But it was a waste of oxygen as far as I am concerned. He started off by stating that they had no intention of killing my dog and that it was my responsibility to water, walk and keep him out of a hot truck. Like...duh! Then the topic of the over idle. He had my speed reduced instead of firing me. Like wow, I thought it was due to over idle!!! The "F" word never came up before! He then went on to say that the fleet as a whole averaged 20 percent idle (and the fleet as a whole has a lot of APUs that would bring that average down as they are ZERO).
Not only that, but they know the temperatures from all over the United States and know if idle is required.....like WOW, can I get an AP for that for my cell phone? I told him that I did not deserve the "write up" and he stated that my "paper" will be in my file and that I was to continue to try and keep my idle down.
The big surprise, he told me that they have been trying to find my a truck with an APU from our current fleet since they governed my speed. Shall we all hold our breath on that one?
Anyway, he had answers for everything but my questions and talked above me, not with me. Not once was safety or my concerns of lack of safety brought up. It was all about the NUMBERS.
But hey, I am still here as they want me here.........at least for now! Or was that smoke blown up my backside as well? I will let you ponder that one my fellow truckers!
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