Calex Express....My New Home!

I saw Mort on Monday. He's gotten the ok from his Dr. for light duty work.

 

Congrats on the new job! Glad to have you aboard. Ask away, I'm home until Monday.

 

Good luck. Any questions you might have just ask.

 

Here's a late update.

I got dispatched last Wednesday just as my reset was finished. I had to load in Arvin Ca at Grimmway Farms with a straight load of carrots going to Milton Pa. I left Ontario and decided to go the extra 25 miles up 15 to 395 then across 58 to Bakersfield. I figured the extra miles was a lot better then going through the L.A. traffic at 4pm. I got to the shipper and checked in. My load wouldn't load until 8am local time the next morning so I camped out at the shipper. Right at 8am I was given a door to back into and put my 20 pallets of product on. As usual I single, doubled and singled the first 4 pallets then doubled everything to the back. I drove up to Bruces T/S scaled it out, moved my trailer tandem up 3 holes and was ready to roll. As I was climbing Tehachapi Louie called and asked if I could deliver on Monday and I told him sure. The trip back was an absolute pleasure, no snow, ice or rain, in fact it was in the high 60's across NM, Ok, and Mo. As I would find out it would be a whole lot different just 2 days later.

Coming back east it's the same run and fuel stops. Kingman Az for fuel, Gallup NM for fuel and sleep, OKC for fuel and sleep, Clayton In for fuel and sleep then Milton Pa for delivery. I arrived at the consignee 5am, checked in and was assigned a door at 6am and was empty at 7:30. I had heard about the storm coming in behind me so I got to the yard by 10am, got my truck serviced and was dispatched on a load out of Mcelhattan Pa going to Orlando for Wednesday. I drop and hooked and was on my way south by 4pm.

I was watching the weather forecast and wanted to get to I-95 as soon as I could. I ran into the nasty weather and roads at the 30mm in Pa and fought it all the way to Ashland Va. I got to Kenly NC and took my 10 hour break there. The next morning I got up and made it to Orlando 9.5 hours later. I bumped the dock at our regular door that we have reserved and went to bed. At 4am the lumper woke me up, I handed him my bills and went back to sleep. At 8am I was empty and headed to the house. I got home at 11 yesterday morning and will be home until Monday. Louie called me today to make sure I will be ready to go on Monday. I told him absolutely and he said he would send over my load info to my truck tomorrow. That's about all for now.

I have only asked for 3 specific days off while working here and have been accommodated each time. I did ask to be home next Sunday and Monday. It's my birthday followed by my anniversary and my wife and I are doing some things to celebrate me officially becoming a senior citizen (55) and to celebrate our 12th anniversary on Valentines day. Be safe all, God Bless.

 

Good for you Al. Where are you delivering in Jacvksonville?

 

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