I woke up this morning in Chicago to 70º temperature, rain and wind. Kinda weird temperature wise for the middle of November. I missed the storms but did run into E.O. member billg27.
Why not get your eyesight tested first, just to be sure? If you can't pass, maybe a corrective lens would help. Your T-300 probably has air brakes and that would require a CDL. Also, many carriers require a CDL regardless of GVWR.
Not necessarily. If they want it swapped to meet the delivery time, it will get swapped. Unless they screw it up and want you to take a 5 hour break and then swap it. The two are mutually exclusive and should be covered in dispatch school. If you take a 5 hour break, there is no need to...
Some truck stops had rooms. Many Union 76 truck stops had small rooms with a black and white TV and a twin bed. A common bathroom with showers was down the hall. All of this for under $10 a night.
I'd splurge on gasoline. A whole tank full. 91 octane, super premium, no alcohol. And a pump jockey would dispense it, wash my windshield and give me two pages of green stamps.