Newbie question about pulling over on the shoulder

While I agree with you on this, most two lane roads don't have on and off ramps. And the side roads coming off of the two lane road I was looked barely wide enough to fit to smart card beside each other. Not that I am arguing with you. I'm just saying that my choices were limited to say the least. I do appreciate the advice though. For a while, I was getting the impression that driving a truck was an exclusive club. Now I know that's not that case. Anyway, sorry for jumping off subject a little bit.

 

I will admit that I was not quite on my game when this happened. I had been running all day and the load was a hot load. So, yes, I was a little tired. Not to the point of being dangerous. However, I had already made up my mind that I was gonna shut down for the night after I got the load delivered. However, all this happened and almost totally drained me out. And the deer(s) that ran out front of me after I got rolling again startled me enough that if dispatch started getting on me about why it was late, I would have told them that once it got delivered, I was shutting down for a 34. Needless to say, I didn't have to do that and once I got the load delivered, I got a nice long 912 mile load assignment. And it is only about 25000 or 26000 pounds. So, maybe, just maybe things are smoothing out again.

 

I understand. I also apologize for seeming like I was thinking you were faulting me. I thought that I forgot to mention that I was on a two lane road. Please forgive me if I come across as an a-hole.

 

That is a lot to think on. The only good thing about where I pulled over is there was at least a half mile in front of me and behind that there were no curves on. The visibility was a non issue considering I had all my exterior lights on. Unless someone was as blind as a bat, they couldn't not see me. However, I digress. All I can say is that I made a poor decision on where I chose to pull over. Not gonna happen again unless I have no other choice, i.e. a severe mechanical issue that would prevent me from going any further that requires a tow truck anyway, or drastic health problems. I will go so far as to say that I will hold my bathroom needs until I can use an actual bathroom if I can. I always keep two or three empty bottles for number ones. The number twos are a different story. I still haven't quite figured out how to deal with those if I have no access to a toilet. And so far I been luck on those.

 

Good point. That's what I am gonna do from now on. I hear a strange sound but nothing else is out of the ordinary, I will slow down some to see if I can feel or hear anything else out of sorts. If not, I will continue with some caution until I can pull over without fear. If I do hear other weird noises or feel something strange, depending on how bad it is, I may or may not pull over immediately. As you said, that will take time to develop the sharp sense for it. Now, all of this reminds me of the time I was a company driver and I started hearing a periodic but steady tapping sound at low road speeds. It turned out to be a driveshaft support bearing that had gotten worn out to the point of having practically disappeared. Luckily, I was on my home and was about five miles out from the house. It's all good though. I just want to say thank you to everyone for your thoughts and advice. I'm sure I will need them again on other things in the future. I just hope it will be something trivial, such as dealing with an idiotic shipper or receiver. Hehe.

 

Anyway, I gotta get some sleep. I got a long day tomorrow and I wanna be well rested. I will be posting threads somewhere on here every so often about different things to start a discussion or just have general banter about things we see, hear, do, or just some random subject. I hope y'all won't be mad if I do. Anyway, to all a good night. And keep the rubber on the road and not in the mud like I did.