local driver gadgets

Good city and county maps.

 

Get a coleman cooler to put in between your seats, grab 3 or 4 pillows, a blanket and you're ready to get some shut eye whenever the need arises. Oh wait, I think I'm the only local driver that runs like a road driver, 2,600 miles a week and 80 plus hours, but seriously if you need to get rest in a daycab the coleman works great, I sleep like a baby on it nearly every night of the week.

 

Satellite radio is a must,.............

 

honestly the only real tool i carry with me as a local driver is a hammer, and it has definitely been put to use

if i was otr i would carry alot of tools, but i slip seat and already carry a bunch of junk in my bag

a hammer has a thousand uses...stuck fuel caps, bent door chains, mouthy dispatchers etc

 

Satellite radio for a local driver is a waste of money. You know what the radio stations are and where to find 'em. Program the ones you listen to along your route into the truck's stereo and roll down the road.

Even when I ran OTR, I always preferred listening to local radio...local news...local weather....and mostly for the local traffic...get a feel for what's going on in other corners of this great country.

 

In addition to the hammer:

Basic set of wrenches (SAE & metric), an adjustable wrench or two, couple pairs of vice grips, a hammer, a roll or two of duct tape, some bailing wire, some zip ties.

Ought to be able to fit all of that in a small tool box...nothing fancy...just the basics.