Health on the Road

Sleep, food, CPAP power, and movement for a week in the cab. These notes are not medical advice. Talk to your doctor.

A rainy truck stop in Portage, Indiana

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Walking at truck stops

How to take a walk at a truck stop without stepping behind a trailer or into the lane. This is not a workout plan or…

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A continuous positive airway pressure machine on a table

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CPAP in a sleeper cab

How to plan CPAP power in a sleeper: label watts, a DC cord versus an inverter, humidifier water, and a battery total. Screening rules stay…

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A plain graphic of a bunk labeled quiet bunk

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Sleep quality in a cab

Light, noise, temperature, and the mattress in a sleeper. A note on what you can change in the bunk, separate from the schedule between loads.

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A white induction cooktop on a kitchen counter, a mains appliance

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Cooking in the cab

12 volt and inverter cookers for a sleeper, plus meals a fridge can hold. The induction photo is a mains cooktop. Read the label before…

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A bowl of lentil soup with green and red lentils

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Truck-stop food choices

A generic way to order at a truck stop: protein, fiber, and a drink you will finish. No brand, no menu claim, and no review…

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A person using a foam roller on the floor

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Exercise gear that fits a cab

A band, a foam roller, and a mat that can live in a sleeper. Three small picks, no workout plan, and a stop if something…

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Cases of bottled water loaded on a truck

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Water on a summer route

How to keep drinking water in a hot cab without a medical target, a melted bottle on the dash, or a plan you will not…

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A driver wearing sunglasses in bright sun

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Sunglasses for highway glare

What to look for on a sunglasses listing for highway glare: a UV400 mark, polarization, and the screens a polarizer can darken. Not eye care.

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A truck cab lit up at night

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Sleep timing between loads

How to make a bunk dark and quiet between loads without pretending to be a sleep clinic or an hours-of-service clock.

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Cowhide leather work gloves

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Winter skin and hands

Gloves, a plain cream that will not grease the wheel, and the point where cracked skin stops being a magazine topic. Not a treatment.

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Trucks parked at a highway rest stop in Ingersoll, Ontario

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Eating at Canadian truck stops

Food that travels from a Canadian truck stop or highway service centre, without brand claims, prices, or a review of any chain.

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