Vacation travel

All depends. Depends on where you are, how far you are from the sights, how much time (to yourself) you have, and if you can find a location to park your truck where it is reasonably safe. Some company policies are loose enough to allow you to drop your trailer and bobtail somewhere close, but if you're talking about a whole day or weekend or somewhere a good distance away, a cab or rental is prudent. Rental cars are ideal if there is a major airport nearby. Some smaller rental car offices close at noon on Saturday and don't reopen until Monday morning, so keep that in mind. Cab rides are a sensible mode of transportation in some cases. Also, make use of hotel shuttle service and commuter shuttles in some cases.

 

A friend dropped his trailer and went to Walmart on his 34 hour break and received a log violation.

The company has a policy of no personal use.

 

I will absolutely refuse to work for a company that does not allow [reasonable] personal use of the tractor, especially stuck somewhere isolated on a restart.

 

More and more are going that way.

 

vacation? last one was Hawaiian cruise, next is Alaskan cruise.

 

My truck sometimes has been known to develop mechanical problems. Like near Mammoth Cave in Kentucky or Niagara Falls. I actually told my dispatcher that my modavator broke near Gettysburg. It can be done. Just don't abuse it. Plan ahead for breakdowns.

 

I just got home from a week in Puntacana, Dominican Republic. I flew./bragpost

As for when I'm on the road, I'll use the personal conveyance option to go get something to eat and whatnot. I try to be reasonable though. We can use p.c. for up to 50 miles or 1 hour every day or something along those lines. It may only be 1/2 hr. I've never received a violation for using it, and doubt I ever would unless it was some obscene amount of distance I drove and/or I didn't return to where I started from.