Am I the only one here who...

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  1. staceydude

    staceydude Road Train Member

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    Has gotten up at 3:45 AM and driven 132 miles to pick up a load, parked up at truck stop 7 miles away and sat for almost an hour awaiting an appointment only to realize the load was for tomorrow??? yup... did that yesterday...

    254 mile round trip for nothing lolol. tried to change the appointment to allow me to pick it up and they said no can do... so I drove my butttt back home and took a nap... woke up this morning at 3:45 and did it all over again but this time loaded up just fine lolol
     
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  3. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Of all the crazy things ive done , i can honestly say ive never done that before :biggrin_25523:
     
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  4. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    No, but have driven 200 miles only to realize delivery is the next day. lol Same only different.

    Thankfully another company that I’d done business with in the area let us drop at their yard and take one of their trailers, and delivered the load for us the next day. Got lucky!
     
  5. shooter19802003

    shooter19802003 Road Train Member

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    Yeah, I'm not that enthusiastic.
     
  6. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    I took a load to Lancaster Pa. Ran 650 miles all night, only to find out I was a day early. Rate was very good. I thought it was a last minute deal. Never checked the dates on the confirmation. I guess I was mesmerized by the rate. Had my wife with me, got a room. Relaxed for a day.
     
  7. BigBob410

    BigBob410 Road Train Member

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    Never done that but I woke up one morning got my coffee made, pre tripped and proceeded to drive about 40 miles in the wrong direction...:rolleyes::D
     
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  8. MacLean

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    Painfully enough I’ve done that after getting fuel and getting back onto the highway in the middle of the day. At least you have an excuse for doing it first thing in the AM.
     
  9. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_25523: I got you beat on that one, i went from gary indiana to fontana california, before dispatch called me and asked why i was in california? The load is delivering in iowa....

    To be fair it was a paperwork mess up by the office people but good god that was a long trip...
     
  10. JoeyJunk

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    During training…well teaming training, I got on the KS turnpike going the wrong direction. Seemed like an eternity till an exit came up. He was not happy.
     
  11. God prefers Diesels

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    Hey, I picked up a load there. Did you see me?! I was the guy in the semi truck!!
     
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