Cobra was taken... By Holland Enterprises

The beeping when the truck starts is the inverter low voltage warning which hasn't done that since the first night I slept in the truck because I turned the beep off. I explained how to do it in a previous reply on this thread for anyone else using an EPU. I'm sleeping pretty good. Usually I sleep through it when the truck starts. It usually starts once a night when it's mild, but when you're really cranking the AC it'll start up twice a night, easily. It also depends on how long of a break you take. For just a 10hr minimum, it'll only start up once in that period if at all. If it's mild enough it won't even start. More than 10hrs is when you start to see it start up more since it doesn't quite fully charge the batteries whenever it starts up.

 

They suggest a route in your load notes and I think you're usually meant to follow it but I don't always follow it to a T... Shh don't tell anyone...

Mainly it's just to make repowering loads easier since most of their trucks will be on the same routes. However, when it comes to avoiding Denver, Holland is very serious about following their suggested route. I can't remember exactly why, but I think they want to avoid any possibility of drivers taking E470 because of the ridiculously high toll.

There's no mandatory fuel stops though. You can fuel at any Love's and for the reefer you can fuel anywhere if you need to top it off before dropping the trailer or something and there's not a Love's nearby.

 

Alright, time for me to stop procrastinating and update this post.

I delivered in La Crosse, deadheaded to Faribault, MN, and after going to the wrong address and getting the correct one from dispatch, I got loaded for Henderson, TX. There was a 1 missing in the address, it happens. Must be a new customer or a broker load. That was 132 empty miles and 929 loaded.

After I got empty in Henderson, I waited a few hours before getting my next load (first time that has ever happened). The pickup was in Mansfield, TX for 8am the next day so I drove to the love's in Midlothian, TX. Lucky I got there at 3:30pm because it was packed full. I waited not even 5 minutes to see if someone would leave, and sure enough someone did, so I got a spot. I'm still on my way to Warren, MI right now with this load for a Monday delivery. I'm kinda glad it has some extra time on it. My lazy behind been feeling like I need a break. This one is 163 empty and 1234 loaded.

Yesterday I got my preplan for Monday already. Picking up in Chelsea, MI going to Edmond, OK. 68 empty miles and 992 loaded. Kinda wish I was getting longer runs, but I'm still averaging a longer length of haul than my last company and I'm staying pretty busy so I guess I can't complain.

 

You and any other drivers at Holland are welcome to post in here any time. I would have liked a brand new truck. I like the feeling that nobody else has slept in it before, even though the mattress is brand new in mine. I'm just weird like that.