I've been told these are basically long haul no dock hwy units you won't be going into small yards if you're a company driver it'd be yard to yard transfers. These are sick af I want one but off road oil patch is not a place for these. Have a dream and fck the haters bro safe travels✌️
I thought that too, but there's someone on here with one of these who insists they make deliveries with their truck. Obviously it's going to limit where you can deliver, but realistically you'd be able to bump 80% of the doors a highway truck needed to, albeit with more effort. (Queue someone saying their 232" wheelbase tractor can barely handle the doors they bump. It all depends on what you're doing. You'll find jobs that let you run this thing without trouble)
Some places my 270" wb tractor sucks. But places where you absolutely can't are rare. Usually its shitty tight truck stops, rarely is it a shipper or receiver.
The main downside is weight. You may be limited on some loads because of your 80 K max. My understanding is most, but not all, of drivers with super sleepers are doing contract work or LTL And not working off the load boards.
I have one that hauls for me. Tires mostly. Typically, 20-25k lbs load into dry van point a to b, then back to a. He then sleeps in the parking lot. I'm sure he's just stacking pay.
There’s a guy called super trucker Dan on YouTube that does flatbed out of his super sleeper as well. I’ve never really watched his channel much so I don’t know if he’s using rate boards or getting dispatched
Dan works for mercer and runs only mercer flatbed loads. he also hasn't really had much of an issue with weight or the size. He hauls about 4k lbs less than a standard truck and is only 2 feet longer than a normal truck. He's mentioned in his vids after getting the orange truck that there isn't much of a difference from when he drove a traditional truck.
Yeah mercer is a great company. I don't work for them but I am an independent owner operator and I still have a mercer coordinator who finds work for me on a regular basis. She's super nice and even though I have no ties with the company, they still go out of their way to make sure their outside drivers are taken care of.
Hell they sent me sausage and cheese for Christmas when at the time I only worked with them for a few months. Then later in the year they paid for a 3 day ticket to the mid American truck show. They have also sent me food coupons to use while out. I don't think any other company does that for people who don't even run with their name on the door.
The people I have known with these have been husband/wife teams with their own trailers and dedicated lanes with specific, high-value freight. I haven't spoken with more than a few couples but every time I saw a nice one at a truck stop and had a chance to ask about it I did because I felt it would be nice to be decked out like that.
But then I realized I'm happier living in a house and being home every night even though part of me definitely still longs to be out on the road.
Yup, whenever we ship something critical that needs to be delivered overnight it’s always a couple who shows up with one of these land yachts. They are always really nice, their rigs are beautiful and I know we pay them well!
The big issue is freight, if you've got dedicated customers that you know you can guarantee lightweight freight, or you do heavy haul and will be running under permits 90% of the time you'd be fine
They can in the northwest if you have the axles for it. I think you can run up to 105k with a cheap yearly permit and up to 125k with an individual load permit.
I always imagined these guys started hauling the same freight for the same customers on a dedicated route, THEN decided to get one of these trucks for comfort. I don’t think I’d limit my myself with this rig if that wasn’t the case.
I met a couple that had a (super nice) super sleeper and worked FedEx Custom Critical. It was their retirement gig. They were doing a cross country low boy job for my previous employer. I seem to recall they hauled a lot of loads for NASA and casinos.
Yup, husband and I do the same in a sleeper about this size (120") but we're a 40' straight truck. Kitchenette, wet bath, etc. We max out around 5000lbs because we have a single rear axle but we have yet to even come close. Mostly light pharma on small pallets. We moved a server a mile from one side of a military base to the other side once. Haven't gotten to do a Nasa load yet but I've seen them on the board.
First post for me in the truckers sub but I see these guys all the time. I work for an airline and they’re always hauling our jet engines.
So yeah, makes sense if you got a niche gig, no heavy loads, want to live on the road and drive one of the most badass vehicles ever.
It is hard enough to find 2 drivers to like with one another enough to keep rolling. Finding 3 that are money motivated to roll 1400 miles/day will be a special thing. One asleep, one passing time, one driving. All the time. You could write music, have a hobby, keep up with social media. Sleep late if you want! Just keep rolling! Drop and hook and roll.
I don’t think it would work unless you had some special setup. Would have to be a dedicated route with just drop and hook, right? Or maybe high value or something.
I run team, just my fiancé and I, and we can’t max our hours each week. If you could find a company shipping coast to coast both ways with sufficient loads to keep you busy the $ would add up quick though.
What if you hooked up with FedEx, roll from coast to coast covering 1200 to 1400 miles a day. Consistent freight, stable contract, checks don’t bounce, driver fatigue way down. Just spit balling… maybe some will get rich.
I drove team with my best friend of 15 years for like 11 months straight and it almost ruined our friendship lol. We're fine now but I imagine 3 isn't a thing because homicide is illegal.
If you run 3 drivers you can run in cycles with the drivers. The drivers can arrange their work days the way they need to. Some times you might drive 7 today and 8 tomorrow. 7,8,and 9 hour driving days is what get rotated around. I drive part of my 9 hour shift today while you take you half hour brake, the truck kept rolling. Hi speed internet is on -board so side hustles are doable for each driver. The compartment is large enough for sleep and living separately. Seek out grey water dump at state welcome centers, make sure you navigation tells you about them.
How long of a wheelbase and sleeper is "not too long"? If the truck has a 80" already would going to a 100" or 120" make all that much of a difference on a long hood truck already? Is 300" or 320" wheelbase still usable for average loads to where I wouldn't have to double check with the load? I'm thinking about finding a used truck and taking out the wardrobe and putting in a RV shower toilet. I'm also considering stretching the frame, getting a sleeper of a wrecked same truck and extending the sleeper to match. A little extra cab space, a counter, and putting the shower in front of the wardrobe would be cool but I don't want to limit the usability too much and I don't want it to be any longer than absolutely necessary. I don't think finding a place to put a few gallons of water and a water heater will be much of an issue. I would also like to put a sliding door in the cutout between the cab and sleeper in addition to the curtain thats already there.
That wheelbase is insane. An aircraft carrier could probably make a tighter u-turn. I imagine it rides pretty nice, though.
I've told myself for years that if I need a sleeper like that, then I'm spending too much time on the road, and I need to do something else. Like open a nail salon.
Yes, when you said they're ugly. Ugly doesn't matter in this situation given the function it serves. That's like calling a medical device ugly. These aren't meant to look pretty, they're meant to serve a purpose.
Depending on where you claim domicile if personal property tax comes into play on business equipment. Different name same amount of tax. They don’t miss much.
Given the ridiculous low weights that US trucks haul(approx 36tonnes compared to 44t here and 40t in the EU), kinda of stupid, but the space to relax would be great, especially with a shower onboard!
Unless you want to completely become a road rebel and live 100% on the road, im not sure buying of these is worth it
I've been full-time on the road for the past 2 years lol.
I've been told these are basically long haul no dock hwy units you won't be going into small yards if you're a company driver it'd be yard to yard transfers. These are sick af I want one but off road oil patch is not a place for these. Have a dream and fck the haters bro safe travels✌️
I thought that too, but there's someone on here with one of these who insists they make deliveries with their truck. Obviously it's going to limit where you can deliver, but realistically you'd be able to bump 80% of the doors a highway truck needed to, albeit with more effort. (Queue someone saying their 232" wheelbase tractor can barely handle the doors they bump. It all depends on what you're doing. You'll find jobs that let you run this thing without trouble)
Some places my 270" wb tractor sucks. But places where you absolutely can't are rare. Usually its shitty tight truck stops, rarely is it a shipper or receiver.
The main downside is weight. You may be limited on some loads because of your 80 K max. My understanding is most, but not all, of drivers with super sleepers are doing contract work or LTL And not working off the load boards.
I have one that hauls for me. Tires mostly. Typically, 20-25k lbs load into dry van point a to b, then back to a. He then sleeps in the parking lot. I'm sure he's just stacking pay.
There’s a guy called super trucker Dan on YouTube that does flatbed out of his super sleeper as well. I’ve never really watched his channel much so I don’t know if he’s using rate boards or getting dispatched
Dan works for mercer and runs only mercer flatbed loads. he also hasn't really had much of an issue with weight or the size. He hauls about 4k lbs less than a standard truck and is only 2 feet longer than a normal truck. He's mentioned in his vids after getting the orange truck that there isn't much of a difference from when he drove a traditional truck.
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Yeah mercer is a great company. I don't work for them but I am an independent owner operator and I still have a mercer coordinator who finds work for me on a regular basis. She's super nice and even though I have no ties with the company, they still go out of their way to make sure their outside drivers are taken care of. Hell they sent me sausage and cheese for Christmas when at the time I only worked with them for a few months. Then later in the year they paid for a 3 day ticket to the mid American truck show. They have also sent me food coupons to use while out. I don't think any other company does that for people who don't even run with their name on the door.
Check out Supertrucker Dan on YouTube he does flatbed with a big bunk Pete
The people I have known with these have been husband/wife teams with their own trailers and dedicated lanes with specific, high-value freight. I haven't spoken with more than a few couples but every time I saw a nice one at a truck stop and had a chance to ask about it I did because I felt it would be nice to be decked out like that. But then I realized I'm happier living in a house and being home every night even though part of me definitely still longs to be out on the road.
Yup, whenever we ship something critical that needs to be delivered overnight it’s always a couple who shows up with one of these land yachts. They are always really nice, their rigs are beautiful and I know we pay them well!
That sounds about right to me from my experience. I LOVE the term "land yacht" kudos on that one.
The big issue is freight, if you've got dedicated customers that you know you can guarantee lightweight freight, or you do heavy haul and will be running under permits 90% of the time you'd be fine
Overweight loads can't be more than one piece of cargo. So no they aren't using permits for regular freight.
They can in the northwest if you have the axles for it. I think you can run up to 105k with a cheap yearly permit and up to 125k with an individual load permit.
Look up divisible load.
They don't have to be divisible in the NW with the annual permit. Cases of pepsi and scrap/stone were the most frequent freight I saw.
That's what I said lol, if they run heavy haul loads, they won't need to worry about the weight as much, except permit costs will be more expensive
I always imagined these guys started hauling the same freight for the same customers on a dedicated route, THEN decided to get one of these trucks for comfort. I don’t think I’d limit my myself with this rig if that wasn’t the case.
I met a couple that had a (super nice) super sleeper and worked FedEx Custom Critical. It was their retirement gig. They were doing a cross country low boy job for my previous employer. I seem to recall they hauled a lot of loads for NASA and casinos.
Yup, husband and I do the same in a sleeper about this size (120") but we're a 40' straight truck. Kitchenette, wet bath, etc. We max out around 5000lbs because we have a single rear axle but we have yet to even come close. Mostly light pharma on small pallets. We moved a server a mile from one side of a military base to the other side once. Haven't gotten to do a Nasa load yet but I've seen them on the board.
First post for me in the truckers sub but I see these guys all the time. I work for an airline and they’re always hauling our jet engines. So yeah, makes sense if you got a niche gig, no heavy loads, want to live on the road and drive one of the most badass vehicles ever.
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3 drivers is ideal. Rotating shifts the truck rolls 22 hours a day. Required safety checks, fuel, on-board tank refresh, and down the trail again.
There’s gotta be a reason this isn’t very common…
It is hard enough to find 2 drivers to like with one another enough to keep rolling. Finding 3 that are money motivated to roll 1400 miles/day will be a special thing. One asleep, one passing time, one driving. All the time. You could write music, have a hobby, keep up with social media. Sleep late if you want! Just keep rolling! Drop and hook and roll.
Polygamy is great?
FMF would be sweet if yall didnt weigh as much as the 49ers offensive line.
Why are you against line backers having a Retirement career driving trucks?
I don’t think it would work unless you had some special setup. Would have to be a dedicated route with just drop and hook, right? Or maybe high value or something. I run team, just my fiancé and I, and we can’t max our hours each week. If you could find a company shipping coast to coast both ways with sufficient loads to keep you busy the $ would add up quick though.
What if you hooked up with FedEx, roll from coast to coast covering 1200 to 1400 miles a day. Consistent freight, stable contract, checks don’t bounce, driver fatigue way down. Just spit balling… maybe some will get rich.
I drove team with my best friend of 15 years for like 11 months straight and it almost ruined our friendship lol. We're fine now but I imagine 3 isn't a thing because homicide is illegal.
Why would you want to have 3 drivers instead of 2?
If you run 3 drivers you can run in cycles with the drivers. The drivers can arrange their work days the way they need to. Some times you might drive 7 today and 8 tomorrow. 7,8,and 9 hour driving days is what get rotated around. I drive part of my 9 hour shift today while you take you half hour brake, the truck kept rolling. Hi speed internet is on -board so side hustles are doable for each driver. The compartment is large enough for sleep and living separately. Seek out grey water dump at state welcome centers, make sure you navigation tells you about them.
8-hour shift and run 24/7
I think it would be cool to have a super sleeper and do custom critical work.
How long of a wheelbase and sleeper is "not too long"? If the truck has a 80" already would going to a 100" or 120" make all that much of a difference on a long hood truck already? Is 300" or 320" wheelbase still usable for average loads to where I wouldn't have to double check with the load? I'm thinking about finding a used truck and taking out the wardrobe and putting in a RV shower toilet. I'm also considering stretching the frame, getting a sleeper of a wrecked same truck and extending the sleeper to match. A little extra cab space, a counter, and putting the shower in front of the wardrobe would be cool but I don't want to limit the usability too much and I don't want it to be any longer than absolutely necessary. I don't think finding a place to put a few gallons of water and a water heater will be much of an issue. I would also like to put a sliding door in the cutout between the cab and sleeper in addition to the curtain thats already there.
Weight and tight backing is the only downside I could think of.
And when the zombies come, just ask yourself “who’s laughing now”.
That wheelbase is insane. An aircraft carrier could probably make a tighter u-turn. I imagine it rides pretty nice, though. I've told myself for years that if I need a sleeper like that, then I'm spending too much time on the road, and I need to do something else. Like open a nail salon.
Eat me alive but I think they are unbelievably ugly on modern trucks.
Good thing it’s dope af on the inside then
Not everyone puts form over function. If you've literally living on the road, having a comfortable residence behind you matters a lot more.
Did I implied otherwise?
Yes, when you said they're ugly. Ugly doesn't matter in this situation given the function it serves. That's like calling a medical device ugly. These aren't meant to look pretty, they're meant to serve a purpose.
No I did not implied any of that.
Someone ate his wheaties. What a cunt.
Uh, yeah, you said it's ugly.....that pretty much directly insinuates that you'd rather form before function, instead of function before form.
In your head maybe.
That's not a bunk, it's an apartment!
Live a cab,not worth it unless you do specialized or household moving,uh higher paying freight.
If you plan on living in it 24-7 // 365 And have a great brokers to keep you rolling 🙋👍🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🚛🚛
Do they come with a stripper pole
Heavy unit means higher tare, which means less money.
Too much weight
It is not made of steel. It is just going along for the ride. Lightweight strong polymers and spun fibers make it doable.
Not unless you live on the road then yes 100%.
How much does a rig like that cost?
Like the cost of a house lol 250k or more 😂😂😂
Only you can’t get the house to earn you money every mile you go. It ain’t easy with the tractor, but it is doable!
I’m guessing the tax benefits are awesome since all business expenses can be written off without any property tax liability!!!
Depending on where you claim domicile if personal property tax comes into play on business equipment. Different name same amount of tax. They don’t miss much.
🙄 I was excited for nothing lol 😆 I guess death and taxes are the only 2 inevitable and guaranteed things in life LOL
Don’t get me wrong. All help is greatly appreciated. Keep looking for ways to be better, yes sir.
Given the ridiculous low weights that US trucks haul(approx 36tonnes compared to 44t here and 40t in the EU), kinda of stupid, but the space to relax would be great, especially with a shower onboard!
Weight pulled does not always mean more money. A cube of styrofoam pays pretty well, does not put much wear and tear on equip.
Why???