Better to idle the tractor or turn it off?

[D7E]

If I am not mistaken truckers are required to sleep in hotels/motels in Europe. Since it is a law it levels the playing field. I have never saw a sleeper on any EU truck.

Yes most eu trucks have sleepers but they are shorter and higher , some sleep above the cab .

 

[Redneck in training]

Yes most eu trucks have sleepers but they are shorter and higher , some sleep above the cab .

I left Europe 26 years ago so my info might be outdated. It probably is.

 

[Soundguy]

The semis are about the same size and tonnage as in the USA. The reason is .

I guess you missed the TWO smiley faces i put after my 'too long' response eh?

soundguy

 

[Wnc3]

I turn it off just because of the noise.

Wear during starting, excessive fuel during starting all those things are myths with modern tractors and the current tolerances. The only time I let it idle is for 5 minutes of turbo cool down post hard work. The the reason why is the manual says so. In fact the JD manual suggests you don't let it idle excessively.

Amen on the noise....it is a nice break.

 

[sweettractors]

We have3-4 semis in here at our shipping facility every day and they all leave the engines running while loading and doing paperwork. Ken Sweet

 

[Redneck in training]

I guess you missed the TWO smiley faces i put after my 'too long' response eh?

soundguy

I guess I have to adjust my "too serious" filter few notches down. Eh!:laughing:
You are right we would call many roads bike trails as my colleague from work told me when he returned from a wedding in Czech republic. He said:"You know we were driving car on those bike trails there."

 

[Reg]

I guess you missed the TWO smiley faces i put after my 'too long' response eh?

soundguy

Their Tonnes are about 10% bigger than US tons though (-:

 

[Soundguy]

kind of like a us gallon to an imperial gallon?

 

[Don87]

If I am not mistaken truckers are required to sleep in hotels/motels in Europe. Since it is a law it levels the playing field. I have never saw a sleeper on any EU truck.

Your post may reflect EU rules, but I am in the US........and you are also.

But..........if you are willing to pay my motel room every night..........6 nights per week.........49 weeks per year........can ya send me a credit card number please?

Motel rooms cost 29.95 to 69.95, depending on the location............gotta bring parking in here also............can't park a 75 foot long vehicle just anywhere.

Ya really want those EU regulations tacked onto your food bills?

Think very carefully before you respond!!!


Cause what you require me to do.............WILL cost you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Don87]

No, I always planned my stops ahead of time and didn't drink if need be. But it was rare that I couldn't find a place to pull over and kick my tires. Also, where I trucked it was rare that it got to 100 when I wanted to sleep. And showers were easy to come by. I could screen out mosquitoes but it was a hassle without Velcro. I mostly stayed west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rockies by choice. You have to have a sheet, blanket and a pillow by law. My pillow was the hardest, the rest was easily washed. Now mounted fans are uncommon in trucks.

Dunno who you drove for, but I'll explain my Monday drop to you.

I will leave my house at 2 pm Sunday..........drive my pickup 45 minutes to the terminal. Pretrip my truck(which is to be serviced this weekend). I fueled today, so don't need to log that for Sunday.

Will take 6 hours to reach my destination.......which is still 7 miles(20 minutes), from my unload point. I will then unload, and reload at that stop(very rare). I will then spend 1 and1/2 hours getting to my next stop(24 miles). I will spend 2 hours minimum unloading there. My reload from there 'should' be 150 miles from that point............when I get there...........I may drop, hook, and load 4 or 5 trailers(dunno til I get there)........then I gotta drive 300 miles to make my next delivery at 5 am the next morning...............

Send me your preplan please...............cause my figures are coming up with just a minute or 2 different than yours


I will add 1 thing............there ain't many of you out there that can drive from Pliladelphia, Pa to Chicago, Il, and only make 1 stop...................I've done that on quite a few occasions.