Going Over the Road with Knight

Lol...

 

How about when a husband/wife team rolls up and 4 little yapping dogs come running out of the cab! Wonder what it smells like in there..wait, no, dont really want to know!

 

Mis, Bro, you need a vacation before you burn your self out. Get some rest bro and never push harder then you feel you can and want to do. Stay safe. I ran from Boise, ID to Cheyenne, wy. 735 for miles Today and doing the return tomorrow. Time for some time off as my parents are moving down from Alaska and will be at my house on Sat.

Stay safe bro.

 

Lazy drivers will often pass on a trlr w/probs "for the next guy" to have to deal with; however, some drivers are under pressure to get to the next load and will 'reluctantly' drop one with probs w/o writing up or putting in the shop.

As an Express driver for Knight, I often (usually!) inherited tractors w/probs that the previous Express driver dropped off for his home time w/o putting in the shop in Phx. I would say 4 out of 5 times when I was done with a tractor I would write up and park in the shop area (@ night as day shop wanted 3 signatures from the ofc b4 putting in the shop!!)---the DM's didnt like that as I was slowing down the transition to the next Express driver. Too bad but I wasnt passing crap unto the next driver... esp if safety related prob.....

Btw, when I 1st starting driving Express and Knight had 700 trucks, most Express drivers had been doing for several years and were experienced and conscientious---stopped when Knight starting growing by leaps & bounds, and many Express drivers were just 'slackers' who wanted home time to do their drugs, particularly for younger drivers ....i.e. drove just enuf to pay for them!

 

Alot of rumbling from within upper management about the fact that we have gotten to big for there own britches. This is what happens when you go public, its the equivalent to the company being in crack. The last high was never enough always have to push for more, more, more until it falls on its face..

It is what it is, refeer side is still somewhat small sitting just under 800 trucks last I checked. Love my terminal and the people I work with. the bs will always be there.