The tired side of driving the road
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by fins2feathers, Mar 11, 2012.
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Guarana seeds (from Amazon jungle). It can be found at some health food stores (not the real seeds but a processed form of it). It's really very strong. I don't take it cause it can give me tachycardia. But it works very well for other people. There's also ginseng root.... I drink cold water, don't drink coffee but "erva mate" instead. It's from Brasil and it has caffeine. I also found that tangerine (the fruit) wakes me up. So, if I am falling asleep, I peel one off and eat it. I listen to radio, sing along and talk loud... Spray cold water on my face, back of my neck... Turn the light on inside the cab for a little while. Walking around the truck is also very good but I never do it (don't like to stop)... I like to listen to "Coast to Coast" in the wee hrs of the night.... Anyway... At the end, the best thing is to stop and take a good nap.
Last edited: Mar 12, 2012
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I drink Diet Coke. I also start the day with breakfast and snack thru the day. I pull a reefer and the company wants me to check the temp every 3 hours. Since they can read the temp off the Qaulcomm I imagine this is to get us out of the truck every so often. Also I try to get a decent amount of sleep,which for me is at least 6 hours. Like everyone else sometimes I'm wore out after 300 miles. There are also times when I feel good enough to go beyond my 11.
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have to agree those energy drinks just a scam. but i drink sundrop all day/night so its almost impossiable for anything else to have effect on me. if you dont drink them, then can promise you, will be wired for hrs. give one to a gaurd at the end of his shift before he was gonna work a double one night. later he told me couldnt even sleep when he got home lmao. but the sundrop here in TN is way stronger than in other places.
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Caffeine is a diuretic, it makes you urinate more often than normal. Water is best, you won't become dehydrated from drinking water -
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