Truck Sleeper

sounds like a pretty uncomfortable sleeper you got there...

 

i sent that picture of my sleeper under the impression you wouldnt share it

thanks for nothing

 

When I got my truck, there was a suspicious white powder in the storage under the bottom bunk.

I was not brave enough to do the taste test like the cops do on TV and in the movies.

Mikeeee

 

I have a bunk that I can actually stretch out on, and I am 6'. (that's in my nice new Cascadia - the Volvo bunk was a bit cramped)
The cabinets have doors that latch, and there is plenty of under-bunk storage.
I even have a little table to set my computer/food/etc on.
It's not 'plush', but it does make for a nice comfy little apartment for someone that doesn't need a lot of space - like me.

I have a 12V cooler for refer stuff, and a 12V stove/oven to make hot (and much cheaper) meals. A small power inverter run off a 12V plug to run my computer makes life in the truck just a little bit nicer, as well.

As to staying cool, or warm, as the case may be... I run the A/C or heater as needed. Sure, I get a message every month that my idle time is way high. But at the end of the message it always says that staying comfortable to be well rested is important. So I have just ignored the admonishment about the high idle times.
No one has said anything else to me about it, after 7 months with the company, so I figure I'll just go with the flow.

I have to sleep, and I am not going to freeze or sweat it out just to save a few gallons of fuel. Heck, I'm sure the office people keep it warm/cool enough to stay comfy both in the office and at home. I should be allowed the same privilege in my home away from home while I am running around the country for 6-9 weeks in between my 3 days of home times delivering all that freight that everyone needs so much.

Oh! I am writing this from my very own desk in my home, by the way.
I am home for a whole 3 days after 9 weeks OTR.
(In all seriousness, I really do like being out that long. And 3 days is plenty of lazier-time, and then I want to hit the road again)

Really surprised me this time, they did, with my home time request.
Asked to be home on the 20th, made it on the 22nd. And they didn't even try to route me in the other direction this time.

From Denver I got a load to Commerce, CA. QC'd my DM this morning reminding him that I needed a load into San Diego for my home time, and he promptly QC'd back that he sent a message to the planners.
10 minutes later I had a pre-plan to pick up a load 11 miles from my morning delivery, taking me the rest of the way to San Diego.

Dropped that load, called Fontana and informed a DM that I was on 3 days home time and please set my PTA for Tuesday at 0700.
"Sure thing, you're all set!"

I love this job.

 

Hope this makes it through, but here is a panorama of BRS ProStar. Right click on the picture at the bottom and select "full screen". You can turn around in the truck and see everything.

http://bigskypanoramas.com/truck/truck.html