CRETE - A Year in Review

evertruckerr · May 16, 2011

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Honestly, in regards to the load select, I wouldn't get your hopes up...As fast as they are hiring, and with us going to elogs, I think it is more likely that we will go the other way instead -but that's just my opinion-...but honestly, I would prefer them to change like most other companies are doing things...pplan me on my next load, or at least offer it before I arrive at the final stop of my current load. That makes planning for tomorrow so much easier, this fly by the seat of your pants - run everything as hard as you can, then sit and wait - stuff makes things seem so uncoordinated here. They know how many hours you have been using, and know your eta/pta...why does preplanning the next load not make sense to these people. The last company I worked for preplanned you on your next load as soon as you sent in your load call for your current load...in fact, that's the only thing they did right there, everything else was bass-ackwards. It made planning on my part easier, it made it easier for the operations people to plan, and made customer service more streamlined, because the only time you had a problem with scheduling is if they took extra time unloading you...but much of their freight was Proctor and Gamble, and when P&G's customers see those bills, the normally put a priority on unloading them because they get a break on cost if they don't delay the driver.

As for my latest, I had a whopping 1750 mile week last week, and I am on a 2 week vacation. I had planned on getting my dental work done on Monday (the 16th) but they got me home on Thursday the 12th,(a day early) so I went under the knife on Friday the 13th....eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. Now I'm sitting here typing with a swollen face and time on my hands. It's sad to say, but counting the paychecks I'm going to be getting for my vacation weeks, my vacation paychecks will be the best money I've made in the last 2 months...Like I told them before I went home...Glad were hiring like crazy...that way everybody will be getting crappy paychecks pretty soon, instead of us few lucky souls.
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I couldn't agree with you more. There is nothing more aggravating than pushing hard and arriving at a receiver's dock at 5am only to be put on a load that isn't scheduled to pickup until 1pm, just like this morning. I'm empty at 6am and now sitting around waiting for a 1pm pickup. There goes my 14hrs clock. If I had know this I would have waited to make my anytime delivery closer to the 10am hour and had all day to get to the next receiver. VERY AGGRAVATING! If we can't have load select to do our own preplaning, at least they could give us a heads up on our next load.

Sorry to hear about the oral surgery, it really is one of the worst things a guy can go through. Hope you get your mouth into hi gear soon.

moonshadow · May 16, 2011

evertruckerr said: ↑

Sorry to hear about the oral surgery, it really is one of the worst things a guy can go through. Hope you get your mouth into hi gear soon.
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I just took my dog Gus to the vet to get "tutored" this morning. I think he my disagree

supersnackbar · May 16, 2011

Dna Mach said: ↑

I always enjoy your posts SS! Your like a grumpy old man that all the ladies love! HA HA enjoy your vacation man.
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Like????? actually I am that grumpy old man...now toothless...only thing I need it to happen next is lose my hair, and I'll be that stereotypical neighbor down the street yelling at all the kids for their loud music, fast driving...and GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

supersnackbar · May 16, 2011

evertruckerr said: ↑

Sorry to hear about the oral surgery, it really is one of the worst things a guy can go through. Hope you get your mouth into hi gear soon.
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Thanks, all in all, it was totally painless...the only discomfort I had was when they had to put Novocaine in the roof of my mouth, and in my top gum under my upper lip....I swear they were sticking the needle all the way up my nose...other than that, 24 teeth(or pieces of teeth) gone but not forgotten. By the horror stories I had heard, and previous dental visits, I was dreading the whole procedure. But I can smile again and not look like a toothless barefoot yahoo....oh wait...where's my shoes??? (got my replacement teeth the same day)...now I'm ready for my annual physical, the Dr. told me to do 2 things, get my teeth fixed, and lose some weight....DONE and DONE! The only problem, I took 2 weeks to recover, and don't need it...now I have no excuse for that dreaded honey-do list my wife keeps at the ready.

supersnackbar · May 16, 2011

moonshadow said: ↑

I just took my dog Gus to the vet to get "tutored" this morning. I think he my disagree
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And that's the next thing on my new and improved me that needs to be done...

jdrentzjr · May 16, 2011

supersnackbar said: ↑

And that's the next thing on my new and improved me that needs to be done...
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Not to get to personal, or graphic, but I've been shooting blanks for the past 18 years. The Mrs and I both are happy with that. Although she has made mention on occasion that she would like another tricycle motor, but I tell her to be patient and wait for the grandkids to show up.

Jarhed1964 · May 16, 2011

Tricycle motor...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!

evertruckerr · May 16, 2011

Heads up, if anyone in a 2011 Cascadia gets a message that their truck(engine) needs to go to a Detroit shop for some recall work on the turbo and that its a 1.75 hour job. HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I made it to Detroit power only to be told that there were actually 4 recalls in effect and it would take about 8hrs. That was later updated to 17HRS.

I have just received my first breakdown pay.

The good news, I watched 14 one hour episodes of " Son's of Anarchy " season 1 on Netflix. AMAZING series

supersnackbar · May 16, 2011

evertruckerr said: ↑

Heads up, if anyone in a 2011 Cascadia gets a message that their truck(engine) needs to go to a Detroit shop for some recall work on the turbo and that its a 1.75 hour job. HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I made it to Detroit power only to be told that there were actually 4 recalls in effect and it would take about 8hrs. That was later updated to 17HRS.

I has just received my first breakdown pay.

The good news, I watched 14 one hour episodes of " Son's of Anarchy " season 1 on Netflix. AMAZING series
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You had to say something about 'never having to get paid breakdown' didn't you. Works every time for me...except when I say, 'I never win the lottery'...that never works

supersnackbar · May 16, 2011

jdrentzjr said: ↑

Not to get to personal, or graphic, but I've been shooting blanks for the past 18 years. The Mrs and I both are happy with that. Although she has made mention on occasion that she would like another tricycle motor, but I tell her to be patient and wait for the grandkids to show up.
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My wife is sorta' the reason I'm gona get it done...she's been on the pill since my 22 yr old daughter was born...before she starts having bad health issues because of it, we want her off of it, and we're happy with the 2 kids we have...it's time to enjoy the grand kid(s) ourselves.

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