How do you otr drivers sit away from home for your reset?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by peabody747, Sep 18, 2022.
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Well, truck-stops provide some entertainment. Most have arcades/pinball machines (whoopee) a TV room where you can listen to drivers who can drink more beer, run more miles, get coast-coast in 52 hrs running solo, on and on, right ? One guy on here had to spend 14 days in a hotel waiting for his truck repairs. THAT would drive me insane. Then there is the parking lot and your CB radio. A six pack of cold ones in your cooler on ice, I had some fun times in Houston years ago.
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I do 4.9 34 hour resets at the house every week. Never get bored.
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Rarely would I ever do a reset on the road. Always at home terminal. You shouldn't have to if you run recaps or just don't want to go home. Now if I got stuck somewhere because there's no loads available that's different. Usually happens during/after holidays. Most truck stops have decent wifi/mobile signal so internet shouldn't be a problem, but it can get congested during peak hours. I kept a HDD full of TV series/movies to watch on downtime just incase. Longest I sat was 3 days at a non-home terminal during the middle of winter, and it absolutely sucked. It's actually what made me consider switching to local trucking/LTL. Some people enjoy the downtime but I'm not staying out 3+ weeks to sit around doing nothing. Not making money sitting. With LTL I stay running hard, make more money and have more home time so OTR just didn't cut it for me anymore.
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