Trip planning question

Write it on your hand.

I write mine on notebook with load info if I haven’t been there, use abbreviations, RR, draw a —> or <— or o/o for red light.

 

Also, download Truckerpath and learn to use it. You do not need the premium version. I pay $1.99 per month so I don't deal with the ads. The truck routing option is useless and redundant. I just put $30.00 in my Google pay account once per year and use the Google pay option. When used properly, (it takes a bit to learn to use it properly), it is worth it's weight in gold

 

I almost always know where I am going to park the truck before it even moves for the beginning of my driving shift. I have a primary place and if that location is full I have an alternate. Leave enough time on your clock to locate legal SAFE parking. Don't be a Super Trucker that drives their clock out until 20 minutes are left then says "Gee I had better find a place to park" then proceed to park in NO PARKING ZONE, block the Scale or Fuel Island.

There is a pretty good App called "Park My Rig" that lets you search for parking within a 3 hour journey from your present location. Very inexpensive per month subscription charge.

 

The gps satellite sure comes in handy. Especially when looking for the best way to the dock. Often it’s on a different street than the Business address. I look for major roads, least amount of turns, preferring lefts over rights, especially when pulling into Customer, if the Dock is off a tight road, or if backing in from the road is required.

 

When you call customer for directions, insist they connect you withbthe Receiving department. Receptionists don't know which city they are in. When you say you are in a truck, I learned the hard way to say "I am in an 18-wheeler or semi-truck". 4-wheelers working at customers make no distinction between a 10 foot box truck and an Australian road train.