FRIDGES

Hi,

Is a fridge with the following measurements too big??

Height: 33-7/16" Weight: 55.1 lbs. Width: 18-14/16" Depth: 19-11/16"

You need to measure the place you are going to put it.. you also want a little ventilation room since the compressors can get warm.

You need to measure the place you are going to put it.. you also want a little ventilation room since the compressors can get warm.

Thank you Sue D. Was hoping someone with a fridge in their truck would be able to answer!!

Hi...Like Sue said depends on where you plan on putting it....!! I have 2 fridges in my Truck right now, a built in one in the Cabinet of my Freightliner plus a 2.7 cft strapped in behind the drivers seat...At Prime they will take out the passenger seat and mount a plate you can attach your fridge to..I think up a 3.3 cft is allowed just as long as it doesn't block your window/mirror view

Ken C.

Serah, while my profile says I'm in school (because I am) my dad drove for 44 years, my stepfather owned a trucking company, and my ex and his brother had 5 trucks they ran under their own authority. So while I'm "new", I understand the business, and understand how to equip a truck, because I've done it many times myself... It seriously depends on the layout of the particular truck you are trying to equip, because even the same model of 2 different trucks can be set up differently depending on how each company specs them out when they ordered them.

While I'd love to be prepared ahead of time and go ahead and buy my supplies for when I've finished school, company training, and I'm finally issued my "own" truck.. I don't dare. Nothing more disappointing than spending money on a refrigerator/tv/microwave/whatever that you can't find the room for.

Get the truck you will be driving for a while. If they say, use this truck a little while, but its scheduled for replacement.. wait. Just use a cooler in the meantime. Know what your personal "requirements" are. Sit in the truck and eyeball it for a while figuring out places to mount or strap down those necessities and have something to write your measurements down on. If you decide you want to place a fridge (or microwave. . Anything with a door that hinges) in a cabinet/closet/cubby make sure you will have enough room to OPEN the door and there's room for airflow around it and that you can secure it. Know where/how you are going to plug it in before hand.

Sometimes companies are willing to remove a passenger seat (if you won't be needing that) or a cabinet for you at their maintenance shop. IF you decide you need to drill a hole in anything, etc. ASK your company first to make sure it's ok... drivers have been fired for less.

My personal wish list... TV, Microwave, Fridge/freezer, porta potty, cb, gps, and a memory foam mattress for the bunk.

Mine is 19" deep, 17" wide, 20" tall (round numbers). Got it a Loves truck stop, it's a 12volt.

It is too big to fit inside of a cabinet, my first truck had a floor cabinet removed, so I set it there. Next truck had all the cabinets, so I set it on the floor in front of my bunk. That was okay, but blocked access to a cabinet, took up floor space, and my dog would lay on the bunk with her head on top of the fridge, so dog hair was getting into the vents.

Next, I put it on my bunk, at the foot end. There was still enough room for sleeping, but it was difficult to get at anything stored under the bunk.

Finally, I built a suspended shelf over the foot end of my bunk (my truck is not a condo). The fridge sits on the shelf, I have a strap running through the wall anchor for the bunk safety net to secure it while driving. I can still fully open the bunk to access storage under there. It's working out great. I love my fridge!!

Get the truck you will be driving for a while. If they say, use this truck a little while, but its scheduled for replacement.. wait. Just use a cooler in the meantime. Know what your personal "requirements" are. Sit in the truck and eyeball it for a while figuring out places to mount or strap down those necessities and have something to write your measurements down on. If you decide you want to place a fridge (or microwave. . Anything with a door that hinges) in a cabinet/closet/cubby make sure you will have enough room to OPEN the door and there's room for airflow around it and that you can secure it. Know where/how you are going to plug it in before hand.

What Sue said is soooo true! I've been solo for 7 months, and am on my third truck. Each one was a little different inside. I rearranged and "tweaked" my stuff a lot. Still fine tuning a bit, I figure that once I get everything EXACTLY the way I want it, then I will be issued a new truck!

This might sound like a silly question, but is it necessary to have an actual fridge in the truck? Seems like a waste of space, even if I can see the convenience. Can you not stop several times during your drive time to get cold water, etc.?

This might sound like a silly question, but is it necessary to have an actual fridge in the truck? Seems like a waste of space, even if I can see the convenience. Can you not stop several times during your drive time to get cold water, etc.?

I'm sure you can get cold water, but I doubt the truck stops carry a good stock of the type of food I should be eating. You're also paying more to get everything at the truck stop than you would by hitting Walmart or a grocery store once a week.

You don't have to have an actual fridge.. one of those electric coolers will do as long as its not placed in a sunny spot/hot truck, if you can idle or have an APU. They only cool to 30ish? Degrees below the ambient temperature inside your truck so be careful. You could always just use an inexpensive old fashioned ice chest and restock the ice as necessary, but they can be messy.

For the best savings and the healthiest eating. . Go with a fridge as soon as you can reasonably afford it. You will not regret it. Some larger ones actually have a real freezer built in. Choose a 120/household powered one with an inverter or apu or go for the 12v model. I've personally found the 12v appliances can be generally less reliable, but your mileage may vary. Be careful about the wattage requirements.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.