Eagle Transport (Gas Haulers)

Looks like my ole friend is "primed for perfection" ... in other words ... you can probably do it if nothing goes wrong ... no work needs to be done to the truck, you don't have to wait at any terminal, you don't get behind farmer John who wants to go 40 mph and you have no way to get around him, you don't hit a detour ... etc ... etc ... etc ... and Murphy's Law doesn't know who you are

I used to run like that and in fact I still creep up on 400 miles per night on a fairly regular basis ... but it is still pretty hard because they tend to run me to points south around Dillon and Florence and Bishopville and the shortest route to get there seems to run right down Hwy 74 ... the 34 miles from Paw Creek to Monroe is laden with about 40 stoplights which can't be dealt with successfully except after midnight when they put most of the lights on contact. Heck ... you could run straight down 485 Outer Loop to I -77S to Hwy 34 to I-20 towards Florence ... but you are simply substituting stopping at more traffic lights for driving alot more miles. But if there is a standard nights work for me ... I guess it would be a Dillon, a Charlotte and a Monroe which would come out to about 348 miles, load three times and drop three times and deal with way over 150 stoplights. Union county was supposed to be the fastest growing county in the United States until the recession hit ... don't know if that is still true today but I can tell ya that it is still wall to wall, bumper to bumper mayhem any way you look at it ... and almost all my loads go down that way because we keep the truck in Monroe.

But 450 miles on an interstate is absolutely do-able as long as you stay out of Mr Murphy's cross-hairs. We've run quite a few loads to Columbia and that town is not to hard to get a fix on it with a good map and a good profile sheet .... but with CSA2010 coming in you will need to keep that truck up to snuff.

Here's wishing you all the luck in the world ... and an understanding day shift driver

 

I am an extrucker but worked mostly in the Atlanta region. I agree that they are a good company as I know a number of guys that worked for them in the past.

 

I got the word today that everything is in line to come aboard with Eagle. Just have to wait for the hazmat background check to come back.

 

Ahoy lads and shiver me timbers, but what do we have here ... Looks like a new buzzard ... uhhhh Eagle driver. Aye me hearty ... tis a great and grand ship ye be embarkin' upon ... the good ship Eagle ... the great and glorious flagship of those who are a cut above the unwashed masses ... and by the powers that be ... from here on out ye be a buccaneer who answers to no man nor blasted goverment. The doubloons ye earn on the flagship Eagle be yours and yours alone ... only to be shared on that last day with yer mates should ye fall prey to the elephant and join Davy Jones in his infamous locker ... that biscuit eatin' scurvey dog.

But until that day, Matey Mike ... ye be formally welcomed to the sweet trade of gas haulin' ... and may ye be the grand pilot of a whole squadron of tankers over the years ... loaded to the gunwales with scores of bonny lasses ... fallin' all over themselves ... desirin' yer riches ... wantin' to rub yer chest and shake yer hand under the great Jolly Roger. WELCOME ABOARD MATE!!!

 

Hey SmokeMac, I just move to savannah ga.Anybody hiring around here.I got TX endorsment.Thanks in advance.