Silly Question, but here goes anyway!

That depends on the truck.

A lot of the newer models have standup cabs and sleepers that even a guy at 6'3 can stand up straight in. 70" plus sleepers have enough room to be very comfortable in if you're smart with space management. Some still have mid or low roof designs and smaller than 70" sleepers that arent nearly so roomy.

Heat, oh yeah, most trucks have 2 temps for heat, none and roast. A/C is pretty much standard for all OTR trucks and has been for a long time.

Noise isn't too bad but cars aint the issue. You can hear other trucks idling close to you. Usually not an issue because after working 14 hours you're tired enough most of the time to sleep through a college football game on the 50 yard line.

The TV and fridge is usually provided by the driver. Some of the custom sleeper trucks even have showers... those would be the ones that look like they have a small house behind the cab.

The sucky part is looking for a place to park long enough to sleep if you're running later in the evening or in certain areas. Dealing with "Ladies of the Night" banging on your door in the rougher truck stops and rest areas. Paying way too much to eat if you havent had a chance to stop at a grocery store for a few days. Being stuck out of the road for three weeks and being out of clean clothes because you havent had time when you've been somewhere you could do laundry.

 

man Keith you sugar coated the life style...lol....some trucks are set up fancy and some are bare bones...... I have a dorm size fridge and very small toaster oven and a 12V oven..can't find a place to put a micro wave in my T-600....had bought it for my spacious T-2000 but that truck laid down and died this past summer the bed is the width of a twin bed and there are 2 of us...gets real cozy but impossiable for both of us to lay on our backs at the same time........keeping the "house" picked up is a full time job....if ya get it out PUT it back asap or it will become unmanagable real quick.........

 

If you want to know what life over the road is like, google livingotr

I "ride along" and keep the blog up which diaries our day to day life otr. We stay out roughly 8 weeks at time, so if it happens out here, I write about it.

Thanks!
Lynette

 

In my truck noise is no problem in the sleeper. I can have the curtains pulled and be laying down and not hear the truck idling next to me, or hear drivers outside talking, or traffic passing by, or even a truck pulling up next to me. The cab is really well insulated, and noise proof!!

 

Well I don't live in my truck as with my run, Im home daily. I do have a sleeper in case of bad weather and I need to sleep away from home and that has happened a handful of times last winter.
So...I'll answer anyways, lol.
Depending on the pics you've been looking at, if they are really decked out, they can be the stretched out sleepers, or owner ops who put whatever they want in their trucks. With company drivers, many times its very limited: limits on inverters, on appliances, on power usage...etc. Most companies have idling limits which mean you can only idle for so long...and power can get sucked up quick if you aren't paying attention.
As far as TV's...most people get smaller TV's that can fit into one of the storage / tv holding areas...maybe like a 13inch or so? Probably can fit bigger tv's in there.
Fridges...that depends also. Some companies dont allow fridges at all, and drivers have to use electric coolers which might not get as cold as fridges. Many people use those large rectangular coolers, while others use smaller ones that can fit on the passenger seat.
Storage isn't too bad, it all depends on how much you yourself need. My truck has three small 'closets' which can be used for hanging clothes, and a fourth...for whatever, dont think that has a hanger rail.
Also, many drivers use a top bunk for additional storage, if they have a top bunk.

Heat and A/C...I dunno. Personally in my freightliner...I can't get comfy with the temp...Im either too hot or too cold. half the time Ill have one of the windows open a crack. I keep using the bunk override to shut down or turn on the heat /ac system in the bunk as that gets me toasty up front. I also have a webasto unit which i can use when the truck is turned off....thats kept me very warm. Takes a while to get going, but it can sure make it hot.

Noise...I notice the wind is a big factor in noise. When I go west in the morning, I have a lot more wind nose than when Im eastbound in the afternoon....sounds much quieter. At night when I've slept in there...I can hear other trucks nearby, but it hasn't been that much of an issue to sleep next to them. However, if a reefer unit kicks on or shuts off, that can wake you up. Also, some trucks have a idling system and they will fire up every now and then...so even if you are in your own truck in the middle of nowhere, it might wake you up, having your truck fire up.

Wind also plays a factor in sleeping in the truck as far as motion. The truck and trailer both act like a huge sail / billboard and all that wind shakes the truck back and forth. Can be hard to sleep if the truck is moving back and forth *insert bad dirty joke here*

 

It's kinda like living next to a rr track,..You get use to the noise

 

Ziggy your a hoot...like the signature can ya say all that in one breath?????

 

It's like living in a broom closet...go look at your utility room that might compare and think about that 24/7 for 4 to 8 weeks.

Depends on what truck your looking at. O/O we have ours set up so we can live and be comfortable for weeks on end. Company drivers are lucky to have a refrigerator it's usually a plug in type cooler. Some drivers have them set up nice and some don't really care. Depends on the individual and if your company driver or own your own.

Is what comfortable? Driving....yeah I'm comfortable got a nice heater and a/c. Sleeping on the other hand...I don't have a problem at 6'4" but I'm an O/O...might ask a company driver...I think there beds are not that great.

Noise.....lol....don't know if I have any noise around me I run a reefer. Oh yeah that's right I'm the noise maker.