Profile For Greg M.

Try Travis County around Austin Texas. It is really bad there. Another one going up is on I 20 outside of Dallas The one in Houston is really strict. Mechanics there in overalls, creepers and lots of gauges and tools. Having my documents in a three-ring binder with indexed listed of expiration dates, a holder for the license I think they were impressed by for they let me go on a minor issue.

Crazy. Went through LA, AL, GA and TN. Nothing at all like TX. They were very aggressive this year. At least it is over now.

What a difference between the states. Texas has been very aggressive. Crossed over into Louisiana and I see no law enforcement presence at all. I'll get the sample Arkansas and Tennessee tomorrow.

I am still trying to make the company sleeper comfortable, easy to maintain and efficient. Got a mattress in a box from amazon along with a thin gel mattress. Inclined it a bit and is comfortable. Microwave with a dial. Tired of hitting a bunch of buttons trying to get it to work right. Printer/Scanner blue tooth. Coolant and widow cleaner are kept in two narrow jugs saving space. Memory foam matt. Fold out toilet. Urinal collectors like you see in hospitals. Paperwork for the truck is indexed in a three-ring binder with pocket for manifest and SDS. Small holder on binder for license when giving to DOT. Index has penciled in list of expiration dates. DOT inspector was impressed. Air hose has a quick disconnect with different tire filler with pressure gauge on it. Food in a large container. Garmin OTR with a IPOD with Google maps GPS on another mount. 20volt DeWalt pressure washer and air blower for trailer. Cargo bag for straps and hooks to hold it on wall. Step ladder to get up to trailer, windows and other areas. Plenty of drivers were injured or killed coming off the trailer. CCTV for 360 degrees of the truck. When I close down for 10 hours, I set my iPhone clock for 10-hour alarm as not to make an error in another time zone, as Electronic Log is set to central time. Padlocks for the back doors, spare tires, ladder and security box (With gun, passport, etc.) Keep ammo separate in different place for police reasons. Weights, elliptical climber (No handles) are there as well. Trying to get a practical desk/table.

Park by a storm drain and dump?

Where you going to empty the "black water tank" at? Can't use the RV dump sites cause your to big. Driving with an open window to relieve the smell in the truck will be tough to do when its raining or in -30 degree weather.

I heard years back the India drivers would have a hole as well in their Stevens Truck. However the waste would go over the drive shaft and all. Mechanics refused to work on it and had the drivers clean it.

I heard that some Canadian based drivers were caught by the DOT here after cutting a hole in the floor...

The 100 yard dash to the bathroom is not always best. Seen a lot of drivers walking funny to make it to the restroom. Or go inside after pumping fuel and block the fuel island. Also we all do not park at Truck Stops or other areas with restrooms. I have a fold up toilet from Amazon. Goes into a scented tough kitchen bag, wrapped and tied up and goes into my trash can with another trash bag already there. For #1 I use one of those bottles in hospitals used for patients in beds. Works well. It is placed with the lid up, of course, and the handle can set into the lid of the trash can.

I really don't know why I'm letting myself get pulled back into this silly thread, but I'm hoping our friend Steven can benefit from this. Still I don't get your obsession with a rolling toilet, and I look at this conversation and wonder are you being serious? Because if you are you have systematically ignored every shred of advice given you by well meaning experienced people who only want to help you.

The only way you're gonna have this nuisance that you consider a necessity is to be an owner operator, and that precious toilet of yours is not going to be the only thing getting drained in that scenario. So do yourself a big favor and flush this crazy notion of yours before you get yourself in a big stink.

A crazy obsession? No, just looking out for number one, and two.