My trucking journey

Hmm, the edition I bought didn't make that distinction about being a book for diesel mechanics... it was written for truck drivers. Well, makes no difference, I reckon, as the info in that book will help both drivers & mechanics. Definitely worth checking out, I see they're up to at least the 5th Edition now, so they must have updated some of the material. I still recommend this book to anybody starting his/her driving career.

 

Not sure why they gave it that title.
Well thanks for recommending it. I always wondered if there were a good book on trucking. Wish I would've known before I started.

 

Not sure it's fair to the cat to put it aboard a truck... and I say this as a cat lover with 5 cats, not to mention the feral cats I help on occasion. Not only will the cat be frightened by the noise and commotion of truck driving, it'll be a big-time distraction to you as you're starting out, like a recipe for disaster.

The first time the cat gets out on its own, that'll probably be the last time you see it... and folks working those warehouses aren't gonna like you trying to find a cat when you should be pulling out of the dock.

Just giving you some friendly advice, better to leave the cat in good care at home... truck driving is already filled with distractions, placing an additional heavy distraction upon yourself at the outset just doesn't seem wise. Better to streamline and eliminate distractions... just my $.02 on this subject.

During my 'trucking daze' I was normally the only carbon-based life form in the truck, and I STILL managed to get distracted in certain situations... luckily no fatality wreck occurred as a result of those distractions, though I did tear up a chain-link fence or two and "kiss the dock" rather abruptly at times.

 

@Dave_in_AZ brings two along.

 

Only one now unfortunately.

 

She runs the day to day operations.

 

I would do an analysis of how much time in minutes per day taking care of the cat would require.
Personally I think it would be a much better animal to have in the truck than a dog, because it won't require an extra stop(s) to go for walks. They are tidy animals, clean themselves, and use a litter box. Plus I can see they would have a lot of fun jumping up on the bunk beds and cabinets. It's not true that they all get freaked out about the sounds of the truck and the movement. Check out this one for example:

I would think the DOT would have a slight problem with the location of that one, but the cat doesn't seem to care either way.