Packing for training with a trainer?

If your trainer says he's not interested, do yourself a favor and don't bring it up again. Seriously.

 

I agree. Some other type of employment might enable him to have all the things he requires in his daily life.
I see a lot of delay time while the OP searches everywhere for his free range chicken eggs or waits for his diet supplements to arrive.. Most trucking companies are not going to cut him the amount of slack he seems to feel he needs.
Our company goes a long way to accomodate the driver's individual needs but getting the freight moved is still the main priority. As in "Hey, boss I can't get that load in on time 'cause I ran out of free range chicken eggs and my water purifier is on the fritz so I'll be driving your truck all over----insert large city here---until I can get resupplied.".
I doubt if we'd put up with the OP for very long at all.
I wish him luck, though.

 

Dude. No offense. That is way too much stuff. Leave the bib overalls. I was stuck out on the raod in -50 weather for a week. Pants, tshirt, jacket, 2 pais of socks and snow boots and I was good.

Two options you have, either get a few gallons of water at the ts, and leave the pticher, and figure out your supplements for the length of training, or find a way not to tale it for that amount of time.

You wont be able to get to health food stores with a semi. At best, maybe Walmart.

I would have a discussion with your trainer ahead of time. Tell them what you need and maybe, just maybe he might be able to work with you.

Most training programs are 3 weeks long. Try and figure out how to survive that long.

Also, and I mean no disrespect, you have to figure out what is most important to you. Going 3 weeks with a trainer while adjusting supplements and drinking different water, but attaining a job, or your daily supplement routine.

Or find a job where you are home daily, and you wont have to worry about it.

 

You also might want to check into storage options at the terminal. My husband brought more than he could or wanted to take in the trainers truck. So he kept the cb, gps and anything that didn't fit on the trainer's truck locked away at the terminal. It was there for him when he got his own truck or when he did a 34 at the yard.

 

No one is trying to beat you up here, but I am sure some might. A lot of people are just being honest here what you are looking to do in a trainers truck. Again, read my first reply and see if you can talk to the trainer before you get on the truck so you can have an idea of what to expect.

 

Other drivers do what the OP wants to do. It'll be easy once he's assigned his own truck.
With that regimen, the benefit is a high quality life in old age. You don't live longer, just live a high quality life without wheelchairs, walkers, assistance bathing, etc. When you're 90 years old, you'll be the only one that shows up for the high school class reunion; your classmates may be alive, but not able to attend.

 

I plan on taking the advice of a poster (don't remember who) who said a good rule is one large duffle bag. If you can fit it in there, then bring it, otherwise leave it. Trainers do us n00bs a big favor lettings us into their truck to drive.

 

The funny thing about 'enlightened' people is that they really never consider what it takes in the real world.
They live in a dream world, one without sacrifices.

10 gallons of water in the truck at any given time?
Special powdered food that takes a lot of room, just to replace real food?
2 dozen fresh eggs at a time.

Anyone that drinks 10 gallons of water in one day would be dead that night. And do you know how much room that takes up in that small living area? Even as a solo driver?
And while I like eggs, 2 dozen is way too much for one person to consume while keeping them fresh in the mean time.
And powdered food. I'm sure that must be better than the fresh meals I cook every day.

It sounds to me like someone is batshi! crazy about dietary requirements, and they will die before me because they listen to too much propaganda.