How do you deal with mud on your boots getting in your truck?

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  1. Ffx95

    Ffx95 Road Train Member

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    I just make sure not to drag the dirt and mud in the sleeper area if the floor. Then when I get home or find myself with time to burn I sweep off whatever I can before getting a wet swiffer mop and cleaning off what I can. Then maybe a regular mop with light detergent for any stubborn spots.
     
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    This would be a good place to start [​IMG]
     
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    Pretty easy they are called work boots for a reason. I keep old boots in the box between the spread to load in, but I have no problem wadin in a ####ty trailer or alley way if a hand needs help. So kick em off on the running board and set them on passenger floor mat to dry. Bang em together and your good to go. Carry a tire brush if your that concerned.

    FWIW I drive in my socks anyway, more than one trooper or deputy has been surprised when they get me out that I ask to put my boots on.
     
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    I just use my shirt to get a clean
     
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    As already mentioned by another, I use a step mat to clean off the worst. I keep jugs of tap water in my cab, to rinse off the soles, then, my shoes go right into the left corner of my footwell and don’t leave until I leave the truck. I have the factory floor mats and regularly wash the driver side. Like other clean drivers, I drive in my socks.

    Unfortunately, I work out of a satellite location that is a bit nasty. It’s the worst aspect of where I work.
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    That's what the yard at my terminal looks like for some days after a good rain. So I get a lot of mud on my shoes. I have a mat just like yours and use it every time I get into the truck, mud or no mud. I deliver to a lot of wood mills, and pick up wood dust there and wet wood slurry when it's wet. Again, wipe my feet every time. Then every day when I get back to the yard, I vacuum the floor and wipe down the drivers side with a rag a cleaner before I park and head to my car. So at least it starts off the next day clean. So much easier when it stays dry out though.
     
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    If those not availabel, I got some astro turf style door mats from China mart, cut em in strips, and zip tie em to the running boards.
     
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    Plus, that slop stinks. I made that mistake once, when I used to pull flatbed. The only thing worse, is I delivered a load of foam to an incinerator where municipal trash went. I threw away those shoes. I should’ve swept out the trailer somewhere else. Disgusting.
     
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    I haul heavy equipment, it’s dirty. I wear work boots every day, because im in the mud and dirt every single load. My drivers side floor board is dirty, but that’s where it ends. I pull my boots off when I go past the front seat. I keep it swept out and will clean the mat/floor once a week or so.
     
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    One other really nice thing about these step mats, when you’re in icy conditions they give you a good non slippery foothold climbing in and out of the truck. I’ve thought about putting one on the bottom step too just for that reason.
     
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