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

My unload went surprisingly well given the limited equipment the receiver had. I managed to get empty and made it half way between Laredo and San Antonio and called it a day. It was #### hot down there, temps on the dash pulling out of Laredo were in the low 100's. Couple that with a long hot load in FL and the last couple hot days of hometime, I can pretty much guarantee that if sweating purges the body of toxins, I ain't got no toxins left.

The delivery on my next load isn't SoCal, it delivers up near San Fran-sissy-co. I must have misheard where my dispatcher said it was going...so, I won't be paying a visit to the Rancho yard after all.

 

T'wood be nice if they would put a lock with the same combo on the exit gate so we could use that to leave after hours instead of using the main gate.

 

That's why you make the big bucks .

Keep that kind of customer service up and you'll be driver of the year again

 

Showed up at my shipper 27.5 hours before my appointment. Went in and asked them if where I was parked would block anyone who had an earlier appointment than mine. They said no problem with where you're parked, BTW, what's your pickup number? I gave it to them and mentioned it was for a tomorrow afternoon appointment. They said that if one of the loaders finishes up loading the current truck and there is enough time before quitting time, they'll load me today. At 14:30 today they back me in and start loading me. By 16:15, my butt was sitting back outside the gate loaded and secured. Not bad for having a 14:00 Friday appointment. I decided to do a 10 here at the customer and not waste hours fighting DFW afternoon rush hour traffic. Having a conestoga for these elevator loads totally changes my perspective on them. I will have enough time to get to around Stockton and do a 34 before delivering on Tuesday.

 

You should try it between 6 and 7 am. A lot of people who work in Gainesville live between High Springs and Branford. Between 6 and 7 there is a freight train of commuters headed to work down 27. If you ever find yourself headed that direction again, turn right at the 1st light (by Hardee's) and take 441 north over the river and then left on 778. 778 deadends on 27. I actually live about 3 miles north of there out in the woods.