Please give advice for the RV community

What most of you "truck drivers" are forgetting is that they are not truck stops any longer they are travel centers, just because you drive a truck there are no special privileges for you.

 

Do truck drivers ever drop into RV message boards and ask what/how to use Travel Centers? A Vision Control Engineer is still a window washer.

 

I bet they would s*** a brick if we pulled into the rv Park with a 53’ trailer and a big rig to take our 10 hr break

 

There are a bunch of those big rv places near me and I've always wanted to do that lol. Just pull in and get a spot for my 30 to see what people would say.

 

no lie, once I saw a truck with a SMALL SMALL SMALL moving van hooked to the truck. I'm talking about, it was so small it could've taken up just 1 normal regular car parking spot. And the idiot parked it in the big rig spot.

Most RV's can fit in the normal car parking spaces too, it might just take up 3-4 car spaces. But the thing is, if the 4 wheeler parking spots at rest areas have 30 empty spaces, while the big rig spots are very limited, just park the #### RV in the regular car parking spots! Nobody is going to say anything to them.

But I digress. For many RVers, they think they're right at home barely taking up any space at all in the big rig spots while car parking has 30+ empty spots. Like the super trucker versions of RVer's. Super Rver's, lol.

 

In my experience the RVers that full time or RV alot know how to fit in with trucks. It's the NASCAR fan that RVs once every few years that drive like maniacs and steal truck parking spaces.

 

Well, not too much I didn't know here but one important thing I did pick up on with my new truck is the bright lights letting someone know it is ok to turn back into my lane after passing me. With my old truck it was easy to reach over and turn the lights off for a moment and then back on. Hopefully letting the passing truck know I had plenty of space to let them move right back into my lane. With my new truck (F450) the switch is harder to find in the dark and I started to quickly flash the bright lights to let them know it was ok to move over. After reading it takes away there night vision I will revert back to feeling around for the switch and moving it to manual off and back. Sometimes way after the truck already sees it is ok to move over. I still get the thank you blink many times but for sure I didn't know the blink would blind them. The new LED lights are something new to me. They look like they are blocked from the blinding beams of the yesteryears big blinding lights but I have not been privy of being in front of me to actually see how they look in the mirrors of a bigger rig rear view mirror. If there are other ideas on making this an easier transition I am sure many would like to know. My feeling is that our trucking friends on the road are making money and I am our seeing the country I live in. I will do whatever I can to accommodate said bigger rigs and for the most part I have enjoyed talking to you all at the rest stops. Some even going out of their way to show me their truckers atlas and how to see if there are low bridges and tunnels. I do appreciate it. I pull a 30' RV with an F-450 and feel safe. I want everyone around me to feel the same and would love to help where I can. It was an eye opener traveling coast to coast and seeing how trucks and RV's alike have similar problems. On and off ramps seem to be a big problem for cars and a few trucks as well. I will continue to do my best to help. Sometimes it just takes communication. I still feel badly about not seeing a truck I pulled out in front of in Alaska. He let me know his concern with a blast of his horn. Wow, I have no idea where he was or if his lights were on but I flat did not see him. I am sure we are all happy it turned out well even though I a bet there were some words flying out of his mouth that did not usually pass his lips. With my 40 years of working with truck drivers unloading their products I have great respect for the profession. I hope to share the road well with all of them, new and old. To all using our roads, may God watch over you and keep you safe.

 

I bought a new Ford this year, it was sitting on the lot costing the dealer money.

Well I knew that Ford lights really suck, but the first time I drove it at night, it really sucked. The headlights scattered the light all over the place, I could not stand them so I had the dealer put in aftermarket projection lights (the sales dweeb found them for me and don't remember who made them) and put on proper driving lights.

What an improvement

No more blinding light, no more light energy going all over the place.

I drive down my road with just the headlights, I can see clearly for a distance without sides being bright.

 

What id also like to see is RV drivers with the big diesel pushers have to get a Fed Med Card and tested on there driving skills at the DMV , let's face it one of those mega land yachts could cause a lot of damage in a accident , and a lot of the operators are elderly.

 

I would totally agree. Being an RV'er I will never take a spot I do not need. I like out of the way rock pits and spots a big rig can not get into. But when the need arises I have to stop. On and off ramps or rest areas, I will stop for the 5 to 10 minutes needed to get back on the road. Many times I snuggle up to the back of a big rig on an exit where the ramp is wide enough. I think many have my same medical need as an aging male. But respect is the rule. I do what I can to help anyone who needs to stop and get back on the slab when finished. Safe travels for everyone.