Preferred driving footwear?

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  1. socal

    socal Medium Load Member

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    VANS slip on canvas shoes....
     
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  3. G.Anthony

    G.Anthony Road Train Member

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    When I did long haul I took along several pairs of foot wear.

    1) steel toed work shoes, not boots (for when a customer requested these on the docks)

    2) Insulated non-steel toed work boots, high calf (for winter and rain)

    3) Ordinary work shoes, not boot. (for driving)

    4) Tennis shoes, or running shoes, or ordinary sneakers (walk back and forth to the truck stop, when I'd be parked for my 8 or 10, not simply to go and use the restrooms)

    5) flip flops (for the shower room)

    What I think is important for having (for me) that many shoes, is to give each pair a chance to fully dry out in between use. All year long, I could be wearing the insulated boots if I had to. As far as the flip flops, those were ONLY worn by me in the shower room.

    If you do not allow the foot wear to fully dry out, you can I think hasten the footwear to develop a type of fungus? Someone more well knowing in fungus can elaborate on this.
     
  4. flybynight12

    flybynight12 Medium Load Member

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  5. gontime

    gontime Bobtail Member

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    I wear boots!
     
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  6. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Moccasins for just pushing the pedals, but some sort of boot anytime out of the truck.
     
  7. KW Cajun

    KW Cajun Road Train Member

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    [QUOTE="semi" retired;4511918]Moccasins for just pushing the pedals, but some sort of boot anytime out of the truck.[/QUOTE]

    Moccasins on the pedals..... squaws in the sleeper. ;)
     
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  8. joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    Nike Tennis Shoes. Because I like to pretend I'm being active.
     
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  9. SlowPoke44magnum

    SlowPoke44magnum Medium Load Member

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    While I'm allowed to wear tennis shoes, I like the feeling of my feet being more protected and with how many times I'm in and out of the truck I need a strong soled boot as well so these are what I chose, http://www.keenfootwear.com/product/shoes/men/louisville-6in/black
    I used to love Timberland's composite toe work boots but found I was wearing them out in a year or less so a change was needed. I've only had these Keen's, bought by a former employer, for about 6 months but they seem to be wearing well.

    For winter time since the Keen's are only 6" and have limited traction on the snow and ice I picked up a pair of 8" Herman Survivors at Wallyworld that really worked out well. I found I had to wear wool socks with them because they're so warm my feet sweated in the truck and then froze outside it until I added the woolies ;)
     
  10. marineman227

    marineman227 Dock Waterer

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    Barefoot driver here. Ariat work hogs when I get out of the truck
     
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