Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

I got a steering wheel nap on 71 last night, sitting with my truck shut off in the left lane.

I was stopped for 2 hours just north of Ashland, OH due to an R&L truck that had what appeared to be a trailer brake fire that had engulfed the rear quarter or so of the trailer and freight. As if that wasn't enough, he was placarded Flammable 3. So not only did the fire department have to come, but also a Hazmat response team. Long after the fire was put out, the road remained closed so those guys could do their thing.

I had been counting my chickens a couple hours earlier, figuring up how much money I was making in such a short period of time due to getting great miles without any delays and how I was going to miss Akron rush hour entirely going in and out and also pull off getting back to Columbus on the front edge of rush hour when everything is still moving. Once again, "don't count your chickens" lesson learned.

Hey @G13Tomcat - did you have to deal with any of that mess?

 

Sure didn't, man. Sorry you had to deal with that. Dang bummer. It's already in the news.
Semi Fire On I-71 In Ashland County

 

If they deny your day off request tell your boss to suck a fat one and then urinate on him to establish dominance!

 

a&*hole truck drivers

I know, let's just park everywhere, right in the way at the main hub, just cuz there's 200 trucks a night driving thru here with loaded trailers, having to do paperwork, no no, we're going to park right here.

Like 4 of these useless wild teams just parked perpendicular across the ready pad (where you pull up after you have hooked a set to go inside with paperwork). So they blocked all of it. Almost a couple of fights I heard. "hey, you're blocking my truck"
"F off, that's for trailers"

Then about midnight, a couple local guys who run 8+ sets a night (no wasn't me) went and got a bunch of empties and blocked them in.

Which was totally awesome. Like all the way around. 8 empties.

Seriously, there is tons of room all around where you aren't going to get hit nor be in the way.

Some of us have work to do.

 

Wow. I got there at 4am, started moving at 6, came back through headed south around 830, and that report said the backup was still bad at 930.

I felt bad for those guys when I was headed the other direction. At least I was able to set the brakes, shut it down, and relax. Those people had to creep in stop and go traffic as 3 lanes were squeezed over to the shoulder. That backup went for about 7 miles and looked to be running about 2 mph, wheels barely turning.