Profile For Frank Z.

Sleep is one thing that can save your life whether you are driving an 18 or 4-wheeler. Now four wheelers its a bit easier to get rest b/c they can just rent a hotel or a motel room. Truckers obviously use a truck stop or a rest area. My question is at the truck stop with all noise from the APUs, idling trucks, random honk, Lot lizards, how do you sleep with all the noise? Do you use ear plugs, ear buds with music, or do you get use to and it becomes a white noise like the sound of a box fan? I know everyone has there methods. Soooo...I'll hang up now and listen your response.

You get used to it. In fact I developed problems with the reefer unit I was pulling. When the motor on it shut down and didn't sound right it woke me up from a dead sleep. Like was said before you get used to the background noise fairly quickly.

It is amazing to me how rare bicycles on trucks are. They should be natural comrades. I hear truckers claiming that they are interested in their physical fitness, that's reason number one. Want more? Most truck stops are not the most interesting places on earth. Call them what you like, interesting or unique will not be in your description. Guess what, there is a really interesting village five miles down the road with a fantastic restaurant and perhaps a fresh from the oven bake shop next to the village green. You are in trucking because you want to see the country? There is a whole world not visible from behind a steering wheel of an eighteen wheeler.

For a whole host of reasons trucking companies should be encouraging bikes on trucks. They have a vested interest in happy, fit truckers. Many list "pet friendly" in their promotional literature. How about bike friendly. How about a bike carrying rack on the back of every tractor.

thinking of taking my bicycle on the road with me for exercise and maybe even transportation on my off duty time. not sure where to secure it though to big for in the cab and not sure how and if allowed to transport behind cab anyone out there have any suggestions

thinking of taking my bicycle on the road with me for exercise and maybe even transportation on my off duty time. not sure where to secure it though to big for in the cab and not sure how and if allowed to transport behind cab anyone out there have any suggestions

There's a thread here about mounting your bike to your truck not sure where but you and search it on this website by using the search engine here