Crete, from one red truck to another

A pretty teeth pulling week thus far. A few short loads and a looooooooooong delay to pick up at John's Mansville in Winder, GA. Asked for a detention slip as we have to use their's and the guy ask "why do you need that?" All I could do to not ask if he was stupid or just an #######. I sit in your #### gravel yard for 22 hours and you have that kind of response. He said a bunch of other highly inflammatory #### as well. Needed a crowbar stuck up his ### to rectify that attitude.
Oh well now here I sit in Houston waiting to unload this #### insulation.

 

I don't think we go to Canada anymore.

Week 31

2/13 London, KY -- Burnside, KY -- Knoxville, TN -- Concord, NC -- (355/398 )
2/13-2/14 Concord, NC -- Shelby, NY -- Marietta, GA --- (ca. 300)
2/14-2/15 Marietta, GA -- Kennesaw, GA -- Atlanta, GA -- Pendergrass, GA -- (96 miles, + 30 drop pay, +35 short haul)
2/15-2/17 Pendergrass, GA -- Winder, GA -- Houston, TX -- (933 miles +96 ish detention)
2/17-2/18 Houston, TX -- Leesville, LA -- 206 miles
2/18-2/19 Leesville, LA -- Pineville, LA -- Temple, TX -- 499 miles
2/19 Temple, TX -- Waxahatchie, TX -- Vineland, NJ -- (104/1611 miles)
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Week 31 = miles ca. 2493 (+30 drop, 35 short haul, +96 detention)

A pretty tough week with some unusual p/u times, detentions, screwed up dispatches and some other #### but all in all not too bad. Had a chance to stop in and see friends 3 nights (Lafayette, LA, Houston, TX and Alexandria, LA) for dinner and drinks. Last night I bought a 30 lb bag of crawfish and my friend boiled them up with some other fixings, good times. Got a good load heading north for a change and looks like I will be a day behind all of the ###### weather the whole way. Heading through my old home town tomorrow and probably going to stop to take my mom out for lunch and a short visit.

Miles update:
week 1 = 3124 mi
week 2 = 3067 mi
week 3 = 2946 mi (with 34 hr reset)
week 4 = (Aug 8-14) = 0 home time
week 5 = 1810 miles (2 days home)
week 6 =3184 miles
Week 7 =1396 miles (3 days home)
Week 8 =2535 miles+ 65.00 extra pay (1 day home)
Week 9 =2500 miles (1 day at home)
Week 10 =3161 miles + 35.00 short haul
Week 11 =3056 miles +35.00 short haul
Week 12 =1054 miles (4 days home)
Week 13 =3073 miles +100 NYC pay
Week 14 = 2625 miles (with 34 hour reset)
Week 15 = 1560 miles (3 days home)
Week 16 = 2420 miles (1 day home)
Week 17 = 2034 miles (1 day broke down, 1 day sitting)
Week 18 = 2920 miles
Week 19 = 697 miles (5 days off)
Week 20 = 2785 miles (+100 NYC)(1/2 day off)
Week 21 = 2319 miles (35.00)(1 day off reset at home)
Week 22 = 3319 miles
Week 23 = 2221 miles (+35.00) (2 days off)
Week 24 = 1288 (3 days home)
Week 25 = 2184 miles (2 days home)
Week 26 = 3038 miles
Week 27 = 3290 miles
Week 28 = 1713 miles (2 days off home)
Week 29 = 2087 miles + 30.00 drop pay (2 days home)
Week 30 = 2273 miles (+150 extra drop pay)
Week 31 = miles ca. 2493 (+30 drop, 35 short haul, +96 detention)

 

Stopped by the old DOT in Texas today on a random inspection. No violations so all is well. Think that is 5 inspections in the last 4 months. My last company had the bypass combined with the EZ pass so I suppose that kept me out of the lineup more frequently (2 inspections in 14 months, one on a freak stop after I got bypassed by the one near DC when I went into the rest area and one on a random stop on a side hwy in NY.)
Had a nice lunch with mom and then made my way up to West Memphis. Aiming for Wytheville tomorrow afternoon.