So, what's it like living in a truck?

it's not that bad,you get used to it.

 

Your truck is just like your bedroom. Anything you need they have inside the truck stop including tv room are the good ones have movie theater. They got washer and stuff. I brig my own soap and shampoo and toothpaste truck stops don't really carry much of that and laundry detergent. I have like 2 weeks of clothes including some shorts and stuff for the warm weather

 

I guess it all depends on the mental issues for the particular driver.

 

Smaller than a prison cell, it's tough sometimes but you get used to it. Also, depending on what type of work you do, you may be so busy you really don't do much but drive and sleep, it's nice being able to pull over and flop right into bed if necessary.

 

I love it. I have everything I need or the ability to get what I need. My bed is comfortable and the APU controls are right where I can reach them. Its cozy and its mine. It is what you make it. I personally love being in the truck.

 

you get use to it. the only draw back gives you too much time to think about things

 

I enjoy it most the time. And my big luxuries are xm radio and a smart phone. Like many aspects of this job, attitude is everything.

 

The Sleepers of the late model trucks are much larger than they used to be, simply due to drivers spending more time on the road, some drivers have tv etc. I prefer the smaller sleepers 48'' simple quaint and has one purpose Sleeping. Once my day is done and i have eaten, showered sleep is the next thing on my mind. When my 10 hour break is up and i have again eaten and freshened up I am ready to roll..
This lifestyle is not for everybody, trucking is more than just driving straight, things have obviously changed and many drivers call their trucks home literally, many drivers have no permanent roots. This is a choice that they have made, and they have made their sleeper births work for them, nothing wrong with that, it is a choice a person has to make when they decide to go out and become a trucker.

 

Noisy especially if you pull a reefer. When I used to drive and be out a week at a time when I'd get home I would have a ringing in my ears for a few hours.