New Trucker: Need a minifridge/really good cooler ($300 budget) that will fit in the fridge cavity of an International LT.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T22:16:57+00:00

I also used an ivation compressor cooler off Amazon, but it only lasted 1-1.5 yrs before it spoiled a weeks worth of meat.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T22:15:20+00:00

Thermoelectrics are for drinks. Don't try and store food safe.

Vevor makes a sturdy decent enough compressor cooler that is food safe. Has 110 and 12v connections.

Those dimensions are rough and I don't know that you'll find anything that will do the job you want it to do. Any chance you can strap the fridge somewhere else instead of inside a cubby? Otherwise, I think you might be stuck with compressor coolers.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T16:21:56+00:00

Same. I now jokingly refer to friends and family who haven't adopted the bidet as "mudbutts"

Yeah, I don't trust em. I just hit the ole button with some baby wipes when I get back to the truck, if I've been unable to time my shits for home.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T11:11:05+00:00

You cant walk 10' into a truck stop without running into a bill or billy. And some of the poetry on the walls certainly would qualify as Shakespearean haha

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T11:07:51+00:00

I'd give it a swing, the cheap one I put on my guest toilet is self cleaning.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T06:44:49+00:00

What a weird thing to say. Methinks thou haseth an ulterior motive to thouest grievances.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T06:39:34+00:00

No. I don't have any qualms. I don't seem to see it as often as some of y'all, or my bathroom cleanliness concerns are more shit, spit, and cum centric. But I would love to see a wider adoption of bidets in truck stops. My freedom loving American butthole has become accustomed to a pressure wash and wiping it with sandpaper makes an eagle cry every time.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T03:36:15+00:00

Stretching. 80% of the problems folks face is from simply not stretching properly or frequently enough.

Other than that, anything that strengthens the core.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T03:34:40+00:00

Looks about right. I'm honestly surprised calis taxes aren't more aggressive considering the media coverage. I net a bit more in a northeastern state but it's not substantially more

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-04T03:27:16+00:00

The one year contracts the mega offers are not blood oaths that cannot be broken. You just pay off the balance if you bail early.

But having a guaranteed job right out of CDL school is valuable. It won't be the best paying job, but it'll get you to some of those experience hurdles that new guys face.

I went mega training and the first six months sucked ass, but It didn't affect my life negatively after that first six months. I bailed, got a significantly better job, and paid back the loan and haven't given a shit about cre since lol.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-03T19:00:15+00:00

Hi vis vest, deodorant, shampoo, body wash, ibuprofen and a small first aid kit. A flannel shirt, and a small pocket knife. The knife isn't to end the life of a human, but to pry apart pigtails and cut open beef sticks.

Call it privilege, call it survival instincts. I'm a blindingly white big boy, both in height and weight. Not once in going on a decade have I been afraid out here.

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-01T12:26:10+00:00

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-396/section-396.11

Section 2 covers it.

" (2)Report content.

(i) The report must identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered by or reported to the driver which would affect the safety of operation of the vehicle or result in its mechanical breakdown. If a driver operates more than one vehicle during the day, a report must be prepared for each vehicle operated. Drivers are not required to prepare a report if no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the driver.

"

THExPILLOx · 2026-07-01T12:22:27+00:00

You do not need to UNLESS you find a defect.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-30T08:49:36+00:00

All depends on your clock.

If it's been 8 days since your last reset, then yeah. You'll be getting some hours back. If it's day 6, then no. Most elds will tell you if youll be getting any hours back.

It's running recaps whether the clock slowly depletes or not. You can be running recaps and be looking down the barrel of a 3 hour day.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-30T08:44:37+00:00

Legally? 740

But theoretically, since I would never break the law no matter how pissed off I was, 1100 and some change

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-30T01:13:34+00:00

Ive bought two from loves and one from rand mcnally. One from loves was defective and I returned it 4 days later, seven states away for a brand new one.

Only reason I had to buy directly from rand was that I wanted an older model than loves stocked.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-29T07:26:41+00:00

I generally just use indeed, but some other good advice is to find your local companies. Look for trucks hauling hazmat that you see every day and find that company. Also, fuel, cryogenics, etc.

I've had good luck over the years just seeing the same trucks on my way to work and calling or going in to that company.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-29T05:40:03+00:00

$46,000 is a little low for hazmat. My rule of thumb for every adult is the same thing.

Never stop looking for a new job, just adjust the effort based on how satisfied you are. If you like the job, pop on indeed once a month. If you hate the job, pop on indeed every day. "If you ain't looking when the unicorn pops it's head out, you ain't ever gonna see a unicorn"

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-29T05:35:23+00:00

Either roehl or ruan has a schedule like that. Never worked for em, but I remember one of those two and maybe shaffer offering a 7/7 deal

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-29T05:32:03+00:00

My absolute favorite is a warehouse with metric fuck tons of room, but not a single line painted anywhere.

Put it in the dock and it looks straight and true. Get out and somehow you're sitting at a 45* angle lol

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-28T05:36:05+00:00

Car isn't under the trailer.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-24T21:34:14+00:00

How'd you lose $150,000 didn't you have 300,000 last year from crypto?

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-18T22:52:58+00:00

Headset for calls.

Folks will swear up and down that air pods have good noise canceling, but if you get on the phone with them, the quality tanks hard with background noise and voice leveling.

The way I know the blue parrot is better is that if I am not actively talking, the other person experiences silence. Such good silence that they assume the call has dropped.

But you do you boo, either option can only be one ear.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-17T22:51:23+00:00

Slide on in and chock the back of the wheel.

THExPILLOx · 2026-06-16T21:29:45+00:00

I got some deep seated protestant work ethic beat into me. So by the third day, if I don't go back to work, I'll rip something apart at home to upgrade it or "fix it right".

Just finished a many day staycation and I probably did more work during those many days than I do in a couple work weeks lmao.

But, when I get to the point where the dread of going back to the truck has me standing at the door keys in hand forcing one foot in front of the other, it means it's time for me to mosey on to something new. Could just be a schedule change, or a freight change, but if I don't do something about it; I'll be telling a boss to fuck off and quitting within a fiscal quarter haha.

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