My Experiance with Watkins Shepard!

Discussion in 'Watkins & Shepard' started by American-Trucker, Sep 25, 2010.

  1. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    Headed out of the TS at 6am and drove 274 miles to Willington, CT got here at 10:45am and I'm about an hour from my first stop.....which doesn't open until 9am tomorrow!:biggrin_2553:

    AND this is one of those WUNDERFUL PAY TO PARK TA's! So for anyone else that heads up this way you might wanna skip this place, this is the second one of these's I've been to.

    Theres a prime truck literaly Burried in the snow :biggrin_2559: Apperently the truck has been sitting here a while, when they plowed they plowed the snow all up around it. The snow is halfway up the trailer doors.......Up to the windows, and up to the top of the hood.....the hoods got a foot of snow on it as well as the roof of the trailer! Who ever this truck belongs to is gonna need a shovel to get in the truck and to move it :biggrin_2559:

    Any way at least im close to the building so for now anyway the WiFi is fast...


    one more thing about this place, so I figured since they're gonna take our money for parking I would utilize the "free for now" windsheild washer crap at the pumps.....and they're all frozen solid! lol

    This runs going to be a whole new type of hard for me, I have limited hours...I dont start rolling over until Tuesday night/wen morning at midnight....and I have 19.25 left I can make this work but knowing Boston Traffic this might actully take till thursday like my paper work says....I donno I'm usually really good a knocking these runs out fast so I'm shooting for MT by wen night...we'll see:biggrin_25525:









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  3. sammycat

    sammycat "Oldest Hijackerette"

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    :biggrin_2559::yes2557:Good one Lilbit!!!!!


    Hey AT........................:biggrin_25522:!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  4. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_2559:




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  5. truckerdaddy24

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    AT that PRIME Truck is a good example :biggrin_25513:
    of why one should nit work there, that is a lease operstors truck who abandoned it right there, I hope they found something else to do beforee that hit their DAC or can you say "SCREWED" for a job in this industry?
     
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  6. HD_Renegade

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    A pay to park truck Stop??? No kidding, they make you pay to park there?? What is the cost for something like this?

    Where is the photo of the truck packed in the snow??
     
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    sammycat "Oldest Hijackerette"

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    I was thinking the same thing HD thanks for asking.....

    AT can you take a pic of the snowbound truck? Would be interesting.
    Any what did you have to pay and what do you get that you would or would not get at a ''free'' T/S????? Hopefully they directed you in to your heated parking spot like they bring planes in at the airport!!!:biggrin_2559:
     
  8. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    its $10 allot of the TA's around big citys charge $10, its free if you spend more then $25 or buy fuel (i think)



    I can't see that truck but I took a pic of the one next to me I'll upload that one...



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  9. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    It's $10 and you get nothing except access to the parking area lol




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  10. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    Here the guy next to me, he's been here a while too. I see a truck but no driver lol


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    Im not sure if you can tell in the pic but its been SPRAY PAINTED silver and all of the windows and the sleeper vents have Cauking around them lol and the fuel tanks are spray painted black lol



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  11. rocknroll nik

    rocknroll nik High Risk Load Member

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    you'll find that alot of truck stops will charge you 10-20 bucks to park ESPECIALLY in bigger cities or in a high crime area ( Laredo TA ) but that's only for 24 hours
     
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