Comments By Xero O.

That was probably me. I have actually gone over 90 days before. Stuck on the truck? Nonsense. Try doing 159 days straight at sea without a port call. Did that too in the USN.

I don't know how you don't get burned out. Do you just love driving that much? I only drive local but the most consecutive days I have had is driving is 19 and I was really ready for some days out of the truck after that. Do you stay at the terminal or motel some nights to at least take a break from that part of it? You are the ironman of trucking.

For those of us who have never done it I found an excellent video on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQmSMvBgV8&ab_channel=TruckingMadeSuccessful

I know of a company that has their drivers out on average 10 days followed by 4 days home time. I'm guessing they are probably doing this. I found some older threads on this topic and I read somebody used it to drive 75 days straight? I'd be going crazy stuck in the truck that long.

I don't know if these are accurate or not but some of these places pay really well. https://www.truckdriverssalary.com/

Walmart is probably the first place I'll apply once I get my physical sorted out. The smart trucking YouTube channel always advertises for GP Transco. I'll have to see if they have a terminal near me.

Thanks, you know a lot about diabetes meds. I see my doctor this month. I'll run these by him.

Would metformin and maybe a GLP-1 agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor get your diabetes controlled enough to qualify? What part of diabetes disqualified you? Is it using insulin or just at a certain a1c/fasting glucose they say "disqualified?"

As a tanker driver I use my hoses if they're clean and buckets with fittings in them and do some basic exercises. I use fitness rooms at our operating centers if I'm at one and occasionally Uber to a planet fitness.

So here is my situation. About 10 years ago I had a job in electronics that I traveled all the time. Loved it. Longest I was gone was 4 weeks I think. I decided that I wanted to switch careers and drive a truck. So I paid for school and got my CDL. Found out I have diabetes and can't pass the DOT physical. I ended up getting a Govt Job that is Intrastate DOT exempt. It pays decent little less than 70k with great benefits but I miss traveling. I started exercising and losing weight in hopes of passing the physical. So my question do you long term drivers love being on the road as much as when you started? Are you able to maintain fitness while driving the truck? I don't want to put on a ton of weight. And be kicked off the truck. I thought maybe I could bring exercise bands and one of those bikes where you sit on the bunk and pedal? I've seen some fit trucker videos but I don't know if it's realistic. I'm hoping to exercise every other day. Also my worst fear is forced teams. Does that happen often? I enjoy lots of solitude. If they tried to force it on me I'd hop out of the truck and hitchhike home. Oh and one last question. Does management ever inspect the inside of the truck to make sure you haven't altered the truck? I'd probably immediately install an inverter and sound system. I heard some companies don't allow inverters?

I was over a 10% A1c which is an automatic disqualifier. I went to the Dr and was put on insulin. I finally am to the point I don't need it anymore just metformin. So I'm pretty sure I can pass the physical without issue. I just need to be able to maintain my current workout and healthy diet when I'm on the road. If I start eating greasy truck stop food and not exercising I'll put on weight and it'll be game over for me being able to drive interstate.

So here is my situation. About 10 years ago I had a job in electronics that I traveled all the time. Loved it. Longest I was gone was 4 weeks I think. I decided that I wanted to switch careers and drive a truck. So I paid for school and got my CDL. Found out I have diabetes and can't pass the DOT physical. I ended up getting a Govt Job that is Intrastate DOT exempt. It pays decent little less than 70k with great benefits but I miss traveling. I started exercising and losing weight in hopes of passing the physical. So my question do you long term drivers love being on the road as much as when you started? Are you able to maintain fitness while driving the truck? I don't want to put on a ton of weight. And be kicked off the truck. I thought maybe I could bring exercise bands and one of those bikes where you sit on the bunk and pedal? I've seen some fit trucker videos but I don't know if it's realistic. I'm hoping to exercise every other day. Also my worst fear is forced teams. Does that happen often? I enjoy lots of solitude. If they tried to force it on me I'd hop out of the truck and hitchhike home. Oh and one last question. Does management ever inspect the inside of the truck to make sure you haven't altered the truck? I'd probably immediately install an inverter and sound system. I heard some companies don't allow inverters?