Glad I moved over to Poly Trucking

Keep your head high SS, I know it's extremely frustrating when people can't/won't do the job they are tasked to do. Having come from the repair side of the street (14 years) as a tech/supervisor/manager I have come across all types. What you see at Poly appears to be parts replacers (much like Crete) they have no real troubleshooting skills,don't understand the systems or simply don't care to (collect a paycheck).

I always took pride in my work and had a fix it right the 1st time goal..good techs are hard to come by, if you have one PAY EM !! Most are parts replacers, throw a part at it hoping it fixes it/ if not rinse repeat till they get it fixed (IF they fix it). there are 2 kinds of mechanics.. Techs and Parts Replacers...Techs are hard to find and when you do find one KEEP EM

This was one of the reasons I took Poly off my list..breakdowns/truck issues.. It is frustrating and something as a driver we have no control over and these new trucks with all the EPA/CARB mandated garbage is killing the reliable and easiest engine to work on (diesels).

Best of luck SS I'm pullin for ya !!

 

Part of the problem is the "parts replacers" Poly has aren't even good at that...when they fail at the "righty tighty, lefty loosey" test, they shouldn't even be allowed in the building. I can see a mistake once in a while, but it is common knowledge among Poly drivers to double check all work done, and all areas around the work done to your truck to see that the repair was finished and that they didn't break something else in the process of the original repair. So if most drivers here know that it is a habit of the shop to screw up that often...there is a failure higher up the food chain. But, management won't do anything about it...

I earned my CDL by working in a shop, and I was the mechanic on my own truck for years (except where a Detroit ECM interface was needed)...maybe that is why I am so critical...I expect too much from people nowadays. I forget that not everyone takes their job responsibilities as serious as I do.

 

I wouldn't just leave the truck at the 1st hint of trouble, but if I ever got to the point of abandonment, it would be the final straw and a final end to driving a truck...after I leave trucking, I won't give a rats arse about DAC, CSA, DOT, or FMCSA. It is getting to the point where trucking is like beating your head against a wall...you try different walls but the end result is the same...a headache is a headache.

 

Yes, I have picked up there in Aberdeen. It is an Ocean Spray load. The place is out of town about three miles or so and has room to park overnight if needed. Nothing out there with it so I didn't stay out there to take my 10 hour break. I had passed an old mall in town that had somewhat closed most of it's doors but had a movie theater still in business so I went there to take my break.
Almost forgot to mention it but they will load you fairly heavy and there isn't a place to scale the load anywhere close. In fact, you got to hope the little weigh station is closed on the way back to I-5 or it could be trouble. They shouldn't load you over gross but definitely heavy enough to need an axle weight to know you're good. Turns out I had set the axles just wright once I did get to check the load out on a Cat Scale. All and all it was a good load. Guy got me in and out in about an hour there at Aberdeen and then only took about an hour and a half there at the delivery in Henderson. Hope that information helps. Good luck with your load and take care out there.

 

I appreciate that info. Was hoping it was a quick in/out since I chose to do a 34 in Ellensburg instead of North Bend. Now I am 2ish hours away from Sumner, so my day starts earlier. And since I hadn't called the broker yet, I wasn't sure where in Henderson the delivery was headed (didn't realize there were that many places to deliver in Henderson)

 

I think things will work out here at Poly,at least I'm going to try to work with it.
I rage on life too some days ( and nights ) ,I can get pretty carried away by the energy and get caught up projecting some hate onto the problems.
Its probably good I don't have access to the Launch Codes come to think of it.
Anger , rage and hate isn't pleasant , but I'm getting good at recognizing it , sucking it up , letting it wash over me , and return to home base.
I may end up being a guru or something someday , but I don't know how well it pays

Hang in there Super

On a happy note,
i have finally found a vibe with dispatch and things are smoothing out.
took me a while to tune in but it's looking better.
i still need to be extra cautious on back hauls , sometimes they require a pretty
fair amount of hours to make it on time,so I'm prepared for that eventuality.

 

Let's all jump on the happy train

 

The happy train...is that the light I'm seeing at the end of the tunnel????

 

Ok...I'm stumped. One of my wife's regular customers pulled up in this car. What kind is it?

 

Nothing there to see.