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Running with JCT

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by Sharpp, Jul 15, 2013.

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  1. Dec 22, 2013 #1741
    flyboynme

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  3. Dec 22, 2013 #1742
    luvtotruck

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    Glad you guys are out of most of it, It looks like it was mostly west of where you were, it was still bad where you were but it could have been worse, Glad you are doing better, These dispatchers have no clue where or what has happened, they just see where you are and how long it will take to get to where you need to go. good Luck. Keep us posted.
     
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  4. Dec 22, 2013 #1743
    Sharpp

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    I didn't hit any weather until Hooker, OK. I was sailing along US-54 with a scheme to make all three of these deliveries on time when the freezing rain started. It was soon snowing and traffic slowed to a crawl. Any hope of making Tucumcari vanished so I called JCT with the good news. What a dreadful spot for them to be in. They have drivers trying to get home, drivers already sitting at home, and the rest of us trying to make deliveries. A swap doesn't look to be in the works.

    Dalhart, TX was the best spot that I could see to try to park this thing. No room at the inn there at 2 pm, so I left there and headed for the first available parking. I had a little over two hours left on my clock, but I wasn't taking chances.

    Right outside of town, there was a 15 minute delay. A bridge under construction was down to one lane. A little further down the road I passed a picnic turnout that already was full. Within another 5 miles the road ahead showed nothing but brake lights and flashers (not the good kind!). People were out of their cars and trucks and were ice skating from the top of the hill. A couple of vehicles had tested their traction to the limits and beyond. This stoppage took an hour and a half, which let me catch up with my swearing and some Candy Crush. I also sent a message to the Logs Department stating my situation (CYA message) in case I went over my hours.

    Once we started moving, it was very slow going. I had 29 minutes left on the clock and 13 miles to a weigh station in New Mexico where I thought I might find parking. I didn't make it by 12 minutes!

    At the New Mexico state line, the road changed from a couple of inches of snow and ice to clear and almost dry! WTG New Mexico! I found a motel next to the weigh station that let me park in their lot and sold me a couple of sandwiches.

    I finally made it to Tucumcari and stopped at the Loves this morning. There were two state troopers stopping north-bound traffic. Apparently Texas finally closed down US-54. I was a proud Texan in my youth, but that state is so full of fail right now!
     
    Sharpp, Dec 22, 2013
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  5. Dec 22, 2013 #1744
    Truckerjosh

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    Just started reading off of this website and in here to say its great over here at jct.. I don't mind staying out 2 months at a time and I run good.. I haven't ran across this sharpp guy yet but would like to shake his hand one day he's got this stuff down to the T and we can all learn dying this guy!! I've made a lot mistakes and it only take me one time to make a costly mistake.. Lol anyway glad I found this thread
     
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  7. Dec 22, 2013 #1745
    TAfool

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    I don't post here often because this is Sharpps' thread but I check it at least twice a day. I would like to say thanks to him (and all the other posters) for this thread. Reading about the adventures, misadventures and the general info is something I always look forward to.

    So, thanks man, keep it coming.
     
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  8. Dec 22, 2013 #1746
    Sharpp

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    Thanks for the kind words! Look for me in L2502C down the road somewhere. If you feel like posting something, please do! We're all learning from each other.
     
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  9. Dec 22, 2013 #1747
    luvtotruck

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    I guess I will shut up, I don't have anything to teach anyone, but I sure do enjoy coming in here and chatting with the various folks who come in here, I too have learned a lot from everyone here including Sharpp and the rest of the guys who post in here, I am sorry I get a burr in the saddle every now and then and the horse bucks a little, I'm trying to learn to not let the little things bother me like they sometimes do. I hope all of this crazy weather goes away and dosn't come back at all. And everyone has a Merry Christmas when you get there. Thanks.
     
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  10. Dec 22, 2013 #1748
    flyboynme

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    We got welcomed to Florida about 45 minutes ago! This truck is so happy to be home that it's giving us 9.2mpg right now! Yay! :)
     
    flyboynme, Dec 22, 2013
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  11. Dec 23, 2013 #1749
    luvtotruck

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    Welcome home! You are running down hill!!! Have a Beautiful rest of your trip! and enjoy your home time!
     
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  12. Dec 23, 2013 #1750
    BRShirk

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    A couple of pages ago someone was asking about the insurance. I've got the PDF file from the insurance broker.

    Just to give a run down it looks like a high deductible just enough to cover your tail policy. The cost is around $150 a week for a family plan. As far as Obamacare compliant, who the heck knows because they keep changing the rules.
     
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