Just thought to update, after my knee injury and going through PT and the work hardening program to get me ready to get back to work... I called it quits. Nearly 70 years old now, and I had not planned on driving much longer anyway, so I quit Swift. It was too much like starting over, and I just could not bring myself to living out of the truck any more. I guess I got used to being home more than 3 days a month, with a real kitchen and bathroom.
Moosetek, Sorry to hear that it's time to hang up the keys but your health is more important. It's better to retire now and be able to enjoy some quality time. You have earned it. Good luck and hope you have a successful recovery. Look at my avatar photo and see what my wife and I enjoy doing after my 44 years and 3 million mile career. Good luck.
Semi-retired. I don't make enough on SS not to need a bit more money. But it will be at a better pace and at home, which is nice.
Kind of going thru this myself, my wife severely fractired her wrist which is requiring me to be at home to assist as needed at least for a couple of months. In all likely hood Im probably off the road. I wish these companies would give us the oppturtunity to work from home , maybe in assisting dispatch, order planing, recruiting something, Seems like such a shame to loose all this experience. Anyway good luck and Gods speen getting thru the knee surgery.
jurupa terminal did away with the empty trailer lot last monday. now its back to walking the yard in hopes of finding one
Was it because the empty lot never quite filled up so they thought there was wasted space? Or drivers didn't use it as intended, like dropping loaded trailers there or dropping empty trailers elsewhere? Phoenix is a lot like that. There are rows for empty trailers, clearly marked. But there are a lot of loaded trailers in those rows as well, and empties all over even when there is plenty of room in the empty section.
@Moosetek13 ... cant get a straight answer on why. there was quite a few empties. sometimes it would get low. one opinion i got was drivers were complaining to pheonix about not getting one.
