Sleeping at truck stops

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by asphaltreptile311, Jul 5, 2016.

  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Truck cabs are really well insulated. I don't know what % of noise gets in, maybe 1 or less.
    Should you go into trucking, just wind down the window to see how loud your engine trully is when your going through gears.
    The reefers that bother me are the ones that I have pulled. The TK's you don't even know are there. The Carrier's are F/U. They stick on high, and SCREAM.

    When your runnin and gunnin, you will have very little problem sleeping. You start peeling off some solid miles, you'll sleep, hopefully not when you're on the interstate like the McClain driver in front of me at 0330 this morning.
    Especially after you sit at a shipper for 4 hours, then need to get down the road.
    And moo moo cows should be eaten not smelled.
     
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  3. ladywrongway03

    ladywrongway03 Heavy Load Member

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    Rig master apus are the worst
     
  4. scottlav46

    scottlav46 Road Train Member

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    True I forget about them carriers after runnin TK for so long good point
     
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  5. Longarm

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    I've got a Carrier and a Rigdisaster.

    Cry more, weenies.
     
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  6. Longarm

    Longarm Road Train Member

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    And it feels like half the time if I'm shut down earlier in the day, I wake up to an open deck on either side. What's up with that?? Dirty no good noise thieves. Get yer own noise to sleep!
     
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  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I've heard ( LOL ), the rigmaster APU is fairly awful. True or false?
     
  8. Longarm

    Longarm Road Train Member

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    They're loud and go through fluids like crazy.

    The first one I had was a strong performer but subsequent units have lived up to the rigdisaster reputation.
     
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  9. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    If you have done your job correctly sleeping is no problem at all. Now if you are stuck waiting on a load the not so much
     
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  10. GreenMonster9669

    GreenMonster9669 Medium Load Member

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    Uh, that's kinda what I did. :)
     
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  11. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I find it to be excellent therapy yelling at drivers like the one you described.Makes my day.
     
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