Appliances and Electronics in the truck?

Verizon air card.

 

Yup. It operates as a backup phone through Skype too, so there's another reason to get one rather than rely on trying to find a place with internet.

 

Especially when you spend time at the docks.

 

Most trucks have a half of dozen or so power outlets, but your cooler and TV have to be AC/DC to work. I don't know if trucks with APU's regular have AC plugs or how many.

 

I did see a microwave called a Wave Box that had 110, 12v and 12v alligator clips. Looked pretty cool but I wasn't going to buy it at the rippoff store, I mean truck stop.

 

You can get most any appliance, except microwave, in a 12 volt model. I had a well-equipped OTR truck with cooler, "oven", coffee maker, TV/VCR, vacuum cleaner all running on 12 volts. They used the cig lighter outlet in the truck.

Verizon, Sprint, and Virgin Mobile have wireless mobile broadband internet. Virgin doesn't require a 2 year contract or monthly fees. It's pre-paid but it's probably mean for people that have another regular internet connection and sometimes need a portable connection but don't want a monthly fee every month for the few times they need internet on the go.

 

or you could tether your cell phone to the laptop if you know how to make a few edits in the software... these sites will help:

http://howardforums.com/index.php?

http://mark.cdmaforums.com/HowTo.htm