The sleep apnea scam

I'm not defending obesity in the trucking profession but I think that a lot of the problem also is food cost. A hamburger is $1 but a salad is $5. I'm on a strict budget and although I eat whole wheat bread, lean proteins (like turkey breast), and drink tons of water, I know that the lack of veggies is a bad thing. I would love to figure out a way to be able to keep fresh veggies in a cooler without them spoiling do fast or being ruined by water. The only veggies I've been able to get readily have been the potatoes and carrots that I throw in my crockpot with stew meat or beans when I make chili. Only suggestion I have is drink water and do flatbed lol

 

You could get a 12V cooler - no ice and therefore no water.
The Coleman is by far the best of 12V coolers.
I like cottage cheese with fruit, and my Coleman will keep the cottage cheese good for at least a week.

And vegy soup is a good source of vegy's. I always have soup in my truck because soup retains most of the good stuff that is usually lost by cooking.

 

Moose, my mentor had one and it didn't seem like it kept stuff cool enough. He threw stuff out a lot. My ice chest keeps my meats cold and if I use the wide ziplock bags and double bag stuff stays dry but I like spinach salads and worried about wilting. I eat a lot of tuna salad sandwiches, and grill chicken breast when I can. I make roast, potatoes, and carrots too. I thought a lot of the nutrients were lost when they can soups, not too mention all the sodium?

 

I would have told both the recruiter and the so called doctor where to go a long time ago.
You're putting yourself through all this aggravation to work for one of the worst trucking companies out there?
They wont even pass on their fuel discounts to their owner operators and are being sued for their lease purchase agreement.
Find another company to work for.
I can't believe there is no where else that you could work.

 

I am thinking of going with Swift, but after reading this I do not know. I have sleep apnea and use a C-pap machine myself. I have read that Snieder pays for everything if you need it (machine, test, etc.) and also if you already are on a Cpap machine you just need a statement from your regular doctor that you are doing fine on it and you have to let them read the machine you are using. If I have to pay out of my pocket for a new test and machine I will not be going to swift for sure! I do not have the money! Anybody knows please comment. Thanks!

 

Thanks, I need a full cdl course as well. Looks like I am screwed either way.

 

Looks like I need to start asking questions of the companies I've been applying to. I've been on CPAP every night for 15 years and just got my 4th machine.

Talking to the RT who was setting up my machine and she said the number of people who get a machine and never use it is really high so I understand why they ask for proof you are using it but I can't sleep without it.

I sure hope they didn't delete all the data off my old machine. I sure can't afford another test.