Leaving A Dog In The Truck

First u have to find a company that allows pets ;) there's a list somewhere on here i think. I'm compnay with Prime and had to pay $1000 in weekly deductions... lease ops dont.. they get charged a detail when they turn teuck in

Just a thought. ... how would anyone know you had a cat if you didn't tell them. ..

You're joking right?

So if you are a pet owner and considering a career in truck driving it sounds like it's best to go with a company that has APU's? or can you idle the truck while gone for awhile if you don't have an APU?

You can idle the truck most of the time without an APU but you might want to ask each company about their idling policy. If it's for a short time, like a few hours, it's normally no big deal at all.

Someone asked about a list of companies and their pet policies:

List Of Trucking Companies That Allow Pets

Tips For Trucking With Your Pets

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

APU's:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

I have an apu and leave my cat on the truck. If I park in non trucker spots I leave a note in window "no need to break window for cat. Generator has temp at 65 degrees thanks." I even leave my phone number. Had to take cat from the truck one time since Feb for repairs. He screamed bloody murder. I got us a nice hotel room and he acted like i killed him. I gave up after that. He's happy where he is

You should post picts of your your Happy Truck-riding feline.

^scott

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

Our trucks are supposed to be inspected every few months. They will know with the hair... trust me and that is what the fee is supposed to cover. Also... I had to sign a contract with Prime stating I would keep his **** records on board. I know trainers who had pets even though that is against policy. If the pet harms the trainee or they have an allergy they didn't know they had it could be a problem

I have an apu and leave my cat on the truck. If I park in non trucker spots I leave a note in window "no need to break window for cat. Generator has temp at 65 degrees thanks." I even leave my phone number. Had to take cat from the truck one time since Feb for repairs. He screamed bloody murder. I got us a nice hotel room and he acted like i killed him. I gave up after that. He's happy where he is

You should post picts of your your Happy Truck-riding feline.

^scott

I can't get it to work. Photp bucket hates me or soemthing :(

And no.. it was nt a joke... 1000 for my cat to be on the company truck. But while I was in training I was paying 1200 per month for him to live in my apt... couldn't break the lease so 1000 is a bargain lol

As a company driver.. my teuck does not idle for more than. 5 min and shuts off. Which sucks when. U are learning to back because the teuck does t recognize you are moving. If it tool me 20 min to get in a door I would have to turn timmit on and off a few times :(

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

He likes watching the trucks park lol

Having a dog along is great company, but to be honest, it does complicate things at times. Some of our trucks have apus , the rest, we are allowed to use opti-idle, although the company wants us to keep it at a minimum. If there is any problem with the regen equipment, Freightliner will pull the idle percentage records, and if they consider it too high, will void the warranty. That being said, Wolding is very understanding about keeping us comfortable, they just ask us to use common sense. When I go in for shower, etc., I set the opti-idle, turn on my little truck stop fan, and pull the curtains. My dog is quiet unless she sees things going on outside. I try to be as quick as possible, because I worry that something will go wrong and cause the AC to stop working. As long as the truck is really cool inside to begin with, it stays tolerable for 20-30 minutes with the curtains pulled. Being out west in the extreme summer temps, I need to be aware of hot blacktop burning her feet, because my little 65 lb. girl is too much for me to carry across a parking lot. I try to park as close to the side as possible. If there is ANY grass available, and maybe a tree, we go sit under it for a while just to give her some out of the truck time. As for watching a movie, that would be a video on my computer in the truck. I am not comfortable being away from the truck for long, I am paranoid about someone stealing her because she is a pit bull. We have gone hiking together on 34 hour resets. Pretty much, if the dog can't come with me, then I don't go there either.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

APUs:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.