Good Night From II

Morris, IL at the TA.

I picked up a load at the Walmart DC in Elwood, then headed for IN planning to stop at the Petro in Gary.
A few miles after I got on I-80 traffic slowed to a crawl.
I had barely enough time on my 70 to make Gary if there were no delays, and that didn't happen. I turned around and came here for the night.

Hopefully Saturday morning traffic will be better.

 

sitting here at the final in Azusa .ca.
wouldn't take me early so am parked in their parking lot for the night.
have a 4am appt.
then picking next load up in fontana ca and taking it to beaver ut

 

Oh how I hate 4am deliveries.

The first pplan from my last load was a Costco load, picking up at 1500 and delivering 150 slow miles away at 0500 the next morning. 3 hours drive time.
I turned it down (mainly) because it was a refer load, and I don't do refer.
The planner sent it again with a message to call my DL, and that it was just like doing a dry van load.
? Really?
It was removed 5 minutes later, before I could turn it down again.

And call my DL?
She and I see eye to eye on how I run my loads, and which ones I take or turn down.
That load I would have refused even if it was dry because of the too tight time frame.
12 hour minimum between shutting down and driving, is my rule.

 

@Moosetek13 my last load had a 2 am appt.
by they took me early. this time they didn't so I have to show up at 4am.
I usually show up hete around 1400 the day 8 leave beaver ut.
sometimes the appt time on the b.o.l. is set for early morning that same day and the csr reschedule it for next morning..
half the loads the b.o.l. shows I am late. and I don't tell them what the dispatch says in hopes they take it early.
sometimes it works and sometimes it dont

 

jurupa valley.
winds were howling from baker ca to victorville ca. 30 to 40 mph .
no fun with 7500 lbs in the box
stopped in Barstow at t/a for shower and grab dinner which I ate when I got here.
did my laundry when dinner and movie I watched was done.
off tomorrow and deliver this load at 5am on Tuesday in Azusa .ca.
looks like my 8 day fishing trip out of San Diego next week is a go.
San Diego fleet got the green light today

 

Gary IN. Delivered this morning, ran over to Gary, ran back out to pick up Lumber in Chicago.

Came to the TA in Gary trailer is overweight at 41920 lbs. 10ft spread so over by 1920lbs.

Gonna check in the morning to see if we can fix it here or if im going back to chicago.

Load is going to Laredo, and im already stacked on another going to SLC.

 

Obviously you don’t have to answer this but I’m just curious...about how much do you make a year OTR at Swift with all of these self imposed restrictions. Ballpark.

 

Last year I made right around 60k

 

Nice, better than I would have guessed.

“I don’t drive past 22:00”. Probably my all time favorite.