Plus One

Lately I've been getting 1 or 2 preplans before I even deliver my current load.

This time, I was delivering in Fort Worth TX, with a window of time starting at 1300. I had planned to get it there pretty close to 1300 before the first PP came through.
Since I was to pick up that next load at 1800, also in Ft Worth, I delayed delivering the first load until around 1600. I started later this morning so as to have more time left on my 14 to begin that next load.

Then I get another PP that had a pick up window from yesterday to tomorrow, picking up about 20 miles from the second load and delivering in UT on Thursday at 2200. That's a nice 1200 mile run.

So I get to my first delivery, a drop, just after 1600. I go to the shipping/receiving office, only to be told I had to go to the next driveway.
I go over to that entrance, wait in line, and am told I have to go the the next entrance. To get there I have to go to the back of the yard and exit way out the other side, then go around again to the correct entrance.
So I do that. Get in there and am told to just drop my trailer anywhere in that lot, but no mt's are available.
I have to cruise around for a while till a space opens up to drop the trailer.

Do my empty call, with just enough time to get to the second load if I bobtail. No such luck. I am given an address 26 miles away to pick up an mt. In the middle of rush hour.

I end up getting to the second pick up at about 1930 (supposed to pu at 1800).
I did send a Mac22 as soon as I got the load assignment, stating a late dispatch due to needing an mt as the reason. And since the delivery has a window of time that can easily be met, delivery will be on time.

I'll just wait now, to see if I get a service failure for being late.
Technically it was my own fault. I could have easily delivered the first load earlier and had plenty of time to collect the mt. But, I was trying to maximize my time, and it bit me.

 

I doubt you get a SF. Heck I had one where I was told OK to bob tail and then told "no mt, no load" by the shipper. 5 hours later and 3 past my P/U window I finanlly get back with an MT.

Subsequently I was 90 minutes late for my delivery appt, had to be worked in and was there for 6 hours.

Didn't get a S/F and got the detention pay on both ends.

 

Checking on this Plus One.

 

I cant really complain yet on this plus one thing--a few times my delivery/pickup have been too close--no room for traffic situations or jams. But overall--i cant complain--i have turned in over 3100 miles for past 3 weeks. This week gonna be sucky due to coming off hometime--but its all good so far.

 

So I go and pick up the load at Kimberly Clark in Jenks OK.
Pull up to the security shack, the guy checks my mt and has me move the tandems back.
Go in and get my load, and head back out.

On the way out there is another driver that the guard asks to adjust his tandems, and the driver rolls his eyes at the request.

Then the guard mentions to me that he had just sent another Swift driver away.
It seems that his trailer was dirty enough that the guard asked him to sweep it out.
The driver refused, even though the guard offered a broom, dust pan and trash can.

I'm thinking, and I say... "How stupid is that? It would take all of 5 minutes, and he leaves without picking up his load?!"

So he checks my seal and I head out.

I get out to the main drag, pulling up behind another truck.
The 4-way flashers were on, and the driver was just sitting there at the stop sign.
Then he finally moves. He pulls out to the street and does a u-turn, heading back to KC.
It was, I presume, the same Swift driver that was just turned away.

I'm just thinking...

 

He was probably on the phone with his DM and was told to sweep it out or he would get a service failure.

Wait a few days. He'll be on these forums b****ing about what a horrible company Swift is for expecting him to do as the customer asks. Sliding tandems is a similar inconvenience and drivers should get extra pay for doing it.