It's a Team's Life Sleep almost ended our Trucking Career

[chillout]

Sleeping was not something we worried about when we became team drivers and purchased our first truck. What was the big deal either one of us could sleep while the other was driving our pick up. We had slept in the passenger seat miles and miles over the years without a worry in the world. What was the big deal?

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[redytrk]

Me and Carol always did fine driving 5 on and 5 off. Then the new rules went into effect. We just couldn't drive the 8 hours straight. Especially the driver stuck with the critical 2 to 4 AM period. It ended our team driving career. I ran as a solo for the balance of my 28 year in expediting.

 

[LDB]

When I read the title I was expecting a thread stressing the importance of a carbon monoxide detector (or better yet 2 of them) in the truck.

Getting on a schedule and sticking with it religiously is extremely important also.