IRT

Welcome to the bulk world. SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont tell anyone. Its kinda like that one club about fighting.

 

For the most part you are treated better than in the dry van/reefer world. The dispatchers are pretty good about sending preplans before you even get empty, if not it will pop up as soon as you send your empty call. The exception to this seems to be whether you are close enough to a terminal that you are expected to check in with them.

I would call the consignee and see if you can deliver early unless there are explicit instructions in the QC load info saying not to call them. I have delivered up to 2 days earlier than appt time. Just depends on the consignee. In time you will learn which ones those are.

 

How's the truck the assigned you?

 

Newer trucks have the Paccar engine. Don't know how they pull 80K, but they sure are quiet and smooth.

 

Once you can anticipate the impact, the surge is not that bad. Just make sure you lean forward out of the seat so only your butt is in contact with it and raise one arm in the air like a rodeo bull rider.

 

IRT hauls Alpha Pinen and Dilimaline a citrus oil product that is flammable. They sometimes unload here in Panama City at Kraton chemical.

 

I've been seeing at least one placarded tanker parked at the yard here in Clovis a week. I knew we haul HAZMAT and even I keep mine maintained, but I kind of tripped out seeing that for the first time.