Millis OTR journal

I picked up the only Millis trailer at their Colmbus brewery a few months ago.

 

I’ve only been to that plant once. Like most plants there isn’t anything to write home about.
As strange as it sounds I think the Jacksonville plant is probably the simplest one,layout wise.
I almost forgot to mention the friendliest Budweiser plant I went to was in Merrimack,New Hampshire. Went there a couple of times.

 

Weekend after Thanksgiving... Is it worth coming back out, or am I going to hit RFD and get told I'm number 37 on the list and sit until Monday anyways.

 

I'd stay home. I stay home now on all notable holidays for the reason you gave. Memorial Day, Easter, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

I don't want to work them anyway. Worked them all repeatedly for 20+ years in my prior career and have no interest in doing it now.

 

Need to correct my 1900 mile statement, I cracked 2000 which is doable for being out a week. Got me into the bonus.

Have things been normal for you guys? The past few weeks I probably have had one or 2 normal loads. Lots of short runs, lots of loads where I’m getting there minutes before appt times, some loads I’m picking up past delivery times.

Today I picked up in University Park I was pulling trailer out of dock after getting paperwork when I was told to go find another loaded trailer. Ended up dropping my trailer putting paperwork in clipboard and grabbing a different trailer. Getting to deal with shipping clerks twice in 2 hours at that place was a treat.

 

University Park sucks if you have to deal with the people in the office. Every time I have to encounter them I walk away po'ed because they intentionally ignore you and are super slow when they finally acknowledge you.

I have had a few shorter loads (350-450 miles) but all picked up one day and delivered the next day so I kept moving. Still ended up hitting 3,000 miles. that week.

This week I had the longest run I'd ever had. Over 1,700 miles from Minnesota to Tampa. My next loads were / are in 450-550 mile range and will hit 3k again this week. I'm on my 2nd to last load before hometime and am pre-planned on my hometime load.

 

Congratulations on that Tampa run!!

 

Watch out for the 20 feet deep pothole on the street at Midwest whse definitely a safety bonus killer.

 

My last couple of fuel stops weren't as bad as usual, they weren't the congested dirty places without parking like I've come to expect. What a pleasant surprise.

 

Which one, Memphis or NY?