Central Refrigerated Truck Stop

boy this sounds familiar

 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

 

I was there 2 days ago at IDF! I got an almost late Kraft load with 2 stops going to oklahoma... had a pissant 507 mile load with 2 days on it going back down to houston but that was unassigned (thank god i didnt really want to get back down to texas anyway... although i have a friend in houston i havent seen in a few years.)

 

OH WOW, WELL I WOULD NOT TAKE THAT LOAD WITH THAT MUCH TIME ON IT, I AM IN BUSINESS AND NOT OUT HERE TO MAKE JUST TRUCK PAYMENTS. Now I would take the load but with a different address on it to drop when I said I would drop it, or they know I will not take it, and they know why, I put everything in the qualcom and in emails. It is called CYA, unfortunately I learned a long time ago you have to do this with any company. I am sorry JJ had these kinds of problems...tell him to use that qual com for his benefit, and not to let anyone tell him not to put that on the qual com, if they talk to me on phone, I back it up with a qualcom message that usually says, as per our conversation on the phone at such and such time, such and such date, you dm or planners name said. It only takes a minute to do, and protects you on communication, and someone saying you said something else. It is professional to do this. I wish you both the best of luck out there, stay safe, help one another...once this gets into your blood it is hard to leave, although I wish my wife and I could, but it is really all that is left for my age, we are older and ache more, LOL> God Bless.

 

Thank ya, thank ya.. I appreciate the kind words from both ya'll... Boy you know your marriage will last when you both have been in a truck for the past year.. And haven't torn each other apart.. Lol!!

Well jess and jj.. I don't know yall from adam to eve.. But I don't think mike was meanin anything against yall at all.. From the sounds of his adventures.. He's doing decent.. A lot of us on here.. Are bill free with the few exeptions.. So 500 is decent to us.. Even to me 500 is decent.. I saw over 700 once in the past 2 months.. The rest have been - or very close too....

 

Sorry for the length....

Look, I have nothing against you or JJ. As a matter of fact I actually like you guys. Haven't met you guys but you guys seem like good people. But calling someone BS without knowing for sure, when they are really telling the truth is BS itself. I was merely telling that guy asking questions how "I" was doing with MY FM. It has NO relation at all to how other drivers are doing with their FM. If you want me to not talk about how I am doing, then let me know... ill leave. Honestly, my typical week is like this... Wed afternoon, I get a 500 mile load to pick up 200 - 250 miles away that delivers Friday AM. Friday I get my weekend preset around 900 miles with a 100 mile deadhead that delivers Mon am, Monday afternoon another 500 mile load that delivers tues day late afternoon. Tuesday I get another one for 500 that delivers wedensday night. Usually the wed 99 i try to get them to take me early so I can turn the trip pack in before cutoff...A few receivers I cant get them to take me early like target, Fred Myers, P&G or McLane. I dont even bother with dispatch.

I have been in other companies that had a higher turnover years ago, like near 150%.. so been there done that and truthfully its all the same. At that rate, companies cant train new people fast and well enough to keep up. The new people will ALWAYS mess something up like having measurements off by 1 micrometer on a circuit board and cost the company millions so they get fired. The blame cant go 100% on the company. Only things the company be really blamed for is low pay, nepotism, reduction in force, unsafe operations, poor training (which can also go onto the employee)

I used to be a Sys Admin for a contract manufacturer until everyone in IT departments got laid off in 2001 couldnt get back into it because once companies started hiring again they wanted a BS degree for a job that only requires a certificate of proficiency. BS degree jobs then started requiring Masters degrees to make 60k/yr. If you have a Masters you should be making no less than 150k a year! You would not believe how many people were screwing up with the emails they send. Many emailed confidential info on customer products to the wrong person, looking at porn at work, insider trading and the list goes on.

In the case with central, did you see how many ####### Central drivers there are out there lately? Alot dont even know how to use the qualcomm. Some dont know how to chain up. Some pull over at the sign of a few snow flurries and then service failing all winter. I saw one nearly jack knife in a 4 wheeler gas station. I was on the street blocking traffic while he was working to get out (was even thinking of getting his truck out for him just so I can leave). Some dont know how to slide tandems or their 5th wheel. Hell a couple weeks ago we had 3 or 4 rollovers in 1 week. This list also goes on...

So again, I'm sorry if I offended you guys because I'm not having the same experiences as you. I'm not doing great but I'm not doing bad either.

 

very well said my man.

 

Stinkin mclane.. You said you deliver early mike?? How? They bumped my appointment up and hour.. And are making me wait.. Don't they know I need my beauty rest?? But my kw needs it more... Alas, I'm still charging my detention.. So take that mclane people... You and yer silly name.. And red writting.... Man.. I'm tired.. Stupid mclane...