I Start With Averitt in January 2012

Topping off at SC's is just good sense. It does help save the company money and it gives me the peace of mind knowing I won't need fuel for awhile. I have been avoiding asking for fuel at truck stops because of the messages we have been getting on the qualcomm about fuel costs etc. I think Mustang may be right. They may be tightening it up even more.

I finished the week off with a Memphis to Chattanooga run and I start my week with a Chattanooga to Memphis LTL. Just waiting on the load to get finished loading and I will hit the night road.

My brother-in-law who was a trainer with Star out of Nashville is looking at going back on the road and applied with Averitt late last week. If he gets on it would be cool to run into him at SVC's and customers out on the road. We shall see what happens.

My Cascadia had a PM service over the weekend. They also replaced an injector. They said that is why it was spraying some oil. Doing my pre-trip the oil level is fine now. It looked like someone had over filled it before.

Hope you have a great week.

 

I got word from my fleet manager that the accident with that sneaky tree limb in Knoxville was ruled non-preventable so no safety points taken from me. YES!

Sitting in Memphis still with about 15-20 other trucks. I guess this is a slow freight area this week? I had a load assignment that would get here tomorrow morning and I would run it up to our Cincinnati yard but it was taken off of me in hopes of a better run. Nothing yet. I am hoping to get that one back if I don't get something by tomorrow morning.

I forgot about this being a holiday weekend. I should have figured that might slow things down a bit.

 

Got some great backing practice today. Delivering at Tuesday Morning stores in Somerset and Lexington. First one not so bad. Lexington was blindside up a small rise in between a power pole and a building. Not too bad but it took some thinking before backing. Now in Fort Mitchell and this one was a bear. Had to turn the truck around in a Kroger dock area then back for about a block through a curvy area littered with trash dispensers and PODS. Finally got back to the dock and it was tight. Took about 15 minutes total but I got it done. Will get unloaded in the morning and hopefully have something heading me toward home.

How have your miles been lately? The last couple weeks have been less than normal. This week I'll be lucky to get 1300 but I sat for 32 hours in Memphis.