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Discussion in 'Swift' started by Hamshoe, Jan 30, 2011.

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  1. ucallihaul

    ucallihaul Light Load Member

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    Snagged a load from jerzey to cali yesterday. On I 80 westbound. Gonna deal with snow all the way to columbus trmnl today.
     
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    Still at the homefront. Sent a nice pplan yesterday, but when saw what it was, had to refuse. PU today in Grove City today and deliver in China, CA on the 31st. It was a team load, and the last time that I was at this shipper, they put me through a ringer just to pu it up and t-call in St. Louis. Wasted almost 2 hours there. Talked to my DM yesterday about it and he remembered when it happened to me, so now, still waiting for a load and being the holiday weekend, who knows, especially since I refused that load, even though I was not able to pull it.
     
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    I deliver tomorrow morning at 0500, then take a sim class the next morning.
     
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    Edwardsville, KS... First time here... Big terminal. Keep getting the same load up on Mac 30, not sure I have enough hours left to complete it... Brings me home... Ugh, This is why I dislike the 70 limit
     
  5. Moosetek13

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    Well, if you accept it and it turns out you're short on hours it will mean a service failure.
     
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    At the Petro in N Las Vegas. Left Phoenix yesterday with a load of cotton bails that I delivered in Bakersfield this morning. Then picked up a pre-loaded trailer from the IKEA DC headed for the south side of Denver. Traffic was so nasty leaving Calif that I gave up on trying to make it to the TA I like in Parowan, UT. Gonna take it easy tomorrow and head for the truck stop I like on I-70 just east of Grand Junction, then do the final 230 miles on Monday morning for my 11:00 am delivery.

    Why oh why is there a firm appointment for a drop? Dispatch also stated that I MUST pull an MT out and if IKEA doesn't have one I'm to wait til they do. EXCUSE ME!
     
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    MysticHZ Road Train Member

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    You'll see why when you get there. About 6 Swift trucks will be delivering. First one drops in door 1 and takes an MT out of door 2, second truck drops in door 2, takes MT out of door 3 and so on. Everything is scheduled, what load will be going into what door.
     
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    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Well it's better than drop your trailer, pull out the mt, hook back up to and dock the loaded, then hook back to the mt.
     
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    me and mentor pick up cotton bales out of casa grande yesterday and delivered at probably same place you did this late morning.
     
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    When you do this, send a message to your DM saying you had to spot a trailer to get yours in, it involves an extra drop and hook. Mine always paid $10 for that. DM doesn't need to know that it is your future empty.

    Don't connect the pigtail and tell them it was another companies trailer.
     
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