Trucker Warren, From The Begining

I think that most of us, me included, take many things for granted. Life on the road will quickly make you aware of these things. In the next few weeks I will be covering the adaptations I have had to make to life on the road. The first thing that popped out at me was diet. What can I eat, how will I store it, how will I prepare it, Ect, Ect.
My body didn’t react well to certain truckstop food (don’t eat the pizza at Flying Js). I had to learn this lesson twice. Wal-Mart is now my choice for food. I will buy enough cold food to last about 5 days and also stock up on canned food. We have a 12 volt food warmer that fits the short cans of Progresso Soups perfect and in about 30 min you have a nice warm meal. Throw in a DelMonte mixed fruit pac or a hunts pudding SnackPack and you are good to go.
We have a 40qt 12volt cooler that will keep things 40degs cooler then the outside air temp. This works well for lunch meats and drinks. Space is a concern and that is why we only keep 5 days worth in the cooler. I buy water by the case, apples, bananas, poptarts (I know, not good), tortillas, Propel Sports drinks, and other items of low cost. Speaking of costs, I have found that shopping this way will only cost me about $30.00 for 5 days. I will eat out two meals in those five days but only if I can do it for around $5.00 and as long as it is not truckstop food. This should bring you to a total weekly (7 days) food bill of about $60.00. Not bad considering my first 2 days on the road cost me nearly $60.00!!!!! I was going to go broke in a hurry that way.
Join me next time when I talk about personal hygiene. I will have some pics of what it is like in side a truckstop shower.

As always I invite your comments or suggestions:warrentrucker@yahoo.com

Category: General

Hi all:
I am sitting at a truck stop in Memphis, TN. We have a load going to GA. tomorrow so we are hanging out here. It has been fun for me traveling across the country. I have a few pictures to share today as well. I wanted to take some time to respond to a couple emails I have received. Sorry it has taken so long to post but that is life on the road.
I’d like to thank the following for their recent emails and comments.
Ken and Karen
Mark Stetson
Trucker Doc
John
Rick Armstrong
Thank you for you prayers, thoughts, comments, concerns, and encouragement.

Rick Armstrong has emailed me a couple of questions that I thought I would share with you.

1) What are you using for your internet connection?

I have Sprint PCS with Vision. I use a program called future dial to connect and it doesn’t cost me a thing. You can get the software and the USB to phone cable for $40.00 at Radio Shack.


2) Are you able to sleep ok in the truck, both while moving and while stationary at a truck stop?

I have had no problem sleeping while the truck is moving, except for the other night there were some cans rattling around in one of the cabinets and we couldn’t find the source. My trainer finally emptied out the cabinet and I went right to sleep. Ironically, I have trouble sleeping when the truck is sitting still. I guess the swaying of the truck helps put me to sleep.

3) Is your trainer helpful to you in developing your skills?

Yes, he is helpful, but as I have mentioned before, everyone has their own way of doing things. It is helpful to hear all the different opinions and then you just pick and choose what works best for you.

Okay, so here are some pictures for you.

Here is the Arch in St. Louis, MO.



This is me at a truckstop in WY.



I thought this was a good shot of a Wyoming sunset thru my left mirrior as I headed east on I80

Category: General