What driver services do professional truck drivers need, want and use?

One of the pages under this section deals with how your actions -- or the lack thereof -- as a professional truck driver can affect your personal auto insurance rates.

• services available at truckstops and travel centers, such as haircuts, shoe shines and using a laundromat for doing laundry;
• legal service plans, including commercial driver legal plans;
• accounting services for owner operators;
• self-storage units; 
• trucker apps; 
• hotels for truckers; and
• what to look at if you become "homeless" by living in your truck full-time.

The availability of services for truckers is comprehensively summarized in the 2011 National Truck Stop Directory or The Trucker's Friend.

It has a comprehensive overview of all truckstops in the USA. We find ourselves referring to our copy of this publication often.

Money saving tip: Just because you drive a "big rig" does not mean you should have to pay "big bucks" for products or services. We encourage you to evaluate your choices and be a wise steward.

For example, assuming that you wear shoes that require a polish from time to time, how much money could you save by polishing your own shoes instead of having someone else do it for you?