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[quote user="zapp"] <p>I had the a few freinds, when I drove a truck, that did this. Most were husband and wife teams and they had those 120"+ sleepers with everything including the kitchen sink!</p><p>I'm the same way about the trucking talk, sometimes I miss driving, then there's the other 99% of the time I don't!</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Heh.</p><p>But sometimes we actually parked that large car and got a hotel room some place nice just to get out of that space and relax sometimes. Once in Ameri-cold on the California Coast we sat for 50 hours 5 yards away from the shipper and reciever's office watching movies, napping and cooking three meals a day for two while waiting for the load to be ready. We did not get paid one dime for our time but it was a good rest period.</p><p>It really bothered the clerk to smell bacon (Wyoming ranch brand) and eggs cooking with taters wafting out of that window and downwind into his office he he. Then Soups and bread for lunch followed by steak and taters and some snacks. Boy was that living. Yes the coffee was on 24/7 just had to keep an eye on that inverter because it was pulling 1500 watts and 15 volts.</p><p>No. Im grateful for it but today I see cargo getting very valued while drivers are treated as a inconvience or expense that would be best not incurred in the business.</p>
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