Managing sleep schedule?

Excellent way to build a good relationship with your dispatcher man.

He can make your life hell bro. Be more diplomatic with him if you can. It will pay off.

 

Well to be honest if your sleep problems are causing you to be late then that is one big massive problem. I promise you will not last long in this industry if that keeps happening. Now I'm not saying you can't be a trucker or anything like that just that you have to get this under control. All driver be they van, flat, tanker, local or long haul all have one universal rule. Service is all we sell.

 

that right there!

 

That's the problem. I bet when you park the truck you are dog tired but then you watch some TV or what not and then you're not so tired anymore. Been there done that.

Advice: Park the truck and sleep immediately. You can eat and shower in the morning. You don't have time for TV and beer.

 

I don't think the quote was meant to be dissected down to the basics, the quote simply sums up a trucking companies position. It's not my quote but honestly if you think it's stupid then I don't think you will be a trucker for long, simply because buying into that is a must. Not giving a crap about being on time is perfectly acceptable if we were talking maintenance or road conditions. But many other drivers have probably had that same load and delivered it fine with no problems. The non sleeping issue is a you problem. Simple point if you can't sleep properly so you become a danger then you shouldn't be a trucker. Having the time to deliver and then saying you can't sleep and crying safety isn't how it really works and will hardly be an acceptable excuse for long. If you can't sleep you can't sleep but that's like a person who can't ride a horse trying to be a jockey and then claiming safety reasons are why he doesn't do the job.

Also, I'm not ragging on you, I don't care if you're a trucker or not. I'm just saying what I feel here.

 

If you can't sleep well enough in 10 hrs to drive your shift then it most definitely is a you problem. Also, you are right many people have a hard time sleeping in a truck and most of them refer to themselves as former truck drivers. There is no shame in this and I in no way look down on them. But what would you have the industry do? If you can't sleep then how is it not your problem? I sleep just fine, so do most experienced truckers. Again, I don't look down on you for this but it is your problem and yours alone.

 

So what does years driving have to do with what he says? Generic has good advice there. What he said there has been my philosophy with my 19-20 yrs driving experience.