probably idle a lot this week. If I get cold by dark. I will EC. I'm not freezing for cardboard. TFB
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I totally agree. I can't sit in that truck for my lunch /break. I don't know how guys can do it.
Cementups
Box Monkey
As I told the guy who just trained me on my new route, "That's an hour away from my office. I don't even want to look at that truck for that hour, never mind be in it. If you had a desk job, would you want to sit at your desk and eat your lunch?"
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
That was my plan Friday. One person in the restaraunt and it was the annoying old guy that talks to me. I like silence. I left and froze in my truck.
ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
Sure. If one has his or her own route. They have a relationship with customers. They can eat in a business break room or something along those lines. As a cover driver I have zero relationships with customers. Two, three, sometimes four different routes per week. And now I just started bringing my lunch again. I hate eating out. I have no idea if employees where I buy lunch are washing their hands after they use the bathroom. I used to buy lunch everyday. Caught a bad bug a few months ago. Have a feeling it was from eating out. Someone at one of those places went to the restroom and didn't wash up afterwards. Then made my lunch. No more eating out for me.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Must be old school. Shineable black shoes. You probably shave every day too.
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
You leave it running in the building that long? Eek. As I sort my air every morning I'm choking from the exhaust of the other trucks idling inside. I don't idle until I get outside then do the rest of my pre-trip.
Harry Manback
Robot Extraordinaire
I can see you showing up on the low testosterone report for drinking Fireball...
rod
Retired 23 years
I used to eat in a nice warm restaurant/fast food joint and still let the truck idle. I hated having to jump back in a cold truck after lunch. One of the advantages of small town delivery.
raceanoncr
Well-Known Member
Before the big "idle" kick, was at diff hub (feeders) and got real, REAL sick. Had COE CH Mack, you know, the one with the nice bed, laid down (which I didn't normally do), idled for hour break, idled for wait time.
Next day, got pulled in by DIV Mangler. "Why?"
"Was really sick".
"Next time, lay down in the break room".
"Next time, I'm calling ambulance and going to hospital".
Next day, got pulled in by DIV Mangler. "Why?"
"Was really sick".
"Next time, lay down in the break room".
"Next time, I'm calling ambulance and going to hospital".
They never gave a rats ass about idle time until telematics. If they were so worried about the .3 to.4 gallon fuel burn per hour they would have followed drivers long ago.
How much time do we spend waiting at stop signs or to cross 4 lanes of traffic 4 and 5 times to del by orion? Instead of delivering one side then come back down the other.
Hourly wage times minutes wasted far......FAR exceeds the price for a half gallon of fuel.
How much time do we spend waiting at stop signs or to cross 4 lanes of traffic 4 and 5 times to del by orion? Instead of delivering one side then come back down the other.
Hourly wage times minutes wasted far......FAR exceeds the price for a half gallon of fuel.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Our center manager specifically told us during the PCM this morning that we were not allowed to idle our pkg cars to stay warm.
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