If you could improve anything about the interior of your semi truck what would it be?

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  1. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    Make the whole bunk adjustable too. Think about it; how often are we parked at an angle? I can't sleep very well standing on my head.

    Stop using two measly screws to hold a 2 square foot plastic panel. It rattles like hell, obviously. In fact, stop using so #### much plastic. Everything is made of plastic now. It sucks. I'm tired of stuffing napkins in every cranny to stop all the incessant rattling in these cheaply built trucks.
     
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  3. Beer Runner

    Beer Runner Medium Load Member

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    Put a driver in the truck for 2 to 3 weeks with real loads and ask him/her what needs to be changed or added.

    One thing I would change is where the TV goes. Most are flat screens now, so put in a bracket to hold a new TV. Use the old TV spot for something else.
     
  4. Phil Marwood

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    $10 for a small cable & i hook my TV or laptop into Aux on CD/Radio ! nearly blows my windows out lol
     
  5. Phil Marwood

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    Yeah i forgot how many times i have had to sleep with head lower then my feet making the whole bunk adjustable would be great ! & NO i cant sleep other way around S-Bar is at feet end under my bunk lol
     
  6. Phil Marwood

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    Here's a good one ! built in alarm clock piped into speakers ! We all get tired & most will have at some time overslept ? Well a nice loud alarm out of those sleeper speakers would be great ! Gota get your ##### outa bed to turn it off too !
     
  7. kehaunani64

    kehaunani64 Light Load Member

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    Why do solo trucks always have that thing called the other bunk up there??? Waste of space. But most trucks have that folded up extra space------and weight.
     
  8. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    That's on the company when they buy it. I've never had a truck with two bunks. There's a lot of wasted space up there in a single, though. More shelves around the edges would be nice.
     
  9. milskired

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    I dont mind my company truck having a top bunk. Its a 379 with a 63" sleeper. The bed folds in half so does the mattress. I fold up all of my clothes neatly and I have then laying up there. Works out great for my and leaves my side holes open for my jackets and the other side for a fridge. The only thing I wish there trucks did was the bottom bunk folded up like on the freightliners. That way I dont have to get out of my truck and open up the side box to get my window cleaner out and stuff like that.
     
  10. OTRtrucker

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    get rid of the top bunk for solo drivers, add a space for up to a 42 in flat screen for movies, and satellite. also add a 4 ft frig. and a small mini freezer to store food. a small 2 burner fold out with overhead vent to cook. also were the top bunk used to be we now have cabinets for storage. small counter above frig and freezer to cut up food ect. Install built in 12v to 120 v transformers to add microwave, coffee pot toaster and any other electric 120v device, needed.
     
  11. milskired

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    That is the key! Why should we have to buy an inverter when I know its easy to have from the factory a little 120v generator on the motor and a nice inverter already wired in and everything for those 120v acc.
     
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