**She said if you are within about a 12 hour drive then go by car.**
Fine with me. As an OTR trucker, I was used to that and more (before electronic logs). A 10 hr drive is just an ordinary day.
Once had a meat haul from Storm Lake, IA to the Bay, stopping in SLC, UT for a 45 minute nap. Got a full 24 hrs to sleep and relax. The veggie return had me out of Coachella, CA, to Chicago southside. Stopped for 3 hrs of sleep in Gallup, NM. It helps to have other drivers on the CBs telling interesting stories to keep alert. And every hour or two, stop, trot around the rig a time or two to check things and loosen the legs, and open the lungs.
All natural, no pills. I don’t drink coffee (hate hot drinks), and only resort to iced tea if I think I need a boost.
Good Post.