cooking in the truck

it sorta gets dicey answering that exact question, use google or amazon, skip the Cobra and probably several other brands

POWER INVERTERS

 

Courtney here we run 10,000 watt, 4 lead inverters in our trucks, 4 lead is where you have 2 positive and 2 negative heavy gauge cables that connect the inverter to your batteries. You can get than at RV supply stores for around 3500.00.

 

yes that cooler fits a classic i had it in mine perfect fit it also fits a 387 pete however just bought a T2000 KW and it does not fit so need to buy one a little smaller it is the fan on top that keeps it from fitting

 

I agree with tjgosurf… it is not safe to cook in the truck, although many of us do it... you need to be really careful with the stove and stuff. These things are highly inflammable, including the fuel in the truck tank. Any spill, and it might cost a life..

 

is it legal transport propane in the truck? even the little camp tanks? my trainer had a colemen 12v lighter plug cooler that kept stuff cool, i think its cheaper then a minibar. as for an inverter, please have it professionally installed. i tried to find a pic of it but no avail, but a team had an improperly installed inverter in their truck an Thank God, they were out of it in a truck stop when it caught the sleeper on fire and burned the entire cab to the ground. no lie, please have it installed correctly.

 

Yes. You can transport the small camp propane tanks. Using an open flame in the truck is dangerous, however, just be very careful and use common sense. A better choice would be to use an electric appliance.

 

Luckily my company runs 1500 watt inverters. I use a lunch box oven, just had a pork roast and rice doen it it tklonight, I also have a small Foreman Grill, an egg cooker, and a microwave. I can pretty much cook anything. I have 2 12 volt coolers. A larger one for food, and a smaller one I keep right next to the drivers seat with my drinks for the day with in easy reach.

I am thinking of picking up a small portable charcoal grill, the fold up kind that can store in the side box.

Have to keep my fat boyish figure you know... (yes I am in shape, round is a shape right?)

 

OK, this is probably a stupid question but...I simply haven't seen it covered here anywhere on the forum.

Is keeping a couple of cold ones in the frig a bad idea? Regardless of weak alcohol content? Or could/should one simply pick up a six pack during their break and consume/give way/discard before rolling the next day?

 

FMCSA prohibits any form of alcohol in the truck unless it's part of your load in the trailer.

 

Bad Idea all the way around... I have seen signs at truck stops stating consumption of alcohol in thier prmesis is illegal. Depending who you drive for any consumption may be a bad Idea... my carrier for example has a zero tolerence policy unless you are on time off (read home time) and not on the truck

If for examlle a driver goes out and has a couple of beers with dinner and returns to his truck, another driver at the truck stop parking backs into his vehicle and the police are called to file a report.
They can then require a drug and alcohol test from both drivers. Although the guy drinking may not be over the limit, DOT can still shut him down for 24hrs, and if he worked for my company, he would be terminated then and there and need to clear his belongings out of the truck and find a way home.

I would think long and hard about a career driving if you are planning on having a couple of cold ones at the end of the day.