Indian River

Doing a 34 then dead heading back to Washington to load Monday for Fort Stockton, Texas. I scheduled home time for July 2nd last week with Clovis dispatch. I know it was entered in because a Florida dispatcher mentioned to me on the phone that he saw it in there when I was in South Dakota. During my call with California this afternoon I asked if he could confirm it was still showing in the computer. He said no and to call Clovis to see if they would re enter it. So I did, and they put it back in the system. They were clueless as to who took it out. Seemed kinda strange. Guess It’s a good idea to keep confirming/reminding when it starts getting close to your time off in case a dispatcher removes the notes for some reason.

 

I usually try to get on a load that takes me that direction a week or 2 prior to when I’m wanting off. Then once I’m in the area, I tell them to run me close and give me regional runs until my home time. A lot of times I end up getting home a day or 2 earlier than I scheduled or sometimes a day after. That’s totally understandable with me and I don’t blame IRT for that considering the nature of the job. To bring a guy in from across the country and get you in your driveway at exactly the day you wanted would be pretty tough for any company. If I want off on a Friday I tell them I want off Wednesday. If I want off on a Wednesday, I tell them Monday. Usually works pretty good that way.

 

Do what? Lol