Any of you escape the truck and get a motel ?

Once in a while we got truck sick (Yes there is such a thing as literal truck sick the way we ran) and a nice fat plush super 8 for a couple nights somewhere good is morale boost.

Plus a rental car to run around in for a week off as a couple of tourists. Does not get better than that. Just make sure that there is a card in your wallet that you are relieved of all responsibility for that truck when off duty and parked proper.

 

I've never gotten a room at a Hotel.

 

Why? I've got enough junk in my wallet now that every store, hotel chain, fuel stop, etc. has their own rewards card to clutter it up...sure as heck ain't adding to the mess with another unnecessary piece of paper.

 

Used to get a room at a motel next to the flying-j in Kingman, AZ. Only $28.00 I couldn't run my truck for that kind of money when it was a hundred degrees out.

 

Well. I don't know about all the so called junk Mr Bulldog, but that is one of the company cards that protects you from responsibilty or personal liability to the truck should something happen to it. If you are a O/O then it's all yours.

Yes there is a awful lot of #### that goes into a frigging wallet I agree with you there. But I love the Law and learned how to work it in my favor to defend against those who would wish to take advantage of a 18 wheeler parked in the middle of steal me USA for a few days unattended.

 

I do it all the time especially if I need a 34 or get somewhere early afternoon Saturday and deliver Monday. Most of time I stay at a Super 8 or Days Inn which has truck parking and trucker rates too. You can t beat 2 nights less than a $100 for a nice room

 

If you're legally parked (as in hotel parking lot where you have a room) and you are off duty (in the motel room or out-and-about), then how would your liability be any different than if you were parked at a truck stop and inside showering? Heck, you're more likely to get backed into while you're sleeping at the truck stop than you are in a motel parking lot! $#!+ happens, and if I carried a special card alleging to release me from liability in every possible scenario, I'd need a wheel barrow to cart them all around. And you know what? Those cards wouldn't be worth the paper they were printed on in the event something DID happen.

 

When I was out for weeks at a time I would get one..
Kick back,relax,do laundry and order in some good food....It made me feel so much better for the next couple of days and I can write it off on my taxes.