Comments By Zen Joker

Thanks for sharing your tips for a good night of sleep.

For the white noise, where did you get the download? I've seen ads for these types of things, and the one time I decided to try and download it it came with a fee. Do you know of any free ones?

I'm interested in seeing how effective it is at canceling noise, but it's not something I need so badly as to pay for.

Hey James,

That is an enormous thing you would do by realizing what is best for your cat and putting him in a different home. That is a completely selfless and loving act that will undoubtedly come back to you, tenfold, and some other area of life.

To expand on old schools, suggestion of becoming an a nomadic truck, driver, with only expense being cell phones you’re going to rack up a ton of income over time. If you don’t want to save up and settle down and buy a house, you could take some of your money and fund charities for children in foreign countries that are starving or need shelter, education, etc., animal rights groups, or whatever is close to your heart.

You can enjoy the open road and have a tremendous impact in the lives of many people, and or animals depending on where your charitable dollars would go.

Something to consider best of luck, and success to you, sir. 🙏

Hello Everyone,

Here are some things to consider to get more restful sleep during your 10. I've tried these things out and after just over 105,000 miles my rookie year I haven't needed to pull off for a nap or had any dangerous events from drowsiness. And yes I do run my miles hard. I've done 2200 in 94 hours, 2852 in a week regional, and best day was 671 so I'm not taking excessively long breaks to reset my clock unless I am bound by dock times.

Here are some tips to consider...

MATTRESS: While the OEM mattress the truck comes with may work for some, investing in an orthopedic mattress can make all the difference in the world for most. Yes it's an investment but its an investment in your health.

MEALS: Ideally we don't want to eat less than 3 hours before bed. Yeah...in theory, but that is not realistic. If eating before bed keep meals as small as possible (you should do this for all meals as large meals make you tired). Avoid spicy or greasy foods if possible. If you are going to bed right after a meal, sleep on your left side as this is more conducive to digestion based on anatomy. MELATONIN: This has become a controversial subject. NEVER use it if you can't sleep at least 6 hours after taking it. Start off with 1 milligram tablets. It's a good supplement when used properly as it is a hormone that promotes sleep which gradually depletes as we age. If you take other supplements daily, just don't screw up in the morning like I did once and take one by accident before going through Chicago!! I took 2 caffeine pills to dilute the impact and I was okay.

MAGNESIUM: The most underrated mineral on the planet. Over 90 processes in your body depend on it. It is also called "The Nerve Mineral" as it literally bonds to nerve endings insulating them from over stimulation. Take in the evening with food. Try to get Magnesium Oxide, Citrate, or best of all Glycinate. Carbonate is crap, please avoid! Besides feeling a bit more calm and resting better you may see some muscle twitches dissapear as well as most Americans are deficient in Magnesium.

EXTERNAL NOISE CANCELLATION: We've all been parked where at 2 am somebody with one of those F'in beeping safety trailers goes off, or the truck parked next to you has an air dryer that goes off at 2 minute intervals overnight, or the driver is up playing video games with a sub woofer until 2 am. Download a white noise app OR meditation music and using the Bluetooth Audio feature on your trucks radio, pipe it throughout the cab. It wiped out 90% of the noise that will wake you even possible your own truck when it runs a battery cycle oveernight.

MEDITATION: Find some meditation training online that you can use. May sound goofy to some, but releasing the anger towards the retarded and rude behavior of other motorists, shippers, consignees, etc. will quiet your mind and make your sleep more restful.

Hope these tips help you out. REMEMBER, if you are nodding off, you've waited too long! Make the decision to park it and take a power nap. No load is worth your life. Take Care!!!

Just watched the Baseball Series with my brother. In the early 1900's baseball players annually made in today's dollars around $73,000 per year.

Avenue of the Saints through Missouri and Iowa is my fave.

Also, like going over the Mackinac Bridge and taking 75 into Ohio and lower Michigan.

Laura, I also use a dry erase marker on my upper windshield in case GPS fails en route.

Awesome dude!!! Best way to end the day!!

I hit one with a company car driving back from home time after my tractor was getting a PM. Hit the brakes shoved the deer down the road and it took off.

"...they're thirsty in Atlanta, and there's beer in Texarkana."

How about navigation with avoid weigh stations? j/k!!!

If possible, when you look up a customer on the navigation part of the app one would assume you are integrating with Google Maps like Trucker Path?? It would be awesome also to have a link to Google Earth to see the property you are going to. Countless times I have seen signs from the street view that were God-Sends (Receiving, Shipping, Directions for Freight specific deliveries like pulp or scrap paper etc.)

Thanks Brett!