Crete Carrier - A Year In Review - Fall 2013 Going Forward

Turns out he had to back in a dock right behind him, so that's why he got up in the mud... It took 2 tow trucks to get him out,

 

Drivers like that are one of the reasons I left Swift. It gets really old having that kind of reputation.

 

That could have happened to any of us..with ground so muddy...and not much space

 

It is my month to make fun of Swift, the Pilot in Haubstadt, IN gave me 2 great dashcam videos

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/a-swift-truckstop-folly.309797/

And the one about the big hooded trucks using the CAT Scale.

 

I accidentally might have recruited someone.

So, last night at the truckstop, I had to defend Obamacare again on the CB, and actually a long and intelligent conversation between me and the 2 other drivers insued. Yeah, insued. If that's a word, somewhere he asked for my truck number so I would get a bonus, BUT, I don't recruit and wouldn't give it out. And told him he would hate every second he worked here, I hope he was bull ####ting me and had a way better job then me. The other driver 47 grand and was home every week a couple times, that's great.
The only good thing I said about Crete was, last year I took a LOT of hometime and didn't try to run miles and still made 56 grand.


Sure, I could have tried and ran harder, like the old stressful days. But I lowered my expected miles per month to Poly levels. I ####ed off and ran 108,000 miles last year, if I'd have tried, and begged, what? An extra 5 grand? Who cares

 

You don't actually need a month to make fun of Swift, that can be an everyday occasion.

 

I was a slacker and ran 110 to 115/year.
I was an independent contractor.
In my earlier days I would run 138k , but that was a different time.
I knew guys that ran 150k consistently. That was years ago.

 

It's nice running less miles and not tcalling and everything.
And enjoying the Indiana Kentucky game today, I had Kentucky to win it all,

 

It is a word, although it is spelled "ensue" and you got bonus points for using it correctly!

 

I got put OOS today, a Michigan DOT man ,with the big red bubble, noticed my trailer brake lights were stuck on.