Comforts Of Home With Roehl?

I still dont have a microwave or tv.

Oh goodness. I can't train with you! Living like a dang dinosaur...

Misty,...not trying to burst your bubble, but when I road trained, my mentor had no TV or microwave. Never mattered to me. Even so, I was so tired after my 11 hour shift, once I ate something all I wanted to do is goto sleep. And trust me when I say this, for many drivers sleeping while the truck is at highway speed is a learned trick. I needed the full 10 hours to grab 6-7 hours of sleep due to being awakened many times from the buffeting and jostling. It took me almost the full 6 weeks to adjust to this dynamic.

A big part of your job as a student and eventually solo or team driver, is to be well rested and ready to go after the 10 hour break.

Lol, I was playing. I don't care about the TV. And we already talked about the microwave.

The trucks at my company come with an inverter, fridge, and tv mount. Most trucks have apu but all new trucks will not have them and drivers are able to idle. They still have bunk heaters though so there is no need to idle for extended periods of time.

I'll never buy a tv but I don't watch much tv even at home. I use my inverter for cooking in the crockpot, when going down the road, and hot plate when I am stopped. You will probably be pretty tired at the end of your day but that's tough to determine. I work hard and can only ever sleep 4-5 hours before I'm back up and ready to go. Military can do that to you though. Anyway, goodluck and hopefully you find a good fit for you.

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.

I don't have a TV, fridge, or microwave in my truck either. Now that I am training I will be buying a fridge. Like Old School said the only thing I even use my inverter for is for my laptop which I don't use. At the end of the day all I want to do is lay in bed call my girlfriend back home and just sleep. I agree with G-Town on the sleep thing in a moving truck it does take a full 10 hour break to maybe get 6-7 hours of sleep. It can be really difficult at times.

The trucks at my company come with an inverter, fridge, and tv mount. Most trucks have apu but all new trucks will not have them and drivers are able to idle. They still have bunk heaters though so there is no need to idle for extended periods of time.

I work hard and can only ever sleep 4-5 hours before I'm back up and ready to go. Military can do that to you though.

Same here, that is why I DO have my TV, Xbox, crockpot, hot plate, Keurig and a sizeable DVD collection. 10hrs is a LOT of time to fill when you only sleep 4-6 hours.

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.

Btw, The company I work for is a stones throw away from Roehl. We allow inverters after 4 months, and are even more lenient with home time than Roehl is!!!! Also our trucks are Blue not Red or Grey. We also have LubeCore auto lube systems and Auto Oilers on every truck. Why get grundgy greasing your 5th wheel when technology does it for you.