The misadventures of a rookie tanker yanker

Smooth ride. Filled it up at the shop after adding fix a flat.

 

That's totally up to you. Sometimes I just ride until I want to go home. Other times, like my next out, I have something I need to be home for. On those trips, I put in before I head out.

My truck is in the shop, so I won't head out until next week. Today I'm running an ATL terminal truck down there, spending the night in a hotel, then picking up one of our trucks and trailers they have. It's not much, but better than no pay next Friday.

 

I'll wait for some more of that experience thing before attempting something like that.

 

If someone else can do it there’s a good chance you can to. Probably just take a lot longer and get out more but no one cares and if they do.... it doesn’t matter. The water treatment facility in Greenwich comes to mind. You back up a fairly steep hill into the driveway, it’s a tight 90, then back along the side of the building which is tight to the back. I was very nervous, took about 10 minutes. Probably takes other guys 2.

The hill really threw me off lol

 

Forgot to mention, but the process is just letting someone know so they can put it in the computer. No forms or anything, just a phone call or conversation before you head out.

While out in the system, dispatch will see your hometime date and know if they need to send you with a load towards home or can use you on what's next going anywhere.

 

Offloading MEK in Old Hickory TN this morning. Headed to Elwood via Memphis before catching a load back toward Carolina.

My son's birthday is Sat and I'm taking him fishing. It's been a while since I've actually run the system. I don't count this 5 day run as running the system. I'll do a two week out after getting some time fishing with my boy.

 

Been a while. Had 6 days off and am doing a few 2 day out and backs. Unfortunately construction made the last one a 3 day, thanks Atlanta. The current one may turn into a 3 day too, depending on the current offload.

Plan on getting a system run.

On the home front, I took the kids fishing. Miserable fishing at a new location. Think the ponds were fished out. The locals trying said the same. The old man who used to maintain then passed a few years ago and the new folks apparently aren't passionate about it.

 

Been out in the system since Sunday. Ran to Old Hickory, and just like clockwork, Memphis sent me to Magnolia AR for a load up to Elwood IL. Currently sitting in Effingham Illinois doing a 34 here. Was going to run to the Petro on 55 near Wilmington, but couldn't get a 34 in if I did that.

Hopefully I'll get a good run out of Markham since I'm showing up with around 65 hours or so. Didn't put in a hometime yet. If they don't send me out to Arizona or some other long run next, I'll put in to be home for the Holiday weekend.

 

It frustrating. I moved to phoenix(horrible for Tankers) They have a satellite branch in the middle of nowhere, Parker Arizona 160 miles to west and another in Benson AZ, 173 miles away. I'm right in the middle of where I dont want to be lol. Theres alot of milk hauling and fuel down here, but very limited chemicals. They get most of their stuff from out of state or theres a few poopy companies that service the mines. My fault for not thinking things through