Help with night driving

djtrype · Oct 5, 2012

I enjoy waking up at 7pm to start my day. Means most people are off the road and I can set the cruise and leave it there. If I'm pulling into a truck stop before 5am, I feel like I cheated myself out of another hour of driving. I have my podcasts and music all on my phone, so I'm constantly listening to something.

rogueunh · Oct 5, 2012

Driving between the hours of 2:00-6:00am are the toughest for me. Even if I start driving during those hours, it can be a struggle for a while until the sun is up and then I'm usually fine.

KS_Caveman · Oct 9, 2012

Dinomite said: ↑

Ok here's what I do when my body is telling me to shut down. GET TO THE NEAREST SAFE PARKING PLACE AND GET A NAP. Now since you are teaming when you get tired you can tell your wife to drive for a couple of hours so you can get a power nap. Driving on each other logs is illegal. I refuse to do it if that is what you are implying. I know allot of teams do it but it is just not for us. You don't even have to stop the vehicle if you real good. this is also done allot, but I don't feel like dying today thinks though, Even if you don't know how to do a rolling switch. You can switch at the stop sign of the get on ramp and keep trucking.

Thanks to uncle Sam this is hard to run team do as you can no longer run 6 on 6 off legally anyway. We pretty much have to drive our 10 so the other can get the required rest time. (I know we can do 8, but crazy 8s as we call them just suck)

Some people are not cut out for night driving. Now that I'm getting older. I can't even drive like I use too. Now what I would do when I was running outlaw. I would slap myself. Slap your neck, Roll down the window and stick your arm out until you lose feeling (in the winter) Yell (since you are team your wife wouldn't like that). Blast music and let the rumble strips wake me up.

Team driving sucks and you can not get decent rest. Know your limits. Know the times that you get the sleepiest, but whatever you do. That load will get there when it gets there and its better then being in a bunch of pieces and your team partner in your windshield. Safety first. Listen to your body and give it the rest it deserves, because it will shut down on you.
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It is allot better now that my body has accustomed to it. I can normally drive around 8 hours now without stopping take a 10 min break and finish out my shift. We now have a netbook so I can play all my music really loud without waking her up. Thank you all so much for sharing your advice with us. Stay safe out there and God Bless.

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