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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BigNorm4Life, post: 11627570, member: 192611&quot;]I would love to hear some insight from Owner Operators new and veterans </p><p><br /></p><p>Does operating in a Daycab and doing your 10/36 hour reset in a hotel vs going the traditional truckers route with Sleeping in a trucks stop or where ever?</p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming you&#039;re in a New Emissions Truck.... I believe it make perfect sense to stay in hotels</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Wear &amp; Tear is a big one... especially nowadays because reducing idling time would maximize your maintence intervals on engine and emissions componets</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Fuel cost... enough said You&#039;ll be saving ALOT of money on not idiling your engine for hours on end... hell In my head I can&#039;t imagine why you wouldn&#039;t drop a trailer with a king pin lock installed and go fuel at a smaller station with cheaper diesel prices versus paying for the high ### fuel at a truck stop</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Maximizing Hours of Service..... We all know how are country&#039;s infrastructure is crap and truck parking is a constant issue to deal with... Ive been to dozens of hotels and 90% of them have plenty of space for parking a tractor trailer even when crowded... traffic aside I&#039;ve never had to worry about pushing the clock on bad days up until the 10 min mark and not being in fear of violating HOS... I know were I&#039;ll be at Off duty and can plan around that fact</p><p><br /></p><p>Cons</p><p><br /></p><p>1) its an Extra Expense either way... it would save you money in the long term but short term its an extra expense either way</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Depending on what you&#039;re hauling either way.... Being held up be loaded or unloaded is a big hassle to deal with...Ive read and heard of the horror stories about being held up for 6 hours or more... this is where a sleeper makes the MOST SENSE</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t think of anything else at the moment... I would love hear from the people who&#039;s actually in the business on what I&#039;m missing here and why its still better to have a sleeper either way[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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