When it come to sleeping..

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I slept better on those old shipboard hard bunks or canvas bunks, than I ever did in the truck. The old USS New Jersey (BB-62) had more comfortable bunks than the newer frigate I was also on. Started out as airdale/helo aircrew and got out as NC1.

 

Maybe ill try one of them natural sound machines and see how that works. Actually it should work very well. It makes hearing noise outside the truck harder to hear, such as reefers, APU's, etc.
Jack

 

DR prescribed lunesta.
7-8 hrs. good sleep,and Im good to go.I had problems for years sleeping working 2nd and 3rd shifts.
I think I broke my sleep clock.Over the counter sleeping pills kept me groggy waay to long.
Lunesta has worked great for years,but you need a full 7-8 hrs sleep to take it.Benadryl also helps
some folk,but also kept me sleepy after waking up.
Try lunesta,or the generic version.

Forgot to mention a loud fan keeps me sleeping good since i was a kid.Maybe try that

 

Try keeping your work day within the same hours everyday. I know at times this is hard as a driver but if you can work around a set of hours your sleep should improve.

 

had to laugh at this. Im so used to sleeping in my truck I cant sleep at home. too quiet. Usually after a home time Im so beat from not being able to sleep I look forward to getting to a noisy truckstop with my APU rumbling my mattress

 

6-7 hrs a night



American Trucker

 

I prefer the rest areas out west in Montana and such.

Most trucks shut their engines off at night when it's cool and you can open up your windows and listen to the coyotes and other wild life.

 

Pilot has curtains for the windshield and side windows ($30). I put that up and I'm sleeping alot better. I didn't realize how much the headlights thru the windshield was bugging my sleep.