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- Jalopnik takes a look at what it's like to sleep inside a truck.
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Jalopnik my dad owns a 1995 custom built peterbuilt 357 , that sleeper is just a factory sleeper and looks quite shitty and low quality compared to my dads 🤫 you think that’s nice ? We laugh at those driving down the road lol
Jalopnik you should try a freightliner cascadia that's what I own there very nice
Jalopnik cool video but I don't like you
Jalopnik know I want it thanks a lot no your fine I want to be a trucker
Jalopnik I'm surprised you can get a forehead so big in there
That is a fancy truck, I used to go on the road with my husband. You had to idle the truck to get heat or air. Sleeping in the truck was the safest I've ever felt. It was always warm and confined and snuggly. He passed away several years ago, I miss him and being on the road.
So sorry to hear about your husband passing away. It sounds like you had some great times together:)
Sorry for your lose.. may the lord bless you... those memories are what make life experiences so worth it.
May his memory continue to be a blessing.
Thank you for sharing the short story with us .
Sorry for your loss Cathy. Thanks for sharing your beautiful memory with us.
You unlock this truck when you become a level 85 trucker.
Runescape?
Are there level 85 hookers too or is it just crack whores for everyone?
bustdetector I pick them ripe and clean straight from high school for free
Damn I'm level 10..
Yummy.
He went to bed looking like a tech guy. Woke up looking like a trucker 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Trucker with bad hair
Trucker lol
Lol
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LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Honestly, the best sleep you’ll ever have in a truck is when it’s pissing rain outside. It’s cozy af
just reading your comment make me wanna try it lol
My dad is a trucker and I can confirm that lol but talking about piss watch where you step or you'll be stepping in a yellow river or yellow snow🤣
I felt the same way when sleeping in a camping trailer and the heater running while hunkered down in my blankets. Best sleep of my life.
I love when it rains and it's a bit windy...just nature rocking you to sleep...until you hear the sound of a freight train and it's a tornado coming 😆
@@aqua6613 yep
When he said “full trucking experience,” I was expecting him to drive like 9-10 hours then sleep.
FromHyrule You forgot the 9 hours of sitting at a walmart dc, unless you're counting that as his 10.
If that was your truck would you let that dude drive it? ⛽️
@Trey N It's called a Commercial Drivers License and it's actually based more upon the GVW than anything. There's all sorts of licenses and classes not to mention endorsements.
Then walk across a piss smelling parking lot to take a shower and dump. Then the experience will be complete.
I've driven longer than that, and I'm not a trucker.
Retired from OTR trucking 8 years ago. I miss sleeping in the truck. I don't miss having to save 3000+ lives a day because people think a truck will stop as fast as a car.
I feel you , been driving truck only 4 months . I already have countless close calls 90 % of them in new york metro area .
People always race up to pass a truck than pull in front too close. Risking their lives and others if the truck stops fast
Wow I think a lot of them trying to get paid from a accident
I was actually telling a friend how this cars jump in front of a truck thinking the truck can stop on a snap of finger....its really crazy out here bro!
Totally agree with you. I’ve never driven a semi but I’ve ridden in a few. It’s absolutely amazing to me that people are so eager to pass you truckers but then get right back in front of you and slow down, not realizing that there are several tons of steel and other things right behind them. When I pass a semi, I pass it fast. Not dangerously fast, but it’s likely they can’t see you in the mirror, and if they can, that’s one more potential idiot they need to look out for. When you pass a semi, do it fast, get in front at a safe distance, and get away from them to give them room. It’s not that hard. Sadly most people don’t get that.
I want to say Thankyou to all the men and women who are Truck drivers. You are the heartbeat of America. Stay safe out there.🚛🇺🇸
My neice son is a young truck driver in Atlanta . I salute who are all one of them . God bless
I appreciate your words been on the road for 2 years now
@@Blacklistwar I definitely appreciate you. Be safe out there.
@@lightningbrigade4722 always am
You’re welcome , now pay us back by driving safe on the road !!
I've been trucking for five years and I think I became institutionalized. The truck is home. It is the only place I can get really good, solid, restful sleep. Not even my own bed at home compares. Nothing comes close to the quality of sleep I get in the truck.
I'd be willing to bet that bouncing on an air ride seat all day also contributes to your body's ability to take a very deep sleep.
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Hello hun, how are you ?
I completely agree with you
Add a refer (not joint) to it. Now your talking. Sleep like a baby..
"I got the full trucking experience by taking a nap in a truck" lol
Greg Rohs lol no shit he should try sleepin at a truck stop in a 670 not that big ass 720 lol
Sounds like a dispatcher
Sleeping in a quiet parking lot instead of a truckstop with a loud reefer trailer next to you.
@@djaran13 "yeahhhhh went camping this weekend nothing beats roughing it I tells ya. Just me, wife and our kids in a half million dollar RV with a fully function kitchen, bathroom and media center with an optional 8 foot projection system and satellite feed. It's good to get away from all the distractions of modern life."
@@djaran13 or a straight piped peterbuilt idling all night long. That happened once
This is like flying first class and portraying it as the average experience someone flying coach has.
Agreed, I was thinking more along the lines of Ritz Carlton vs Motel 6 but ya.
This is a typical truck that a lot of fleets have. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Jordan Stowe Volvo VNLs are everywhere. Most of them are sleeper cabs too. I wonder if they have nicer features in this one. I know this is the newest one, so that makes a difference.
尿不 you need to driving all those hours between distributing centers. You'd wanna rip your balls off if you were driving a big ass semi groggy
Jordon this really isn't a typical truck. On the outside yes it's ordinary. Most large fleets don't buy trucks with fridges, microwaves, tv's or apus
So I'm 30 now but some of my best childhood memories are going out on the road in the summer with my dad who's only ever been a trucker.
Of those memories one that stands out is falling asleep in the bunk while going down the interstate. Most comfortable sleep I think I ever had.
My husband is a trucker & I just spent 2 weeks on the road with him and to my surprise I really enjoyed it. I got to see several cold states being from California lol the inside was comfy and I would most definitely do it again
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Forget the truck where the hell did this guy get a portable super nintendo game console?
Ayeitsgeo its a new product thats basically an emulator
Cody Vandal that’s not really what he was asking
its called the supaboy. check it out its a dope device.
It's called a Soulja boy nes
Andre swiss bruh 😂😂😂
I am a level 78 trucker and have been on the force for 56 years and I can confirm trucks have engines
Hopefully it's sarcasm. But if it isn't ur in the wrong channel.
@@sergalactic5772 What makes you think its sarcasm?
.......this vid smells lika sales rap.........just sayin'.
BINGO!!
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I've been going OTR with my dad since I was 6 years old. I never sleep as well in my bed as I do in his truck. The best is when I napped in the back when he was driving. The sound of the road and the truck vibrations was the best lullaby.
When you’re sleeping in a volvo it’s top of the line so it’s gonna be comfortable, go sleep in an old freight liner that has to run all night and every few minutes it shakes.
In a cab over lol
And the heat is iffy
Ah yes, Freightshaker.
Lol that sounds like the spouse you've been married to for 50 years...they make noise and shake too occasionally...if they don't make a sound you should be worried, much like when you have a refrigerated load 😆
These comments crack me up
Hahahahahahaha "I want the full trucking experience" proceeds to sleep one night on a sleeper.
ValhallaRise that's actually really funny
How fucking hard is trucking lol
@@KrisPBacon Go drive 14 hours a day 7 days a week for two months. Get back to me.
Dankineer you have no clue
ValhallaRise people will never understand
Cheaper and more spacious than most studio apartments in California! LOL
True true lol 😁😁😁
What he apparently edited out the final cut, was all the lot lizards he slayed...
@ what the hell?
He's a Trump cultist.
@ Stay mad, kid.
I got the full Trucking experience of running over the road for 16 years living in a W-9 James Bond 007 big rig . Some of the best years of my life.
I drove over the road for eight years; you realize how little you truly need. I carried two bicycles (inside, top bunk); at least one guitar, an ice chest cooler and a laptop and lived comfortably. Had a roof over my head in my means of income, privacy and comfort.
I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see the inside of these trucks. Thank you for posting! I give truckers so much credit. Very rough job. Seems very lonely. Only a certain type of person can pull off this lifestyle.
Its true it does take a certain person to do i been doing it for 2 years and I hate it when I leave my family behind 💔
I feel for people who have families... I really do.😕 For a guy like me with no wife/kids... I'm good. I stay in the truck for about 3 months and then go to Brazil for 2 to 3 weeks to see my friends/girls 😊🇧🇷
Thank you for that yes its tough but people lile you motivates me and makes it worth it for me to work harder and deliver things for the world
@@Blacklistwar whats the pay like though👀
@@truckerwellnesssusa when you say you go to brazil is that like your vacation?
Yeah I'm a trucker you dont sleep well in them going down the highway it's pretty loud and Everytime your Co driver hits the rumble strips you wake up thinking your going to die lol
Fred Leparski I hope you don't have more than 2 books
The Shield: E-Logs are coming! No more books.
Books been gone since November
You ain't a real trucker if you need a codriver. I've never even heard of codrivers for truckers 😂😂😂 lmao. I come from a family of truck drivers and the only time someone rides with someone is when someone is teaching someone. Other than that it's solo driving 25/8
Darren Cavazos guess you never heard of over the road drivers they all have Co drivers hahahahahaha some faimly your from bud can't make alot of money when your only on the road 11 hours a day sleeping 10 but no I really am a truck driver
My last trip was 8 weeks. When I got the word that I had local work I couldn't wait to get out of my Sleeper. But every once in a while I find
myself curling up in my closet at home to reminisce about the old days
@mark
How are you doing ?
..."All this and the absence of home, family, friends, and a life." Good call.
Family and friends don't pay the bills 😂😂😂😂
@@idienigheuku5815 Facts!
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That truck is nicer than my house
Prob costs more, too.
Time to get a better house.
jd rancho or less.
Jews are having a field day. Just have 10 kids and apply for welfare.
that's because he cleaned up the piss bottles and Monster cans
are we gonna ignore the fact that the pillow at 2:29 flew right through the camera?
Darkz ohhh shit lmao😂
*ALIENS*
If you go frame by frame you will see there is blackscreen cut insetrted, but it is rather well hidden, it is surprisingly good.
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I know right? How in the world??? The Illuminati...
I’m almost a year in, running miller/coors dedicated out of golden, Colorado. Running everywhere east of Colorado and 11 western every once in a while. It’s been pretty cool, I’ve got my wife with me and my dog. I couldn’t be happier in a job.
Navajos SALUTE the Truckers of America 🇺🇸👏🏽👍🏼🚛 Appreciate your 14 gears to get us our necessities. SWEET TRUCK - OVER THE TOP 😀
That is cozy af
when I was 15 as exchange student from Indonesia to Australia, my host dad took me traveling for a week to deliver some cars to other state and we slept in the truck. That trip was the best thing ever in my entire teenage life!
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I hope you guys still keep in touch 🥰
Looks like the penthouse of trucks. Absolutely amazing!
I drove with my husband for 10 years. He taught me how to drive by sliding out of the driver seat & I would slide under him & start driving! This was on the interstate of course. He eventually taught me how to change gears! That was the good ole days when trucking was fun, 80’s & 90’s! I got to see the country from coast to coast! He passed away last year but he left me with a lot of memories! I was proud to be a trucker & a truckers wife! RIP Sidewinder from Tn!
Condolences ma’am.
@@mofomedic5753 thank you! We were married 50 years & I miss him so so much. He was the love of my life! We only dated 6 months before we got married. There’s a song that says it was no accident me meeting you! God knew what He was doing when he joined these two hearts! You see I grew up in Middle Tn & as soon as I graduated my daddy moved me kicking & fighting to East Tn. One year later I met Jimmy at a Christmas party! We were never apart from that night forward! Although I didn’t want to move God knew I needed to!! Now I can’t wait for my final move to join my precious husband in Heaven!
@@connieroberson3814 Wow, 50 years. That seldom gets accomplished these days. Your husband sounds like a great guy and you two were an awesome couple to be sure. Again sorry for your loss. The lord Jesus Christ is a rock in time of grief. Always there to comfort and literally hold you through times of great sorrow.
I lost my wife of 11 years to esophageal cancer in 2005. For almost 3 days after her funeral I was a complete mess.
I remember praying, lord I don’t have the strength for this, I need you now to get through this. I was balling like a baby, never had felt so helpless in my life. The most incredible thing happened before I even finished my prayer, I immediately felt like someone was wrapping a perfectly warm blanket over my shoulders and gently holding me close. I had a feeling of great optimism and joy at that very moment. Had never experienced anything like that in my life and I was 44 at the time. Is there a God, does Jesus exist? I’m here to tell you yes.
Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to share that with you. God bless
This dude is really holding on to his hair. Like REALLY holding onto it.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was thinking about that, it was the only I could focus on. I'm thinking just shave that shit off and grow out the beard.
Like how people just love to bitch about other people’s appearance, and when it’s dudes losing hait its apparently cool to do
@@danielvandam he's just pointing it out not bitching you lil bitch
Meh, i've seen worse
That was the only thing i noticed in this hole video. Lucky nowdays people can get away with shaved head without being called a nazi or mr. clean.
You call that small???? Its a damn hotel compared to us EU truckers
Mark Yao then again if i would drive that with my normal size trailer i think i can scrap half of my customers off the list. The roads here are alot smaller
Check out an old Top Gear episode featuring 'Rig Stig'. Then you'll understand why the sleepers need to be bigger.
On the whole I have never been attracted to *eating* the road. I'd eat a tofu and nut cutlet first!
However I've *driven* that distance in a single multi drop trip - and more - without even leaving the UK
As for sleeping in the cab. I've spent many a comfortable night in a non sleeper cab.
@Le Cran yeah but it can't be driven in EU due to regulations, no matter if the brand is european
@starcitzen. You do realize there is long distance trucking in the EU as well. I just finished a trip from Finland to Sweden to north Norway back to Finland. It was longer 1500 miles... And thats a normal trip for the company I work for. But there is no way in hell you'd be able to take one of those trucks all the way up there on the shitty, tight and small roads.
It's not the full experience until the lot lizard bangs on the side at 3 a.m.
Night wonderers!
🤣🤨
@allen Atkins you mean booger bears 3am is the stank hour
Idk why but sleeping while going down the interstate or while its pissing rain outside is so damn bliss
"I wanted to get the full trucker experience."
Didn't get any methamphetamine, no varicose veins, no compression socks, no hemmeroids, no energy drinks, or beef jerky farts.
Yard Sale Dale those aren’t Mexicans just your “local” crackhead
He also didn’t get any of them good old lot 🦎
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Not penicillin neither
don't forget that this is just overnight... it like go to camping... but when you stay for long.... that completly differnt
Full trucker exp: drive 13 straight hours to get to Laredo tx. By 9:00 am. Then park at the pilot, and do nothing for three straight days til you get a load going back north. So spend practically 72 hours straight inside the cab then talk to me about the full trucker experience
@Andy D G....yep...I can feel and reminisce with your memories...LOL.
Drive 13 hours? Lol don't let DOT catch you lol
@@ashlieneevel9671 depending on his age this wouldnt been uncommon in 70s and 80s
@@williamsturts2330 true
Wow Andy D G...what crappy company do you work for? I wish I had the luxury of parking for 3 days. My dispatcher gets a little nervous if he suspects I've been sitting for more than 10 hours 😊
That is a very nice truck, makes my 2016 cascadia look like something to be ashamed about, but I'm not. Been living in my truck for almost 1 year and it's been great. I love trucking.
tell me this after a few more years
Try adjusting your sleep hours from day time to night time driving immediately over to night time into late morning over the course of 1 day to make your first delivery at midnight and the second at 5 am. How much sleep could you get. I got 4 hours of sleep during that run just a couple of days ago. Also I drove minimum 6 hours nonstop before I had to stop and take a 30 minute mandatory break before I could get rolling again. Trip planning, which includes figuring out how long it's going to take for you to get to your pickup and delivery including if you are going to be delayed going through big cities and figuring out the best routes to take getting to and leaving your destinations and places you plan to fuel up and park for your mandatory 10 hour break. But there will be situations where something doesn't go according to plan, example instead of waiting 2 hours to get unloaded, you end up waiting for over 5 hours even though you were an hour early to your delivery appointment and that will really put a damper in your plans now you are out of hours and can't drive legally until your 10 hour break is over, but the place you delivered to does not allow trucks to park overnight and they tell you that you have to leave. What do you do in that scenario? This is just one of the many things about how hard work in trucking really is. You lose out on sleep, you get some customers that treat you like garbage but there are quite alot who are nice to you, unload you fast and will either allow you to park overnight or tell you a very close place you can park like a vacant lot or on the street. Dealing with idiots on the road is just the basic concept of stress we get. Anyway I am going to sleep in this company's Cascadia and as comfortable as the sleeper in these new trucks are the ride sucks. Every bump you hit on the road you are going to feel it. They don't call these freight shakers for nothing.
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I see nobody is talking about lumping.
Truck driving is no joke. It’s no vacation. It’s hard work, and the sleeper cab is for sleeping!!!
I've been trucking 19 years. It's hard work if you drive for a company like Sysco or US Foodservice where you're unloading your own trailer. Other than that not so hard.
I don't like driving my car for more than 10 hours so I do not wanna know how it is driving a big rig with idiots cutting you off constantly, high winds, extortionist cops, having to keep a log, having to stop at weigh stations, and not being able to find night parking because states are closing rest stops left and right.
and for hookers which drivers call lot lizards, easy way to contract Aids.
@@BroadwayLTDProductions are some states really closeing rest stops. I don't think any have closed here in Washington State
Kurt Ok super trucker. Driving 11 hours a day in various terrain or traffic is no joke even for most steering wheel holders. As for your sleeper it’s for sleeping. My sleeper if you see it rocking better not be knocking.
Try sleeping while your student co-driver is driving, you don't even know if you'll wake up again..
Sergio Vazquez who's fault is that
jonathan flores not mine.
Sergio Vazquez you hopped in a 20 ton tank with them and gave them control
Sergio Vazquez companies that have trainer/student drivers where the student drives and the trainer sleeps is fucking retarded and I wouldn't trust any of their drivers behind the wheel.
Can't train someone while you're sleeping
Sergio Vazquez Lmao.
After eating that burrito you cooked in the microwave before you went to sleep that cab must have been pretty fragrant when you woke up...
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I love Volvo trucks; it takes me back looking at this new model!
My uncle was FH-12 trucker and that truck really had an impact on our life
If you're a long haul trucker, you don't have much time to play many video games. The time you have is for eating, showering and sleeping .
If you're a hardworking OTR driver, there's plenty of lazy fucks out there happy to do 34s and sit around doing nothing.
When the trucks become autonomous, you'll either be just sitting there in the cab in case the system needs an override or unemployed at home.
Truck stops like flying J-Loves etc.
And looking for somewhere to park
Worst job ever hands down.
Not a full trucker experience till you wait forever for a load, deal with major city traffic in the middle of the day, drive 10 hrs only to not find parking at night and have to make a parking spot 5 minutes b4 getting a Dot violation lol
james are you a trucker?
@@codyvandal2860 yes
james Do you like trucking?
@@Curlyfriesdelicious yes i love it
james Do you go coast to coast? Or just local stuff?
Been living in trucks for years now and I guess some day I will give up the keys and retire but until then I love ❤️ my truck home / job. Best of both worlds.
Three words you never hear at a truck show , GOOD LOOKING VOLVO .
I’ve done OTR for about 7 years. I’ve had some of the best sleep in the sleeper. But also the most terrifying awaken due to somebody banging on the side of the truck right by my head. Omg that scared the $hit out of be every time. But those were the good old days. Nice video proving it’s not bad once you get a good quiet spot.
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Jalopnik : Thank you for this video, and thank you, Volvo for helping to make this video possible. My mother died in June, 2000. For several years before she died, she had said many times that she wanted to go up inside one of those big trucks. She had heard many times just how nice they are.
I live in Graceville, Florida; and my parents lived just on down the road from me. Well, one day, a couple of months or so before she died, I had a doctor appointment at the V.A. hospital in Montgomery, Alabama; and Mother wanted to ride up there with me. She liked to get out every now and then. Well, on the way back, somewhere between Ozark and Dothan, I mentioned how she had been wanting to go up inside one of those big rigs, just to see how they are. Mother was tired and she said no. But then I told her, Mother, if you don't do it now, you may never get another chance to go up inside one." "Okay," she said.
So we stopped at the Volvo truck "store" in Dothan. I went inside and told them I had my 82 year old mother with me and she would like to go up and see inside one of their big trucks. She'd been wanting to for years to see inside one of those big rigs. Well, that impressed them, so they gave me a key and told me which one. The one we went inside, wasn't one of their biggest, but it was still nice. I had to pick up my mother to put her inside, she was so crippled with arthritis.
But once my mother got inside, she was like a little kid in a candy store. She was fascinated. Both my parents are gone, and I got the house. My kitchen has a lot of cabinets. This truck had almost as many cabinets. It had bunk beds. It two big, three drawer chests, a big screen TV. A big microwave. It had closet space. Mother was impressed. Well, when she got ready to leave, she wanted to go inside the building and thank them for letting us have this little tour. That impressed the staff. And less than two months later, Mother fell and hit her head on something, and was brain dead within 50 minutes. She died of a subdural hematoma. But that little experience with the Volvo big rig, was one of the most fascinating experiences in her life.
I was seriously expecting some suprise at the end but I genuinely feel for you man, sorry for your loss
She is at peace I am sure, not only did she depart after an amazing experience but gave this planet a gem in the form of a dutiful son.
You did something warm and thoughtful for her to long remember.
Sleeping in the truck while the truck is not moving is a great experience. Trying to sleep while the truck is moving, bouncing like crazy is another story. Team driving is very very difficult for sleeping!
It does depend on your co-driver's driving techniques and what state or highway you're driving on.
Sleeping in a big rig is just fine. I did so for 8 years-- OTR partly solo, partly team. I loved it.
That hairline is hanging on for dear life
It literally reaches to the top peak of his head.
Not to much longer,he's gonna be supporting a skullet.
moustachebro4life bro I just laughed so fucking hard! Thank you for that hahaha
moustachebro4life ahahahahhahaha oh man
Roseanna Martin someone's hurt lmao
Ah, yes... The full "trucking experience".
Except for the people knocking on your door begging for money handouts (or in exchange for sex acts), cops pounding on your door telliing you to move because an unpublished city ordinance disallows overnight parking, constant harassment by highway patrol, food poisoning from spoiled food, dispatchers telling you to run days this weeks and nights next, crappy pay for work no one wants to do and companies complaining about not finding enough drivers while behaving as though they could replace you at a moments notice.
But, yeah. You slept in a brand new Volvo in a parking lot. That's the full experience.
Running a dedicated route (for example Dollar Tree, Wal-Mart, etc) helps with some of that, but ya, agreed, not the FULL experience.
Wild Man who got the kids? With you? In mine she did ( 2 dogs)
trucking for 19 years, used to really love it on the road I mean really love it, late 1990s early 2000s local guy now the road sucks regulations bullshit and disrespect !!!!
Also your health suffering because you sit all day and eat at truck stops. Also showering. And loneliness.
I felt a lot better after I got an electric hot plate and started cooking a basic meal instead of truck stop food. I made rice, throw in slices of fresh bell peppers and onions, toss in some meat and/or eggs and seasoning. I changed it up by using red beans, black beans, corn, wrap it in a tortilla and make it southwestern-y. Add raw avocado or other fruits/veggies and throw in whatever produce you find ripe at local stores.
Eating healthy on the road is huge.
whisperingwind2 you just gave the best trucking advice in this comment section.
I slept in a Volvo truck when i was a child during a 2 days trip with my dad. I still remember how great it was...
That’s more fancy and comfortable than my student apartment 👀😂
Better than sleeping on the back seats of a double decker bus! 😁👍 🚛 😴 🛏
Oh! Hi there!
Anton :D you're a special snowflake here, barely anyone recognized you. You're our special snowflake ❤
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Anton! Didn't expect to see you here!
Almost like your only 5 subscribers.
Haven't trucked in 13 years. But I did sleep like a baby in my rigs. Loved the gentle vibration of the engine running, relaxing every muscle in my body. Didn't have all the nice stuff you showed (TV, video games, fridge, etc.) but that just made me appreciate home time even more. Everything else about trucking mostly sucked, but sleeping in a rig wan't one of them!
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I've been living in a Kenworth T680 for the past 3 years to save up for a house and I love it. basically I get paid to travel. In my unit I have a 27 inch smart TV and pay only $100 US for high-speed wifi at Pilot Flying J truck stops. it comes with a small fridge but I have a large cooler and a large cooler size deep freeze. I also picked up an air fryer/microwave so I can cook raw food. Chicken fingers galore! A Kuerig coffee maker and a toaster provide breakfast each day and since I'm single, the top bunk became a storage area for the coolers and a couple bins of anything else I want to store. I also had my mountain bike up there for a while but now I have a scooter folded up under the bed and several types of footware for weather changes.
I stay in here 2 to 3 weeks at a time and absolutely love it. Oh, and my passenger seat doubles as a massage chair or recliner for watching movies with hot popcorn.
So is this truck one that you Own, or that you are Leasing??
0:53 me budgeting my food
Back in the day when you had to idle all night the small vibration would knock me out , best rest next to my own bed !
yeah I bet the lingering diesel exhaust helps put you out
Unless it was a 78 Peterbilt with a two stroke Detroit and a 36 in "coffin" sleeper the loud vibrating engine could be tolerated after a while, but the smallness of a 36 in sleeper I could never get comfortable.
'78 Pete with a two-stroke. Now THAT'S old-time trucking.
jd rancho
I once drove a '72 Kenworth that had an 8v92 transplanted in it. The other two spare tractors were being used, so I got the Kenworth. The best part of it was when the mechanic pulled me aside to explain the gears...
"This is the main, and this is the brownie."
I responded with "Don't confuse me. Which one do I shift, and which one is the ranges?"
He just patted me on the back, and said "You'll do okay."
I did do fine that day, but if I would have had to accelerate up a hill from a stop, it would've been a long drive up as I would've had to go up in 1+4. I was a bit slow with the main.
I count myself as privileged as most people my age (50) have never even seen a two stick, let alone get to drive one.
As for the 8v92, I found it to be a well mannered, and very capable engine. No need to slam my hand in the door to get it to work, like all the stories that I've heard about the 8v71.
Lord Nerotix If you bring the RPM up to 900 to 1000, the fuel burns more completely, and the oil lubes better, so you don't wear out your cylinders.
That having been said, over time, the idling will take its toll. It's actually harder on the pocket book than it is on the engine. Fuel costs money.
I’m a mechanic for a major leasing company. Can confirm. This is not your typical OTR truck. Most companies don’t even provide an APU let alone a microwave or fridge.
This guy refuses to just shave his head
SOME OF THE BEST SLEEP I EVER GOT!! Took me awhile to get used to no engine running!!
I once went on a long haul (New Orleans - Chicago) with my cousin in his truck. It was a great experience.
The highlight of the trip was the scenery and sleep. The not so good part was eating time.
I gained a certain appreciation for what truck drivers do, and the challenges they face in their day to day routines. Especially for those with wives/husbands and children.
I lived in a semi for several years. I finally felt like I was in a coffin one day and quit truckin.. I'd stay out 5 to 6 weeks at a time and got burned out on it.
Derek Johansen TiDom I drove for Crete and Dart.. I quit in 2009, I let my CDL expire in 2011, I have no desire to ever drive again. I drove from 2001 to 2009 and made good money but it went to crap when the economy tanked. I abandoned my truck in a truck stop and never looked back. I went back to school and got an electrical engineering degree.
Derek Johansen TiDom congrats to you! I wish you luck in your new venture..
Josey Wales man good for you that’s gotta be a rough life on the road all the time
Derek Johansen TiDom 85k a year. U r a loser. Pull oversized loads with ur own Authority to unlock Real Men money.
Josey Wales I did the exact same thing!
I slept a few times in my late husband's Peterbilt sleeper cab, and it was quite cozy!
Perfect truck for bringing lot lizards back to as well
Did the pillow just disolve into the camera at 2:29?
RoBoVader lol crazy
ikr it looked like it went right THROUGH the camera as if it's a video game
Ikr wtf
Yeah, no shit. Kept rewinding to see what’s going on but I’m still baffled as it is.
Wtf 😂😂
I got to spend 2 weeks on the road with my dad before I moved to Europe and it was the best time ever. I learned how hard of a job it is, especially when waiting for the next load, ever increasing fuel prices, traffic jams, and just finding a place to rest. My dad's truck was much bigger than this Volvo. It was a Western Star and had an extended cab with a shower, toilet, kitchen and bunk beds. Pretty much his real home and now I can see why he'd stay away from mom for so long. Just dad, his dog, 12 string guitar and house on 18 wheels. God bless all of you truckers out there. You're the real heartbeat of America.
Your dad had what I call a Hotel sleeper.A hilton hotel at that.And on a western star he had what as a o/o I consider A dream of mine a star with a custom sleeper.Lucky mother trucker.
When you want the Batman logo hairline but only paid for half of it
I spent 11 years crossing back and forth this beautiful country. Some of my best sleep was in my trucks. There is nothing like a Cummins idling all night or the hum of the APU running. I miss it at times.
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Jalopnik what you don't mention is that this is the best truck Volvo offers. Company trucks aren't given auxillary power units, fridges, microwaves or tvs. Were given a bunk heater which doesn't do anything for you when it's 100 outside and 120 in the truck. And that for us big guys these 5" thick mattresses just collapse and you're sleeping on hard plastic.
You obviously don't know what your talking about it used to take 3, days to be able to sleep in a sleeper.it wasn't good sleep. Outside noise etc. Especially if I was running team or had a reefer then waking up needing to piss like a race horse and if your lucky there is a restroom a1000 feet away that may or may not be available. Oh joy usually wondering up pissing between the duals. Oh the pure joy of trucking.
+Socialism Sucks great comment being a truck driver myself I understand
Too bad there was no barber shop...dude it's a losing battle ..shave that head
Lilly VonShtup no cap I was thinking the same thing lmao
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Looooooool 😂😂😂😂
I agree. Very distracting to look at.
That curl is awesome lol
Best sleep I ever had was when I was driving team. I think I will always have diesel in my blood! God bless all u truckers!
10four Volvo 780.
"Stop throwing your piss jugs all over the park Ray!"
ima smoke 1 of these blunts in honor of kitty land fun center
PS fuck cyrus
way of the road bubs
this is why TPB fans are the best people right here :D
Ladies of the evening.
Way of the road buddy!!!
Bruh your hair is done.... it’s over just shave it off and get you a cap collection like my dad
Dead xD
Dude I'm actually crying 😭😭😭😂😂
😂😂 Hell noooo!!
Who cares.
LMAO did him dirty 😂
I loved the Volvo I drove. It was quiet, the engine wasn't very loud. It had a Cat. Engine. And road like a car. It was great on the road and handled great.It pulled oversize equipment with no trouble.
Nice. Better than any hotel room
Except 99%of company trucks won't have the fridge, microwave or inverter
No actually they do the company's are trying to keep the drivers they have
Uhhh I guess my company isn’t trying.... we have one super small bed hahahaha
Shane Varley US is suffering from a trucker shortage so most likely you’ll start seeing more and more luxuries given to truckers in an attempt
To retain as many as possible.
You work for a shitty company if you think 99% don't have a fridge, microwave or inverter.
Yeah only my latest has a built in inverter. Had to provide the microwave and powered cooler myself. Baaasic fleet models. Kept seeing the new LTs driving down the road, LEDs, fog lights. Ours? Halogens and and some household plugs.
honestly it is what you make it.. if you go into with a bad attitude you get bad results but if you go into it with an open mind and heart you'll be quite amazed at how awesome trucking can be. I've been trucking for 6 years now and I love it. It's either for you or not, that simple, it's a lifestyle not just a job that where I think a lot of people get it fucked up..
Rich christopher that sums it up pretty well I've been over the road trucking just as long as you and can say I love every minute of it
Andrew Brown
Andrew, your name is cute
Great video! Makes me feel warm and cozy!
This video and truck is cool I always knew semi trucks had this feature just didn't know what it looks like until now! Great video thanks for the tour!😊
*Alright TH-cam recommended, you win this time*
Lol 😆
Thanks for delivering
I used to clean a fleet of trucks and man some dudes treat their trucks like a garbage can, I cleaned litteral poop off the ground. Cool to actually see one that is well kept
I like how they gave him the nicest fucking one ever
This a modern sleeper which most truckers don’t have a luxury of. So go buy an old sleeper truck and try that out
You are incorrect. If any long haul trucker on the road in the u.s. has a truck that is older than 5 years it's by their choice. Most larger truck companies sell their trucks at the 3-5 year mark.
@@J_Dog9411 YEA like a typucal international with the mattress getting the full Minnesota winter time 20below cold thru the uninsulated side doors.. And the f'n thing would not idle past ten minuits because the cheep lien owner didnt want to replace a defective ecm.! Then theres the truck stop with trucks comming and going and the load of pigs that slips into that spot just vacated by a reefer with a bad muffler!
Fallin but why continue driving for that owner I that case? In trucking unless ur a terrible driver u can get another job within hours
J_Dog 45 exactly. Even swift runs relatively new trucks
Run teams in an old cabover. That's a rough night...
I drove cross country for year's, my rig was equipped with everything, I always felt safe at night in my sleeper😎👍
Beautiful truck! Absolutely love LOVE ❤ the color.
I started driving in the 70s in cabovers and I still slept better in the truck than any motel sometimes when I went home if it was raining I'd sleep in the truck instead of the house the rain on the roof was soothing funny my dad drove truck when he retired and bought a motorhome I'd go visit and he'd be out taking a nap in his RV
Sounds fun
@Yard Sale Dale when I ran reefer I slept good while it was running if it shut off the quiet would wake me
Dewayne Miguel That’s probably gonna be me
Crazy what we end up getting comfortable with out here. Think back to your rookie days. I bet you had a terrible time sleeping. Now when I'm home, I wake up every couple hours because I think something is wrong with the truck. Turns out I'm not in a truck, but I don't know that in my sleep. Oh well. Just another reason to keep running and not turn around.
sounds to be fun dear
After 20 years of driving, I can say this with some authority. Living in a truck, even a really nice one, is just living in a nice prison cell. Try spending weeks at a time in that little box never being able to leave it for longer than a meal and a shower. Add to that long weekends sitting in a truck stop waiting for a business to open so you can drop or load and you have the makings of a shit career.
556blackwater dont forget the love of your life runs off with some one else.
A prison cell that allows you to see the country...
I never experienced it but that's why I keep trying to talk my brother out of it. He goes on trips for a week or two at a time with a buddy of his but he's got anxiety like crazy and hates being cramped up for very long. He also hates not seeing my mom for very long either and he wants to do the long haul. I honestly think he's going to hate it but he likes seeing new places and he's solely thinking about that and nothing else. He'd not be able to see his kids and fiance for quite a while either.
Trevor C from the highway at 65 mph.
Ken James thats the truth
I currently drive a 2020 freightliner cascadia and love it. I'm changing companies on November 10th and getting a 2022 cascadia with an apu. I can't wait.
This is nice, better than I thought
This isn't a REAL test. Anybody can sleep inside a bobtail truck while parked in a quiet parking lot in a controlled safe area. I challenge this guy to sleep in this truck while hooked to a refrigerated trailer loaded with 40,000 lbs of packaged frozen chicken that has to be kept at an ambient temperature of 10 to 20 degrees on a warm night in the truck parking lot of an old mom and pop truck stop down by the waterfront in a rough part of town with lot lizards knocking on the side of the cab every hour. Or better yet stranded in traffic on I-80 in Wyoming during a snowstorm with sustained windgusts of 50 mph rocking the truck from side to side for over 8 hours. When this guy has conducted a test like that i'll be more than happy to hear what he has to say about how well he can sleep inside this truck.
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I'll be impressed if he can keep both eyes closed for more than 2 minutes parked in Atlanta or Miami truck stop.
Naah, that's not realistic man. This is
biaggiwins: Loud areas, huh?
Amen
It's not bad sleeping in one sitting still, when you're team driving and passing through Memphis or Dallas you always know what city you're in and how much time you have left before it's your turn to drive 😂
Tory Z.
In Germany, you would not be allowed to sleep in it while someone else is driving
paul Joyko Interesting how different things are around the world.
@@pauljoyko5320 Gestapo coming to call?? Nothing changes!!!!
I don't know how anyone team drives unless it's with your wife or husband. Almost disgusting with all the farts, smells, etc in such a small place. On top of trusting your life in the hands of sometimes a stranger while you're trying to sleep..
Dick Burt well it has to be someone you get along with and has the same mentality when it comes to cleanliness, I've team drove with a few people and had to demand that they find me a different team mate because of hygiene, lack of safety etc... as far as trusting someone with your life it's a two way street there, they feel the same about you also lol it's like this the way I see it God decides when I die, if I live my life in fear of what could happen I'll never truly live!
I *knew* these kinds of lorries were comfy & cozyyy 😊🥰
I am 64 & ran long haul back in 80s-90s, most of the time I drove a COE Navstar or a Pete COE. trucks sure have changed over the years. I remember the first time I saw a refrigerator for a truck. We bought one & had it sitting on the doghouse. As for the sleeper. When I was assigned a truck, the first thing we did was stop at a truck stop. They sold small cans of lysol spray. We would put the mattress on it's side & use the whole can of lysol all over it, then open the vents in the sleeper. We would give around 1 hr. to let the lysol work & to air out the truck too. The reason we did that was the mattress was used by drivers before me. We had no idea what was on them. Then we would put down a clean sheet & pillow too . All truckers I knew did that. I have been told by truckers that company's give them a new mattress for each new driver now. We only had heat/AC if the engine was running. Also the CB was a life line for us too. I heard not many truckers use them much anymore. Just wanted to let you guys know what it was like back in the day.
I remember when one of these videos first surfaced and every trucker was saying how you either are lucky to get a truck this cushy or you never get a truck like this without almost going broke.