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So what do you do on your 34 when you are away from home?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by NewNashGuy, Sep 19, 2011.

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  1. Sep 19, 2011 #1
    NewNashGuy

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    I was just wondering if those 34 hours drag on forever or does it fly by? Especially if you are just parked in the same spot. I would imagine it would go fast, especially if you have TV, internet, people to call, and videogames. Do you sometimes sleep most of it away?
     
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  3. Sep 19, 2011 #2
    lonewolf4ad

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    I usually spend the time cleaning up the inside of the truck in detail, and also got some extra exercise with Cookie. My favorite was a 34 in Kingman, AZ. I love being out in the desert with trails I can hit.
     
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  4. Sep 19, 2011 #3
    DonRobbie

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    Paperback novels, cleaning, calling home, and the odd walkabout.
     
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  5. Sep 19, 2011 #4
    NewNashGuy

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    So it goes by fast, or does it vary like most days?
     
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  7. Sep 19, 2011 #5
    walstib

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    Post here, read, clean truck and try to sleep...Taking 34s are the only part of trucking I truly hate...
     
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  8. Sep 19, 2011 #6
    NewNashGuy

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    Curious, why because it is only 34 hours, or because you have to take a break and prefer working everyday?
     
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    notezbngrn71

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    I rarely have to take a 34 because of the way I manage my time. A good dispatcher will help to manage your time as well to make sure you don't have to do a 34. However on the rare occasion that I do have a 34, I read, clean, watch tv, exercise. I love a nice long walk. Had to a 34 in upstate NY a couple of weeks ago and all it did was rain the whole time. That was a very boring time!
     
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  10. Sep 19, 2011 #8
    walstib

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    If I had my druthers, I prefer to work everyday when not home...34 feels like an eternity to me...
     
    walstib, Sep 19, 2011
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    PackRatTDI

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    On the rare times I do a reset away from home, I get a motel room for at least one night and relax. I love trucking but sometimes its nice to get out of the truck, you know?
     
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  12. Sep 19, 2011 #10
    Allow Me.

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    Yeah, plan ahead. If you know you're going to be taking a 34, which can be taken anytime, be in a decent size city, not Possum Breath, Ar. at Tilly's truck-em-up, with 1 bathroom and a diner that closes at 9pm. Can you say "boring" ?
     
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