How do I stop knocks on my door at night?

A couple of weeks ago, we were stopped at mile 87 off I-40 in TN and I was stretching my legs and having a smoke. As a prospective operator I was watching people back into spaces and such. I was watching this perticular guy move his rig into a space 2 down from ours and when he got out he asked me if I wanted a tip. I laughed it off thinking he was being a smart ### (which I can appreciate) and walked off. I told the story to my friend and he told me that there are actually guys out there that do precisely that.

 

I live in maryland see that jessup,md truckstop, I could definitely see you feeling uncomfortable there, but they have cleaned that place up a lot. Use to be rampant with prostitutes, still pretty dirty there.

 

Never saw that guy, When people try to spot me I get out tell them i dont need there help move away. But I have parked there and inside the terminal at schneider, that truckstop sucks, I use to borrow the company car and find somewhere else to go.

 

I've been to that TA a few times over the years, and the only problem I had was some knucklehead running his straight pipe jakes around the parking lot for twenty minutes. Not a good idea to wake up ol' brsims. Might meet Thorg the barbarian. And Thorg never in good mood...

 

Dont park near ghetto as hell towns.

 

I've lived in a cargo van for the past two years, and the best advice I see repeated here has been the best advice I've found in my own situation: Hide in a well lit, plain sight area. It keeps the majority of the riff-raff away.

 

I actually like this Volvo, a lot. The guy I work for owns two trucks - this Volvo and a Peterbilt 379 - and he was looking for drivers for both trucks. I asked for the Volvo, and have no regrets about that.
But there are a couple things about it I'm not so thrilled about. I wish the caps for the fuel tanks were placed at the front of the tanks, under the fairing, I don't like the self-canceling turn signals, and the air horn being on the steering wheel, I think is a really bad idea.

 

If you have your windows down, and they stick there head in your truck, Do like Monkeys Do, throw your S_ _t at them.

 

Get yourself the jumbo "Fist" sex toy, and prop it up in your window. It may not keep them all away, but it'll separate the pros from the amatuers!