My APU went out on my straight truck monday. The owner wont fix it he says he is tired of fixing them, he would rather pay for a hotel during down time. So what do I do while my partner is driving on a 1600 mile run through the hot desert? sleep in the hot sleeper and like it?
APU out
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EnglishLady
Veteran Expediter
Have you put that very question to the Owner?
Oh & welcome to EO btw
Oh & welcome to EO btw
EnglishLady
Veteran Expediter
Thanks for the welcome, wish i could say it on a positive note, but its hot and i am tired of sitting with no freight to move.I have had one run in the last 2 weeks, and it was a short one. I dropped off monday and been in a hotel ever since. Its kinda hard to pay the bills sitting in a motel6. This truck has a roof mounted air added on and it only works off the apu. not sure why it wont run off the back up batteries but its very discouraging since we are new to expediting. 2 months now any way lol...
Yea i think you are right. They were really nice when we first started, we just cant get the miles and now we cant get cool lol. yes the sleep has other air but it does not work. i think alot of the company trucks are having apu problems. when i first called to get it fixed there was a one week wait list to be seen. and we cant wait that long. so i guess we need another carrier to work for. any suggestions?
EnglishLady
Veteran Expediter
I agree with Xiggi.
The truck is the bread & butter of the business - hate to think how long you would have to wait if something else went wrong with the truck
Spending money for motels instead of righting the problem is not the answer IMO.
The truck is the bread & butter of the business - hate to think how long you would have to wait if something else went wrong with the truck
Spending money for motels instead of righting the problem is not the answer IMO.
butterfly610
Veteran Expediter
that could become VERY inconvenient for you. The last thing you need stressing you out is repairs that aren't being made. I'm not 100% positive about this, but we always heard you were not supposed to run an APU while going down the road, that it could mess it up. Correct me if I'm wrong, but just a heads up in case.
I am not sure if I understood you correctly but if you are new to expediting you might have a problem finding a carrier to sign you on. Most companies require 6 months to 2 years experience but some of your smaller carriers will over look this. The experience issue is due to insurance and the fmcsa laws.
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Just curious if you are driving a Blair truck and the Onan Generator is not functioning.
FYI, I drove 2 of their straight trucks and was able to keep the generators going by doing regular PMs and getting them fixed right when they malfunctioned. Without the generator, the rooftop air would not work. So, I was diligent in keeping it repaired.
But, the sleeper A/C always worked well when the truck was running.
FYI, I drove 2 of their straight trucks and was able to keep the generators going by doing regular PMs and getting them fixed right when they malfunctioned. Without the generator, the rooftop air would not work. So, I was diligent in keeping it repaired.
But, the sleeper A/C always worked well when the truck was running.
Dakota
Veteran Expediter
Not sure if this will work, but state to the owner that even though the offer of a motel room is a nice gesture, that since you are a team one of you needs to be in the sleeper and to not have a working APU or truck AC that works back in the sleeper is a big safety issue. Maybe they don't know both the truck ac in the back and the APU are out at the same time.
This is a good question and I am still waiting for the answer?
Get a dryer accordian vent hose and duck tape and run a hose to the sleeper, by ductaping one end to the vent ant the other to sleeper.The truck ac doesn't do much for the sleeper area
Used this method for a cargo van when I was sleeping on the occasional trip over nite years ago.
just a suggetion.
I know it works for heat. not too sure about the air..
Also look for another job w/o telling current owner. this is unsafe to not be able to get the proper rest.
dp: it's your call, but I'd tell the owner that a motel isn't a good solution - schlepping stuff in & out & returning to an oven of a truck isn't restful, and neither is trying to sleep when the other driver is driving. You need a truck with a working APU to be rested enough, and that's all. If he can't or won't provide it, you really should be looking elsewhere.
Ditto for the carrier - they're not working for you. Teams are a hot commodity - if you're a good team, you can do much better than you are right now.
Ditto for the carrier - they're not working for you. Teams are a hot commodity - if you're a good team, you can do much better than you are right now.