Central Refrigerated Truck Stop

On the worst load I've been on yet. Picked up from P&G in NC going to Costco in West Palm Beach, FL. Got there opened doors and backed into dock 4 mins latter my beeper was going off saying I was done. I looked had a green light puled up and checked trailer was still full. Pulled up to gaured house and they said they were refusing the load because it was marked for Sams Club. While at the gaurd house someone else came up and asked if they could look inside the trailer. So they did and I turned around and went back to the dock.

Come to find out that the product on the end of the trailer was marked for Sam's Club the rest was okay. So they took that off unloaded there stuff and but the other back on. So still had 26 pallets of Prolicet on the trailer. Was runing out of time so called OS&D told them what was going on and found the nearest truck stop. P&G got Costco to take the rest of the load so will deliver it in the morning at 0700. The only good think about it is that I get Layover pay to do a 34 hr restart.

 

the new rules don't take effect till 18 months after the published date of the final rule so all the companies can get their computer programs altered and paperwork and stuff. It also gives OOIDA, and ATA time to file their lawsuits. Then there will also be lawsuits form the people that don't like trucks and want us to work 8 hrs per day and 5 days per week and they will have lawsuits too thinking that the new rule is not tough enough. It will be plenty of time to find a local job. It's tough enough to make a living now. With the nap time and loss of a half hour of on duty time... Tougher still.

 

Sounds like it worked out ok. If that is your worst you have been sailing along smooth seas.

 

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

 

just trying to see if any one has gone with a l/p with central ref

 

Lease purchase??? Yup. I did. Ask away.

 

So far I had been sailing along smooth seas. So went back to Costco this morning and they refused the load again because it was marked Sam's Club. So now I am heading to Conley to drop the trailer in the yard till they can get it all straightened out.

 

lease with any company is a bad idea.

it's good in the beginning. but the ending is never happy.

 

i just did 2200 in 48 hours. SOLO.

 

I'm sitting here in SLC waiting on my trainer to call me back about when he'll be in town to pick me up. In the meantime I'm looking at the L/O details, trying to figure out where the scam is. I've been talking to a lot of trainers and other L/Os and the only ones I hear complaining are people who either believe that a double-sided promotional flyer should have the entirety of the contract ("The brochure said $1.20 a gallon, they can't tell me where to fuel to get that because the brochure doesn't say that!") or who have a problem with running outside of their promised territory when freight is only available elsewhere.

I do have some questions though. I overheard a guy on a speakerphone complaining to the office because dispatch tried to give him a 1300 mile run with a 4 day delivery time. I never heard him mention the possibility of a drop yard. Just from reading this forum, that was the solution that popped into my head. Is getting permission to drop a load like this at a drop yard a problem at Central?

How is the maintenance account handled? Do they put minimum amounts on withdrawals from the account? Also, I saw that the L/O's of the Year had quite a spread on maintenance costs, from .033 cpm to .081 cpm. What are the variables that would cause such a spread on trucks still under warranty? Would you mind sharing what your maintenance generally runs?

Their tiered payment for L/Os on shorter runs intrigues me. Does this make shorter runs worthwhile for you, or is it a failed incentive?

Did you lease as soon as possible, or did you wait? Is this your first lease with Central? How long did you commit to on your lease? If things keep going the way they are now, will you consider leasing again when your current contract is up?

Thanks in advance for any answers you care to share!