Doing things while I am OTR(working out, staying active)??? Will it be difficult????

Trucks get between 5 and 8 (realistically) MPG. I'm not an experienced driver that could tell you what is acceptable exactly, but I'm sure that "barely outside your route" is the right answer.

You'd also wouldn't be running very hard. Your best chances for playing would be during your resets, and thats only if you're last load ended with you about 10 minutes away from a club.

 

You will find it find parking pretty much impossible. I use to go to the 24 hour finesses when I was on a more regional type run. I knew the ones that had parking and the ones that didn't. Most places don't want trucks on their property, and usually the street will be littered with no parking signs. As the one guy said you probably will have a better chance on a 34 hr reset. Because once you start your clock it pretty much doesn't stop and you barely have time to deliver loads. Let alone extra time to do non driving activities. Driving may not seem like an active job, but after driving 10 to 11 hours. You are pretty wore out, and only have 10 hours to get your rest in to get back to doing it. You can walk around the larger truck stops a few times or even the smaller ones a lot of times and can keep your weight down. But if you are going otr. You can pretty much forget about having any type of life other then eating, sleeping and driving.

 

Heh, I used to be an extreme athlete all I did was work out and play sports almost every day. One thing I noticed after becoming a trucker is that gyms all over the country seem to be located in tight areas like colleges or tons of shopping centers and do not have room to park a tractor and trailer. I just try to get a good work out when I go home. Giving up great workouts and not having my gun on me are the only sacrifices that effected me when it comes to trucking.

 

Since the majority of drivers are in excellent physical condition I would say that finding time to work out won't be a problem. That's why truck stops sell unhealthy slop; they know drivers work out so much that they can eat whatever they want and still be ripped. So if you're ever asking yourself if you should get that pizza and chase it down with a corn dog and 64 oz of Mt Dew the correct answer is always yes driver.

 

This is a funny question. I say funny because apparently there are no "stupid questions". But really man you honestly want to stop and play table tennis 2-4 hours a day? The only way you make money doing this job is keeping that left door closed and that pedal to the floor. To answer your question is no you will not have time to do it and no you wont find parking for your truck. Simply put if table tennis is that much of apart of your life you should probably look into another line of work.

 

Maybe flatbedding would be a good choice

I doubt you will find the time and convenience to play during your work week with any mega carrier. BUt, in the past year- I have skiied at 7 different major resorts, sailed off Baltimore, the Ozarks, all the great lakes, gone boating on Lake Travis and done alot of beach swimming. My company only looks for a return trip a week and if I take a half day,a day, or more off in the middle of a trip- no sweat. My resets are either at home or near something I want to do and never seem to be long enough.LOL

I constantly run against my 60/70 so I'm not giving up any $ but the new reset rules do have me worried
First you learn to drive and then you work on your planning.

 

I almost fell over laughing at that one.

 

Funny part is people blame the unfit drivers on the food, and not the fact they don't get out and do more walking but will block up an intersection so they don't have to walk 20 feet. It's not the food its the laziness.

 

I think many things compliment unhealthy drivers like this lovely HOS and the drive or die companies that push you to drive 11 sleep 10 drive 11 till your worn out and you dont feel like doing anything along with the awesome food in T/S but yes i agree some people are seriously lazy, hell I find myself doing it every now and then in the morning. driving my truck to the fuel bay to go inside...