Conclusion
When your trucker career is not just a job but it is more like a lifestyle you have to learn the laws of the jungle to survive, you as a truck driver need to develop special skills to survive in the trucking business. It is not just a business on the line; your personal existing is too. You have to adjust to the special conditions that the road is throwing on you, to maintain your mental and physical health.
The truck stop will become your safe place and your sanctuary from the long rides. A place to eat, to sleep and the most important it will be a place where you can chat with other truck drivers and share a story drinking a cold beer. The truck stop will be the light spot at the end of the hard day and important part of your life.
Other truck drivers are your family and in every family, we want to protect our members. So… do you have the experience to share? Do you have a favorite one or one that you are avoiding and why?