Originally Posted by
billybob123
Another great read - thanks again for the reports!
How do you decide when to stop for the night? Is it a maximum number of hours you can drive, and the nearest city/town to that limit is where you stop? Do you find the most convenient place to the highway?
And do you prefer the interstates or the state/US highways?
And people say there's no free domestic meal services anymore! Yuck!
Various factors go into where I decide to stop for the night. One is is hours of service constraints. There are indeed a maximum number of hours I can drive; additionally from the time I go on duty (such as doing safety inspection or fueling even though it is not driving) I must be shut down no later than 14 hours later for a minimum break of 10 hours.
Hours of Service is not the only factor. I need to find a place of lodging that accepts truck parking. Furthermore I try as best as possible to get economical lodging so that may mean shutting down sooner than I otherwise would. Same would go if I found there was not a reasonable chance of obtaining lodging farther along.
The Interstates are usually easier to drive although four-lane divided highways are usually not bad. However the Interstates are often more boring.