Not a dumb question. He's a contractor, so he pays his gas/meals/lodging (if any) out of his pay. So most long distance jobs he tries not to have to spend the night somewhere. And he brings a cooler with ice and water/soda, and for like Phoenix jobs he'll just bring snacks in a lunchbox. For the longer ones like today, he'll stop on his way home and eat an actual meal at a truck stop or something.