Sometime near the middle of my day, I'd take my 30-minute break. In the interest of safety, the Department of Transportation requires drivers take this half-hour break after, at most, eight hours of driving. If utilized properly by the carrier, the driver can lead a fairly relaxed schedule on the road. An 11 hour work day is still a longer day, than most people work. Shippers and sometimes carriers will push for the 18 -20 hour day.

Knowing you have somewhere you need to be while you do all this waiting can be stressful, so try your best to fill the time you have doing something positive like: Many times, especially during winter. Everything in Canada gets icy and covered in snow so the road conditions get very dangerous. Similar things happen in the states that make driving very difficult. It’s part of the job, but I’ll never get used to it.” What do you do when conditions are bad?Most people keep to themselves but they are very clean, unlike what most people think. I can usually find people to talk to in the lounge if I want to. But, I tend to keep to myself unless I’ve been on the road for a month or more.” Do you stay at hotels often? Dinner: By carrying your own meals in an electronic cooler or fridge you can keep your food costs down. Every driver must discover his or her own way to manage meals on the road. A little innovation can go a long way to prevent yourself from eating out for every meal.

One big perk of the electronic logbook system, is it really does promote ‘quality of life’, while living on the road. Healthcan suffer if diet, exercise and proper rest is ignored. Family life and relationships will deterioraterapidly, if insufficient face time is available. Even the driver’s job can be in jeopardy, if not enough attention is paid to keeping an eye on finances and budgeting.Parking: Since I usually started my days early, I’d do my best to be parked no later than 7 p.m. Some of the places I would stop included: Independence– Life on the road means taking care of yourself, and stepping up when something goes wrong.