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- 02.10.2011 #41Medium Load Member
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yeah, good point on the whole empty thing. But you just have to know which terminals make you drop or not. But here is an idea...next time you go in to a terminal and they tell you to drop your empty, you just tell them, "i'm here for fuel only, then i'm taking off again"....THEN you go find a spot at a truck stop.
Originally Posted by Hamshoe 
Only reason I asked about it, was that I've seen some drivers park within a mile from the terminal at a truck stop, thinkin' they'll get planned differently. And the sad news is, they won't. The planners will still see them, along with 100 other trucks with the location "Denver" (or wherever). And i've also heard stories of drivers who'll park half mile away, and someone from the shop will actually drive down to the truck stop because that truck is due for a B-serv. or update or something.
- 02.10.2011 #43Medium Load Member
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I'm usually planned before I drop the load I'm running....so that isn't a real concern. I simply have no use for the terminals unless I need something from one. I certainly have no desire to stop in and say "howdy" to the peeps there.
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- 02.10.2011 #44Road Train Member
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It's hard for me to say goodnight from a specific place lol because when I wake up I'm generally about 400 miles away from the goodnight place. So we ran from Woodland CA to Miami FL in record time, picked up another load in Miami and Tcalled it in Decatur GA terminal then picked up another load about 12 miles away from there and brought it to Denver CO where we are chilling trying to get back some hours. My codriver will have his 34 done early in the morning and will start driving and my 34 will be done about 12 hours after that which sucks for me because my downtime/relax time is being trapped in a moving truck with a chain smoker. When he talks on the phone, he likes the windows up so he can hear. When he talks on the phone he likes to light up a cigarette. I'm like one or the other dude! lol
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Oh, my...could it be? Is it possible??
If I swing past the yard on my way through Denver...I could meet THE Scottied??
'Cause I'll be in Denver in about 2.5 hours.
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It was very nice meeting you Injun. I admire your passion and honesty and appreciate all your advice. You are a wonderful Mentor.
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good morning from Lancaster, TX....
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you run team....and if its run correctly, you should NEVER have to stop and "get back hours". Originally Posted by scottied67
please tell me your boss dont make you listen to any Jerry Reed, or watch Smoky and the Bandit.....when you say "record time" makes me think you're hauling a load of coors for Big and Little Enus Birdet.
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I will be relating this story to my thread soon. Originally Posted by DrPeterJohnson you run team....and if its run correctly, you should NEVER have to stop and "get back hours".
The master plan is that we will run no more than 10 hours a day on average. I typically start my day around midnight and run my 10 hours then he runs his 10 and we switch again-- now I run through midnight again and have racked up about 13 hours a day.
Then he'll throttle me back to 5 hours a day for a day or two then he'll accept a 2000 mile load which depletes our hours again (brilliant).
please tell me your boss dont make you listen to any Jerry Reed, or watch Smoky and the Bandit.....when you say "record time" makes me think you're hauling a load of coors for Big and Little Enus Birdet.
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