Hidden health hazards in the truck.

I have found that many buildings that I have lived in have made me sick. The main culprit is usually mold from a leaky-roof, poorly patched up roofs that once leaked, or leaky plumbing. Mold is extremely toxic, and some people can live with it for years and not feel a thing, while others get headaches after being in a mold-infested house for one night. So, yes, it seems my immune system might not be as strong as other peoples, so they may put me down and pat themselves on the back about what a bad-### trucker, whatever. I don't pretend to be a bad-### trucker. I'm doing this to survive.

Living in a truck does not make me sick, unlike living in most of the homes I've lived in. From my experience, trucking is a great job for someone who has high-functioning autism, asperger's, or has multiple chemical sensitivities. As long as an MCS sufferer does not park down-wind from bad-smelling exhaust, takes special measures to park upwind of the other trucks, avoids spilling liquids in the truck, thoroughly cleans out the sleeper and driving area of all grease/oil/additives/chemicals or anything with fragrances (basically follow the Hulda Clark protocols of cleanliness), keep such chemicals out of the sleeper/breathing area, quickly repairs all roof leaks, and does not bring an appliance into the truck, like a fridge, he should be able to live and feel healthy.
I wanted to update this because I recently found out that mini-fridges, esp. A/C fridges make me sick as a dog after a few days. It could be the freon. It's not the collected dust, cause I thoroughly washed my 2nd fridge and thoroughly dried it out, and the 1st one was brand new.
It is possible D/C fridges are safe for MCS sufferers to have in their sleeper. I don't know, cause the only one I had, an Avantis, broke soon after I bought it, and I was not looking for it being a cause of sickness at the time. As for you healthy truckers, if you're finding yourself with breathing problems, sleep apnea..., I suggest you do a test and ditch the fridge for a few weeks and see if things improve. Get rid of the chemicals too. peace.

So, if you want to think of me as a hypochondriac, whatever, I've been boxed away as much worse, and I put very little worth on such judgements from such people who make such snap-judgements. None, actually. If you know someone like me, though, it might be worth letting them read this. I wish I knew about this solution a long time ago. So many houses, apartments, & trailers with broken leases, and getting so sick, and short-term jobs could have been avoided. This is a great job for someone with a sensitive immune system! So, all you bad-### truckers move over. I'm here and I'm not leaving a tractor-semi anytime soon.

 

It doesn't bother me for some reason. I'm aware of off-gassing. I've been in many makes and none of the off-gassing from them have bothered me.
Now my parents new car makes me feel bad in about an hour, but a new semi doesn't. I cannot explain why. Perhaps if the makers of semi's used very toxic components in their trucks, more truckers would get sick and not buy their brand. Trucks are designed to be slept in. Regular cars aren't. Most homes I've had were not nearly this good. High off the ground. No plumbing to leak. Plenty of fresh air. Easy enough to clean well. Less old carpeting. No drywall. A truck can be an MCS sufferer's dream come true.

 

New hidden health hazard found.
Use Qualcom. Don't use Peoplenet. Peoplenet is a tracker/communication system that uses cell phone towers to communicate with the dispatcher. Heartland Express, a high-paying company that uses Peoplenet, installs the powerful transmitter just a few inches (2 to 6) below the driver's bed. This transmitter is so strong that it never looses connection with the towers.

Radiation, especially that used in the cell-phone bandwidth, is extremely toxic. I met one HL driver who had a cyst appear on his neck after he joined. It got so big, he had to have it surgically removed, but then the wound would not stop weeping.

I saw another driver with a cyst the size of a cantalope hanging on the side of his neck.

Personally, I noticed a sore on my tongue that only went a way after getting my home-time, and came right back once I got in the truck. I also have several skin-tags that appeared shortly after I started driving for HL.

I'd rather stick to Qualcom. You cannot pay me enough to be around that super-powerful cell-phone transmitter 24/7, and have it just inches from where I sleep. The FCC needs to be informed and investigate this issue. It cannot possibly be legal or healthy.

This could cause all sorts of health problems.
Just stay the hell away from any truck that uses cell-phone transmission to communicate with the dispatchers.