5 yrs retired from 55 years driving, 40 yrs OTR coast 2 coast, team operation, 10 yrs regional single & team operations, & 5 yrs local.

Coldest temp inside a cab was 20 degrees, heading eastbound on I-80 in Wyoming in 1995, when the truck ran out of fuel pulling a small grade just west of Rawlings.

I tried pulling fuel out of the reefer tank, no such luck, so I crawled inside w/my insulated coveralls on, snuggled w/my wife under a quilt (approximately 3” thick with duck down), & fell asleep for 8 hours, while waiting for a service truck to bring fuel & additive.

Upon waking we noticed that we had approximately 1/2” of ice on the windshield inside, & boy was it cold.

If most people only knew that semi trucks only have cheap foam rubber insulation, not fiberglass insulation, so they don’t hold heat or ac very long.

The underside of the cab and sleepers of the 1960-2000 trucks were never insulated, unless you were working in extreme temperature states & Canada.

I feel like I struggled most of my life with how to manifest. Sometimes it felt so out of reach that I decided to give that archetype quiz by Vera Hart a try, and it really did wonders. It matched my personal archetype exactly, and that’s how I finally figured out how to do it properly. I highly recommend anyone who struggled like me to try it as well! It only takes a couple of minutes anyway ❤️

64 degrees below 0 never saw above 0 for 10 days. 79 degrees outside. Woke up with the truck on high idle it was 38 degrees in the truck.

I drove an international cab over and it was cool because the bed was literally right behind me, I just pulled over and hopped in bed,lol, but the company actually gave me the option of staying in a hotel, i deliver auto parts to dealerships in Mass. New Hampshire, Vermont and upstate New York, it would get so cold that I'd leave the rig running overnight while I stayed in the hotel because it was like -20 in Burlington, Vermont,lol. Rigs use very little diesel if only idling, so my fuel gauge would hardly move, even after idling over night.

I paid 30 thousand in the 60s for a complete rig making it much more difficult  navigate in the old docking areas. I said toi hell WTH it in 1996. As an owner operator

These points are true. I drove from Florida  toI the Yukon Teitories where truck wouldn't restart if allowed to stop running. We all dealt with it . We lived at a loss. Our government didn't care . In the NWTs it hits 50 below every winter . This is all true. I gave it 33 years and never saw my family. Dandahermit. To hell with it

sooo many people talking about that vera hart archetype quiz its crazy, lol. Tried it myself and the results are quite promising. I'm an alchemist! What are you?

It’s 81 outside

That Trench you went down a bit . Was a river I think. An old riverbed/waterway. There should be about 3 within about  a 3 mile distance.  But I think that due to construction and modernization. The got shifted or got diverted.  If you notice that there are no mangroves around that side for what I would say is miles. It’s too gravely or Stoney. Dirt or soil is so far away. No crabs or sea creatures of worthwhile interest. Even Fishing was very dangerous in my troubled childhood days.  The high ground/hilly terrain diverted most of the run off from heavy rains. Most rains runoff went more to where the Yalhas salt ponds are . The washed up sea plants/weed. Can make great Firtilizer. If only some one would see it fit to think that way. Dried and grounded up. It’s great for even Mulch. When it’s dried out. That heavy odor is minimal.  Too bad someone can’t find away to gather fish waste. Like guts of fishes after cleaning. Great Fertilizer too when dried and grounded. But it’s hard to gather so much and store . Great for Fish Farming too when processing is done right.  Right there the local beach could become a reasonable public beach with a small fee.  A reasonable $ amount to keep clean with change areas and toilets, etc.

sleeper cab is so comfortable and unique

You truckers are great!

Snowy later

With 40% humidity

What a beautiful narrative shared by an impressive narrative voice!

You add 100 - 260 inches on to the trucks length I think it would make the total length of the tractor, sleeper, and a trailer or two awful long. I think it would just complicate the driving even though id did add to the overall comfort and I have driven trucks that were totally lacking in comfort. I loved driving but I became insulin dependent and had to quit. I haven't drove since 2004. I'm 69 years old now.

~ And I'm sure you've heard this one:  "Old truckers never die, they just get new Peterbilts!"
~ You know what I see missing in all of these custom living environments affixed to the cab of a truck are books, and even magazines and newspapers!  Doesn't anyone read anymore?  Wouldn't it be great if a truck owner/operator commissioned to have constructed, in an area in this home environment behind the cab, a simple set of bookshelves, maybe even with glass fronts, because there is nothing like a wonderful story in which to immerse yourself; to go along on some vicarious experience; to provide you with entertainment, relaxation, adventure, and comfort, all while you're just relaxing in your sleeper/living compartment behind the cab.  And to compliment this suggestion would be to have a small built-in desk where you could keep pencils and pens and paper (et al.) for writing stories that reflect the kind of interesting--even unique or fascinating experiences you encounter while you're on the road; or to actually write letters to people, or to do your bookkeeping, whether it's for personal or business-related needs.  And why not have an easel and paint brushes, and paints, that can be easily stored in a closet within the living compartment, so that you have a chance, if you're an artist, to create watercolors or oils, especially if you have some down-time during the day, and you are up in the Rockies or in the deserts of Utah, or the Vermont woods in the autumn, or on the Nebraska prairie, where is found in all these unique places so much beautiful scenery to happily immerse yourself in while out on the Road!

We had a capped fuel for the US commerce. Trucks and rail and  barge. They destroyed the industry . Fuck it

Australian Outback truckers wouldnt have all that fancy stuff in their sleeper cabs

Too much can go wrong, they rough it.

Some sleeper cabs look more comfortable than actual apartments.

It made the cab over tractor nessisary to access the  docks. Now the barge industry is dying because of low water. All runs on diesel.