Why have a sleeper on a dumptruck?

[work2muchplay2little]

OK, I've seen a few of these and I've always wondered why as the dumptruck is normally a short distance hauler. What are they used for; naps, mobile office space, clandestine rendevouz?

 

[Johnboy3]

Why do men have nipples?

 

[E7mack96]

you wanted to know

the reason I know is :



We preload paper from Middletown, Oh in the evening about 630-8pm. We have to be south of Williamstown,Ky at 6am next morning. Either we can get up at 4am to be there, or drive down nite before and get full nites' sleep.

 

[EMDDIESEL]

I have a truck driving friend who hauls scrap metal to a place 9 hours away, he drives down at night, sleeps, when they open he dumps, then drives back. Its not one of those monster sleepers if that what you are talking about.

 

[Champane Flight]

Tractor/trailer

I have a friend leased to a gravel company, he has a 102" sleeper on his tractor. He had a run that hauled a speicial sand from the east coast to various locations in the US. It was used for a filtering agent in large swimming pools. The sand was orginally from the middle east.

 

[Whitmore]

so you can haul gravel and take a nap

 

[Alan Reagan]

A lot of trucks in this area haul bulk high silicate sand from the Port of Savannah to the surrounding states. The sleeper comes in handy for them.

 

[Whitmore]

a sleeper also gives the driver a chance to show time in the bunk... ... . this gives him additional time to pound the road ... ... ... ... ..... most log books lie, its a shame but its the only way you can make any $$$

 

[E7mack96]

lying logbooks

lets just say that someone I know shows 60 hrs. a week, yet drives 100+ hrs. I think they (logbooks) are a waste of time. Drive til you are getting tired, then sleep. Everyone is different.

 

[me4osu]

The County Guys need them the most

Most of them I have seen are asleep in the driver's seat. I think they would be more comfortable with a sleeper to use between their two 30mi hauls a day.

 

[Champane Flight]

If

If you can't make a living working 70 hours a week, it time to find another job.....

 

[kaffine krazed]

Some of the ones I see are bought used and it's easier to find a truck that has a sleeper. Why by a new truck when you are going to run it into the ground in short order. I have seen a brand new T2000 with sleeper being used as a gravel truck. Mabey he has to haul dirt along ways like others have mentioned, I just thought he sold his house to buy the truck and got the sleeper so he had a place to sleep

 

[Evan A. Beck]

Why a sleeper on a dump truck?

Because taking a dump can be very tiring.