Rest breaks

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Rugerfan77, Oct 6, 2015.

  1. SGIT

    SGIT Light Load Member

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    What size piss bottle came in your super trucker kit?
     
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  3. GenericUserName

    GenericUserName Road Train Member

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    none required. I cut a hole in the floorboard below the drivers seat and hooked up a tube that goes from outside the truck to my junk.
     
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  4. GenericUserName

    GenericUserName Road Train Member

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    im too hyper to randomly get tired in the middle of the day. When im up im up and wired naturally and actually have to wind my self down before bedtime just to sleep.
     
  5. SGIT

    SGIT Light Load Member

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    I'm getting to the age that a foley catheter sounds like a good option rather than stopping to take a leak every other hour
     
  6. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    Might want to run it near the exhaust so you don't get frostbite this winter.
     
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  7. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    Once you start your 14 hour clock you have only 11 hours of legal drive time in there. So potentially you have 3 hours worth of breaks built in right there notwithstanding appointment times for your customer. As you get more advanced you can try the Split Sleeper Berth Provision wherein you would drive x amount of hours then take a 2 hour break or 8 hour sleeper break then drive the balance of 11 minus x and save yourself 30 minutes down time every driving day shift.
     
  8. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Bad news, amigo. If you're in a trainers truck, you are not running hard. If you're running team and running less than 5500 miles a week, you are not running hard.

    "Oh Six, you Supertrucker. You're what's wrong with the industry today. You horrible person. It's people like you that give truck drivers a bad name. I hate you."

    Thank you.
     
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  9. dennisroc

    dennisroc Road Train Member

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    I'm not a driver yet but figure I'm gonna stop and pee and stretch my legs every 2-3 hours.

    Do trainers and students carry pee jugs !!! :(
     
  10. CargoWahgo

    CargoWahgo Road Train Member

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    I recommend a bottle of sunny d.
    Looks less suspicious when you go dump it out at the customer.

    I had someone ask me once if they could have a drink...

    Nooooo this is MY sunny d!

    Gatorade bottles are easier to aim but you risk overflow. ...then you gotta grab the ###### pilot cup you just bought.

    The struggle.
    The struggle.
    ::smh::
     
  11. Rugerfan77

    Rugerfan77 Bobtail Member

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    We are running Cali to PA and back so suppose it qualifies as 5500 miles+......Here is an example of the pressure: After i tooj my 30 at truck stop. Trainer said "you know you could log off duty ar fuel island. Fuel truck, pull forward, run in and grab whatever you need and whrn you come out your 30 will be done" lol im not dinging those that choose to do that but hell i use every second ofbthe 30 personally.As if him always asking me to log fueling as off duty isnt enough. But thats off topic.
     
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