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The Truck Driver's Log & Life Planner
Miles, Meals, and Money on the Road
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About this book
Your office has 18 wheels, your schedule changes every week, and most planners assume you sleep in the same bed every night. This one is built for life on the road and is meant to be filled in at a fuel stop, in a rest area or in your bunk.
The daily trip log takes about three minutes and records miles, route, fuel stops, tolls and expenses. A weekly money tracker shows income by load, expenses by category and your take-home number. You also get a weekly meal planner, a sleep tracker for irregular hours, a per diem and tax tracker for owner-operators, a health check for water and exercise, and a home time planner so your time off goes to what matters.
Sample pages show filled-in examples of the trip log, money tracker, meal planner and home time planner. If you skip a few days, you fill in what you can from your receipts.
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Introduction
Finally, a planner that fits in a cab – and fits your life.
If you drive for a living, you know that most planners are useless. They assume you work Monday through Friday, sleep in the same bed every night, and have a kitchen to cook in. They assume your "commute" is thirty minutes, not three states.
Your life is different. Your schedule changes every week. Your office has 18 wheels. And the line between work expenses and personal expenses gets blurry when you live and work in the same vehicle.
This planner was built for that reality. It is practical, fast to fill in, and designed to be used at a fuel stop, in a rest area, or in your bunk before you close your eyes.
What's Inside
- Daily Trip Log – Miles, route, fuel stops, tolls, and expenses. One page per day on the road. Takes about three minutes to fill in.
- Weekly Money Tracker – Income by load, expenses by category, and your weekly take-home number. No more guessing what you actually made.
- Meal Planner – Eating well on the road is hard. This section helps you plan ahead so truck stop hot dogs don't become your entire diet.
- Sleep Tracker – Irregular sleep is part of the job. Track when you sleep, how long, and how you feel. The patterns matter.
- Per Diem & Tax Tracker – If you are an owner-operator, this section alone will pay for this planner ten times over at tax time.
- Health Check – Weight, blood pressure (if you track it), water intake, and exercise. DOT physicals are real. Taking care of yourself isn't optional.
- Home Time Planner – When you finally get home, make it count. Plan what matters so you don't spend your whole reset doing errands.
How to Use This
At the end of each driving day, take three minutes and fill in the daily trip log. At the end of each week, add up your numbers in the weekly tracker. That's it.
If you skip a few days, no problem. Fill in what you can from your receipts and keep going. The goal is progress, not perfection.
You keep this country moving. Let's make sure you're keeping track of your own life while you're at it.
Drive safe.
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