The day to day ramblings of the LTL business.

I don't start until 10 a.m. being low on the board. So a lot of times it is way fewer deliveries but an extra switch or two. It is when a 7 a.m. start guy is on vacation and they don't realize it until later and give a long route to me it becomes difficult. Where I'm just hoping to get all the deliveries made before places start to close. But I love my job even on stressful days like that!

What about you?

 

Yep. To be fair, it only happened once. Just an example of a time they dropped the ball for some reason. I only got a couple pickups on, but they were just happy I didn't bring any of the delivery freight back. That happened when I was brand new, so it was a shock.

 

Nothing better than hooking a set at a dark terminal and finding the pintle hook on the lead box is stuck shut because you're on the wrong side of the thaw/freeze cycle...

Then pulling out your torch and showing it who's boss because you've already learned that lesson.

 

11 stops, 515 cases, 140 miles, out the door by 330pm. Had a VFD out in the middle of nowhere today. Fish fry deliver already. My normal thursday is 102 miles and out by 1pm, lol

 

Now I have torch envy.

 

Come help me. I'm sitting at Crystal Springs getting a loaf of water! $$$$

 

Help you? LMAO! You don't do anything, LOL. Call your girlfriend, she can come help, LOL.

 

7 stops, 221 cases, 260 miles. Back by 2pm, beat the snow, LOL. Ran around in Ohio and southern WV panhandle.