How do you guys drive coast to coast, what is your routine?

Sherman and Elk Mountain.

 

Get rest. Don’t stay up late. If you’re working that 10 off then leaving, get plenty of rest. Drive and keep the doors shut

 

It’s a long story. Something us older hands aren’t allowed to talk about these days
Let’s just say this,,,,Redbull and all the other so called “energy” snake oil ain’t got nothing on a toothpick.

 

My dad said the 1st time he heard of em said "what are they for, to prop your eyes open" Lol you could say that i guess

 

Probably not worth working for anyhow. 90% of dry van freight ain’t as time critical as everyone likes to pretend it is.

If you do want to be the guy that runs like a grade A ape (I know the original of this saying is far less tasteful, I’ll keep using mine thanks) here’s a few tips from a newbie to a newbie

1) Major highways and the interstates are your FRIEND. I would rather drive 100 miles at 75mph then 30-40 at 35-55mph through neighborhoods.

2) buy an atlas map weight restricted routes and use them as shortcuts if the top rule does not apply AND you are not over that weight limit.

3)A quality truck GPS is fantastic but it’s still no replacement for common sense. My 609$ gps still does dumb things like google maps with the only benefit being avoiding height restriction bridges inside city limits.

4)A truck GPS will STILL take you down routes a truck will not navigate. It doesn’t take into consideration some turns cannot be made with a 53ft trailer
(Looking at you Louisiana cotton gin!!!!!)

5)Some old guys are wise and worth listening to but age does not = wisdom

 

3 red bulls and I could rule the world....

 

From the toilet seat

 

Anytime in north jersey my GPS wants me to take the pike Lol. Screw that. If im in north bergan for example taking NJ3 to US46 to 80 is the faster way. GPS wants me to get back on the pike up to 80. Bout 15 min quicker going my way. Those guys blindly following their GPS don't know what they're missing out on Lol

 

The easiest day of trucking I can imagine is start out the day with full tanks, drive 300 miles or so, big lunch beak at least an hour, and then have the afternoon shift of another 300 miles. Probably will have to pull into a rest area to take a leak halfway through the morning shift. Then pull into the truck stop and fuel at the end of the day and get the free shower and lots of easy parking.

Doesn’t usually happen like this but nice when it does.