How do you keep your food cold otr?

It is a valid question. Yet while you are in their truck you should be more concerned with doing what the trainer says and less about your customization's. Only after you have your own truck will these thoughts be needed. Placing stuff on a catwalk can result in loss during the 34 when you two have both burned off your 70 hours driven. So work on your training. Worry about the other stuff later.

 

First things first: ask your trainer if it's okay for you to come up with a solution. It's his truck, and he's captain of this ship. If you have his blessing you could probably get one of those 12-volt coolers. They're not the same as refrigerators; they will keep your food and beverages cool, not necessarily cold. See if Wal-Mart has them before you grab one at the Flying Hook or some other truck stop; I don't have to tell you how everything at those stops is purposefully marked up. Just remember to unplug the cooler if the rig's going to be shut off for an extended period of time.

Otherwise I guess you could do worse than getting an icechest (if you don't mind buying a bag of ice every other day). Just keep all your stuff inside waterproof Tupperware containers or Zip-Loc bags otherwise all your food will get waterlogged by the melting ice.

 

PB&J, warm water, fruit and snacks is in your future.

 

bring a small cooler and put snow in it. your trianer must be outdated to not have a cooler or inverter in his truck. Use a small to medium size cooler so it's easy to empty out melted ice.

 

Its too bad you thought I didnt know what I am talking about. Let me put it this way. You are in his (presuming it is a male trainer) truck as a trainee only. If you dont make the cut you will look awful foolish trying to get a ride home with a refrigerator in tow because you were too anxious to wait till you got your own truck.

Now here is what I dont get. A 12 volt fridge for a truck is about $200. You have money for a fridge but not enough money to buy your own food? Something isnt right there. Oh and those cooler warmers? They will last about two weeks, so I hope you plan to buy them on a regular basis if you do buy one.

When I was on the trainers truck and I ran out of money it only cost a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread to have pb&j sandwiches. The jelly? You can get that for free of sorts when you have a $2 breakfast at a truckstop. 2 eggs and toast. The jelly will be on the table. Yes I am sure alot of other truckers also did this. Heck my trainer showed me when he only had money for tolls.

No I didnt miss the part where you may be in a day cab.

 

This time of year or in the next couple weeks your side box works great... Water will be Ice cold...

 

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Actually its not irrelevant! Its the trainers truck not yours nothing is gonna get or should be expected to get strapped or placed anywhere without his permission. Your a guest in his house.

 

You guys need to relax... He was simply asking how to keep food chilled while on a trainers truck...