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Trucking immersion therapy

Rick Mihelic Headshot
Updated Nov 14, 2022

Driving 600 miles a day in a diesel truck is a great way to appreciate truckers.

A few lessons I learned along a 2,530 mile five day trip: 

• All roads are not smooth

• There is more than a fair share of distracted drivers out there to maneuver around

• Relentless wind noise and road noise is physically taxing over 11 hours per day

• I don’t think you can pay enough for a good driver’s seat or passenger seat

• Truck stops are not all sized for 200 tractor trailers. Some barely fit a handful