wannabe here 6'4*. how tall and still able to sleep in tractor?

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  1. Down in Tupelo

    Down in Tupelo Bobtail Member

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    lookn to go to local com collge 2 get cdl, $500. Can u get hired out of a CC? Also am tall 6'4" is that 2 tall 2 sleep in truck? Thx b safe
     
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  3. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    young too ain't ya.....

    English......please.....not textese....

    I am 5'10" and I push a twin size mattress to the limit. That's the size of the bed in most trucks.

    So to get an idea...

    Put a twin size bed with no head or foot board in a closet. Put a small 18" closet at the head and the foot of the bed facing in and then a curtain up on the other side of the small closets.

    That's about how big a space you get to call home.
     
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  4. bubba mark

    bubba mark Medium Load Member

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    I'm 6'3 and I don't really have a problem with sleeping on the bunk. It's a little cramped but i guess I've gotten use to it.
     
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  5. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    I'm 6'2" and have no problem in my Pete.
     
  6. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    A standard truck mattress is usually 80". There's a few cheapo trucks that have 76" and 79".

    Plus you have another 6" or so. You'll fit. :)
     
  7. Kansas

    Kansas Road Train Member

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    6'4" here if I sleep on my back or side I have no problem sleeping in volvos. But if I roll over onto my stomach with toes pointing down, I rub the wall with my toes. However the international im in right now is a hair longer, it even has a lil cubby hole my toes hang down into. For the most part I'm very comfy. It won't be an issue for you.
     
  8. Newtrucker83

    Newtrucker83 Medium Load Member

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    Yes, you can get hired out of a community college!
     
  9. WitchingHour

    WitchingHour Road Train Member

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    I was able to manage at 6'2". If you ever wind up in a daycab, though, I hope for your sake it's not an R- or RD- model Mack.
     
  10. RizenPhoenix

    RizenPhoenix Road Train Member

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    Yes you can get hired out of CC.

    Also, I'm 6'5" and never had a problem being comfortable behind the wheel or sleeping in the bunk. As long as you get a condo sleeper standing up inside your truck is no problem either.
     
  11. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Try not to be in a Volvo, unless it's a 780 with the wider sleeper.
    I am 6'1" and I have barely a hand width between my head and the wall with my feet flat against the other wall.
    A bit cramped.

    The Cascadia and ProStar that I had were both much more roomy, and you would not feel cramped in those.
    They are both wider and longer.
     
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