Just starting out as a new driver, I imagine myself needing a power nap after 3 or 4 hours of driving (especially at night, when I plan to drive). How long did it take you to build your stamina (keep the left door closed) to drive 8, 10, 11 hours straight (not to mention off-duty tasks). Everyone is different. Just looking for an average I guess. Oh! And did you build it up without coffee or energy drinks? How long did it take?
How long does it take to build up OTR stamina?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by CSDixon, Feb 23, 2017.
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Don't do what I did. I had to drive vampire shifts for a few days and wound up drinking 2 or 3 big monsters a night after about a week of that I freaked out. Wasent pretty.
My ideal shift is late morning to 2 or 3 am.
Didn't really take me to long to build my stamina tho. Just pure vampire kicks my ###. -
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I stopped every few hours anyway, walk around for a few minutes and stretch.
You rarely need to actually drive for 8hrs straight if you plan correctly, and stopping to take a quick break will wake you up.BlackThought, MachoCyclone, MrEd and 3 others Thank this. -
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On topic, its different for everyone. Some people get right into it, and some have to drive during the day...
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I'm a solar powered trucker, once the sun goes down I hit a wall and start getting tired quick. But I always drive took my clock dings that I got 1 hour left. That's when I start looking. Took me about a month before I was able to consistently knock out over 600 miles on my 11.
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Yea your find your stride. I'm half way between solar powered and vampire. Works best for me.
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i stop every few hrs to smell the roses, im not interested in seeing how many hrs i can drive straight, that "keep the left door shut" saying is for super truckers, they can have it. the only thing ive built up is arthritus in my back
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