FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

Well I-80 in Wyoming is at it again. I’m quite thankful for these weather apps. I’m taking the long way around via I-70, wind is slapping trucks around up on Elk Mountain. Was completely shut earlier today, now just light and high profile. Sensors registered 70-80’s for wind gusts!!

 

Was headed to Topeka with my Quickie load, but got halfway between KC and STL and my dm calls me to turn around and drop that load in Gateway dropyard in East STL. Head to Edwardsville IL for chewy.com to Salisbury NC. This may not end so well. 8pm drop tomorrow nite. 483 miles away in Oak Grove KY.

 

Coming back out this morning. Got my Load info to live load at 1300 just 20 miles away. Awesome!!! I get there and the finally give me a door. Couple hours later and they bring out the BOLs... and placards... uhm... placards?

Seems to be a miscommunication some where... (I don’t have my HazMat)... discussion ensues ... I call DM, they transfer me to Safety... I guess it’s legal for me to run with up to 1,000 lbs of this stuff... ok, but I’m loaded with 44k.

So I go I’m to tell the Shipper that we have to unload my trailer and contact the Broker.

They quickly put me under another load... BD from Sumter to Indy... so after a slight delay I’m back up and running.

So do we do much HazMat here? Is it worth getting my HazMat endorsement for times like this? I think I remember someone saying we do have a customer with product that requires a Tanker Endorsement but not sure if I've heard much about needing HazMat.

 

Mine was a live unload, took a bit..

 

I let mine go because we do not haul hazmat. I kept my tanker and doubles though because the Sue Bee honey loads are in totes that they want tanker for.

 

Mine is listed as a live unload at 8pm tonight. Then to find parking in thst area at he time of night!?