An old man's career goes flat, Snackbar moves to open deck

I figured out what has been turning on my TV and satellite box...my CB. When I was waiting to back in to a spot at the truckstop last night, I was communicating with the drivers behind me. I looked back and it was on. I turned it all off, then keyed up the CB and poof, it all turned back on.


I finally got all my unload info. Checked in, and now I am sitting here unsecured while they play "which forklift fits", they're on #4...reminds me of the 3 little bears...this one is too big, this one is too little...I am waiting for the one that is juuuuust right.

 

Oh @kylefitzy, it is Tracy that makes the decision to split a load. Messaged Travis this morning and he said to call Tracy. So, I called him and got voicemail. Left a message and I'm still waiting for a return call.

 

This only started happening when I started driving this Sweedish Dog, so it must be a Mack/Volvo thing.

As far as issues with your Mack, we had those trucks at Moore and they were a wiring nightmare. It was weird, but they had a lot emissions and engine wiring issues. The weird part was it was the same engine and transmission as the Pinnacles, which had very few issues. Good luck getting it back...

 

Where did those come from?

I finally got unloaded. We (yes I assisted)had to use a smaller forklift. The larger ones had forks that were to thick to get into the forklift slots on the lifts to move them and the smaller forklift could get mostly into the lift, but not far enough for the forks to lift the unit. We ended up getting one of the keys and then moved the lifts one by one to the edge of the trailer where their forklift could lift it up.

I was also fortunate to get my split load approved, which I was told was rare, so I am grateful to the boss for allowing it.

So now, I am in Ft. Pierce for the night and will deliver my final stop in the morning with enough hours to get out of FL, once I find out where my next load is located. I saw a lot of empty Daseke companies trucks headed north on 95, so there must not be much flatbed freight down here (like normal).

 

It could be a new trucking reality show, with more drama than the Ice Road Fakers.