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My adventures at CRST Malone

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by playamwj12, Sep 17, 2015.

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  1. Jun 9, 2016 #561
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    Better day today. Picking up tomorrow in GA with two stops in MD one in DE $1366 on 697 miles. Will be home to reset early saturday.
     
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  3. Jun 9, 2016 #562
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    Nice. Be safe out there drivers
     
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  4. Jun 9, 2016 #563
    88 Alpha

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    Saw a sharp-looking Malone W900, light purple in color, today on I-285 in Atlanta. I don't see many that are not former CRST trucks. But those that are, usually stand out.

    When you book a multi-stop load that has some length on it (miles) like Playa and Keith did, can you start looking for partials to fill the space that is vacated when you deliver a stop? Probably a lot more complicated than just that. For example, if you have vehicles and you get the 1st one off and find a pallet of widgets going near your final, you have to figure out how you are going to get the vehicles around that pallet of widgets, as I would assume the vehicles are driven off the rear and that customer may not have a forklift to move the pallet so you can drive the vehicle off.

    Is it worth it to try to fill the space with a partial?
     
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  5. Jun 10, 2016 #564
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    Still up.... Bored as hell! Can't wait to get to Birmingham on Sunday
     
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  7. Jun 10, 2016 #565
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    You can yes, it just depends on who your FM is and how willing they are to assist you in the process.
     
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    Loaded and ready to ride toward the house. Should be backing in the driveway as the sun comes up.
     
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  9. Jun 10, 2016 #567
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    You get the easy stuff while my stupid beginner self is hauling aluminum coils again...sigh.
    Beginner pains.
     
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  10. Jun 10, 2016 #568
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    These parts are a pain in the ### to run all the straps through but not bad and only 13k pounds.

    Once you got a process man youll be in and secured and tarped aluminum coils in 25 minutes. I stay away from them personally, fall protection is a pain in the butt and the rate is never enough to satisfy. I haul a lot of aluminum but not coils..
     
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  11. Jun 10, 2016 #569
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    Well i dont have any 4 inch ratchets. So ive been using the fixed winches. Makes it harder on myself. Also the not having any tarp experience sucks too.
     
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  12. Jun 10, 2016 #570
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    So hauling coils isn't necessarily the way to go? I was definitely going to learn the ropes first and try to not haul them if I didn't have to. But it wouldn't be a bad idea to go in with the mindset of hauling light? I was under the impression that as a driver, you might not make as much staying away from heavy freight.
     
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