Question About Starting New Life On The Road

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Moe_Rhonic's Comment
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Yeah, if you still owe $$ on your vehicle, its kinda a bummer. But most terminals are very secure...and since its your car on their ground, I'd think they have insurance covering it, just as they would cover any vehicle that any employee parks on their ground. We parked our Dodge for months and months, and never lost anything out of, or off of it. Car covers are relatively cheap, and we found that it was a great help for keeping our rig a little cleaner, and also, no one knows whats under the thing. It really helps sun fade, both outside, and anything inside, that would suffer from magnification thru the windows...

If your vehicle is paid for, put limited liability insurance on it, (the cheap stuff) and go enjoy your trucking adventure !!!!! Cars are cheap and easy to get....unlike a bunch of years doing what you want and getting paid for it.

I know at Stevens, they even have their security people doing patrols through the lot of the Drivers' cars, to make sure they're not messed with. Hope that helps.

Terminal:

A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.

RedGator (Nalee)'s Comment
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I park my car at my terminal and am usually gone for 4 weeks. Never ever had an issue.

Terminal:

A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.

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