[Jumbo]

Update. I just came through Minnesota today and west of LaCrosse on 90 they had that old scale location open for business. I pulled in and the officer climbed on the fuel tank and asked to see my permit for my load. After showing it to him he poked his head in the cab and took a look around. I mentioned the bed was made and the trashcan was empty. He smiled and told me to have a good day.

[matcat]

Originally Posted by Jumbo

Update. I just came through Minnesota today and west of LaCrosse on 90 they had that old scale location open for business. I pulled in and the officer climbed on the fuel tank and asked to see my permit for my load. After showing it to him he poked his head in the cab and took a look around. I mentioned the bed was made and the trashcan was empty. He smiled and told me to have a good day.

The bed was made?!?! OMG YOU DON'T USE YOUR SLEEPER! YOUR FATIGUED!

I think it is a moot point now anyway, as it is now realized the thing was nothing but bologna anyway.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by matcat

The bed was made?!?! OMG YOU DON'T USE YOUR SLEEPER! YOUR FATIGUED!

I think it is a moot point now anyway, as it is now realized the thing was nothing but bologna anyway.

It's done in Indiana, but it's still alive and well in Minnesota.

[stonefly]

Subpart G—Miscellaneous parts and accessories
§393.76 Sleeper berths.

(e) Equipment. A sleeper berth must be properly equipped for sleeping. Its equipment must include:

(e)(1) Adequate bedclothing and blankets; and

(e)(2) Either:

(e)(2)(i) Springs and a mattress; or

(e)(2)(ii) An innerspring mattress; or

(e)(2)(iii) A cellular rubber or flexible foam mattress at least four inches thick; or

(e)(2)(iv) A mattress filled with a fluid and of sufficient thickness when filled to prevent “bottoming-out” when occupied while the vehicle is in motion.

I've been sleeping on a board for over thirty years.

A board with a thin rug over it...that's my bed...at home and in the truck. I'm solo all the way.

Nobody drives my truck except me and nobody rides in my truck with me other than my dog. Who needs a mattress?

A mattress is a useless piece of fluff that gets between a man and his board.

I don't sleep well on a mattress of any kind. Sleeping on a mattress gives me nightmares. I've been sleeping on a board for so long, and I sleep so well on a board, that it makes me wonder why anyone would pay good, hard earned money for something as superfluous...nay...intrusive and disquieting, as a mattress.

I don't like air conditioning, either. I've never lived with it. I can't. I removed the compressor from my truck. The fewer contraptions under the hood, the better. I thrive on spending quality time in the parking lot, during July and August, at the Pilot in Tolleson, Arizona, living on gallons of water and sweating profusely. It does wonders for the stamina, like sleeping on a board.

Try it. Give it thirty years before making up your mind and you'll see what I mean. You'll never go back. Give it thirty years. You'll never miss what you'll have lost, and you'll never give up what you'll have gained.

George Orwell's "1984" is back story for the driver fatigue checklist.

Drivers...rebel!

Burn your mattresses!

Get a copy of the driver fatigue checklist and burn it.

Burn Captain Ken in effigy.

Tell Captain Ken to get a life.

One more thing: Get off the road when sleepy.

What? You already knew that?

Of course you did!




stonefly