Trucker starter kit?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Spyke, Aug 16, 2016.

  1. Friday

    Friday Road Train Member

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    No. And if you stop at the i80 TA they have a cowboy hat shaped hardhat (I may or may not own one)
     
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  3. Friday

    Friday Road Train Member

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    But in ALL seriousness here. Get yourself a pair of reflective underwear.

    Just saying. Trucker tan isn't all that attractive. And if you're driving a few thousand miles down the road with nowhere to stop, wear the reflective thong. Fixes the trucker tan and in case of an accident you are still visible (aka your company can't fire you)

    Just saying.

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  4. G13Tomcat

    G13Tomcat Road Train Member

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    And one of these; just don't wear it when you are driving. . right, @bzinger ??
     
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  5. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Spray bottle of Windex, a 2ft handle squeegee, and a couple rolls of paper towel. When you're sitting and waiting at a shipper/receiver, get those mirrors and glass nice and sparkly clean.
    Walmart carries a small duffel bag for around $10, works very well for shower stuff. It amazes me that I still see guys carrying their clothes and hygiene gear in a freaking plastic grocery bag.
    Save your grocery bags! Not so much the tiny Pilot bags, but anytime you're at a Walmart, save em. They make excellent trash bags, and if there's no hooks on the dash, loop one handle over your armrest.
    Passenger side armrest makes a nice coathook, for your high-vis vest, hoodie, rain jacket, etc. Even a cheap frogg-togg jacket will come in very handy. This is an all-weather full-contact sport.
    Go to an Army-Navy surplus store and pick up a laundry bag with drawstrings. The green ones made of heavy cloth. I normally get about a full week's worth of dirty laundry in it. Wash it every week or two!!
    Lightweight sleeping bag. I think I spent $35 at Walmart for mine? I don't always sleep IN it, but it makes for very easy laundry.
     
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  6. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    That's right tom ! Lol
     
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  7. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    Great point about the window cleaner and paper towels, totally forgot about that. You'll want to spray down a couple paper towels really well, one for wiping down the toilet seat and one for wiping down your butt if you cannot get a shower that day.

    Small broom for sweeping out your tractor floor, then spray the window cleaner on the floor and wipe up with paper towels, spray and wipe dash and interior doors, just every surface inside the truck especially when you first pick it up. Never know what superfreak was in there before you. You want to do this anyway every time before you submit your truck to your company shop because they do get inside and snoop around to rat you out to the DM if you are a pig driver, they score it against you and may shorten your working days at that company.
     
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  8. Superquack

    Superquack Medium Load Member

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    Atleast one bungee cord, and always keep extra glad hand seals
     
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    cjb logistics Heavy Load Member

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    It like duct tape
     
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    cjb logistics Heavy Load Member

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    Need of sort of a weapon; #### still a free country.
     
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  11. G13Tomcat

    G13Tomcat Road Train Member

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    Wife keeps Bungees in her purse... go figure! I needed to secure a household fan the other day and she's pullin em out of her PURSE/bag! And yeah, the real ones. . .
     
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