Crete, from one red truck to another

Yeah those placards coming out of the box is crap. I lost another one and made a couple of extra copies of my one good one and duct taped them all in. Luckily no scales open all the way across today for a closer inspection.

 

After pulling old 211659 from the back rows of forgotten trailers at Riteaid in Fairless Hills she and I are going on her final voyage to the Wabash trailer graveyard tomorrow. A nice 574 mile trip from Omaha. Stopped at the Sapp's in Peru tonight and should finish up tomorrow and likely be sent down to the Conagra plant in Lebanon.

Talked with another Crete driver that delivered to the Sygenta plant in Omaha this morning and he thought that someone just stole the placards out of the boxes instead of them blowing out (he was missing one as well). If that is the case that is a poor excuse for a trucker that would steal a person's placards. Oh well I will just make sure I put duct tape around the boxes next time to try and solve the problem one way or the other.

 

Bah, sitting along the Boston waterfront. Wasn't given the necessary paperwork for the folks here to unload the truck so awaiting faxes from far away from people that won't answer the phone.

 

My kind of week. Dropped a retiring trailer off at the Wabash facility and got a decent load heading into Boston. Sitting at the shipper in Clinton, MA tonight and should have this load at the warehouse by Sunday night for a Monday delivery. I have only had 16 loads greater than 1000 miles since starting 7/15 but 7 of those have came since Feb. 1 so that has been nice.

Week 35
3/12-3/13 Omaha, NE --Lafayette, IN ---- 574 mi
3/13-3/15 Lafayette, IN -- Warsaw, IN -- Boston, MA --- 994 mi
3/15-3/18 Boston, MA -- Clinton, MA -- Lakeville, MN --- 1439 mi
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Miles: 3007



Miles update:
week 1 = 3124 mi
week 2 = 3067 mi
week 3 = 2946 mi (with 34 hr reset)
week 4 = (Aug 8-14) = 0 home time
week 5 = 1810 miles (2 days home)
week 6 =3184 miles
Week 7 =1396 miles (3 days home)
Week 8 =2535 miles+ 65.00 extra pay (1 day home)
Week 9 =2500 miles (1 day at home)
Week 10 =3161 miles + 35.00 short haul
Week 11 =3056 miles +35.00 short haul
Week 12 =1054 miles (4 days home)
Week 13 =3073 miles +100 NYC pay
Week 14 = 2625 miles (with 34 hour reset)
Week 15 = 1560 miles (3 days home)
Week 16 = 2420 miles (1 day home)
Week 17 = 2034 miles (1 day broke down, 1 day sitting)
Week 18 = 2920 miles
Week 19 = 697 miles (5 days off)
Week 20 = 2785 miles (+100 NYC)(1/2 day off)
Week 21 = 2319 miles (35.00)(1 day off reset at home)
Week 22 = 3319 miles
Week 23 = 2221 miles (+35.00) (2 days off)
Week 24 = 1288 (3 days home)
Week 25 = 2184 miles (2 days home)
Week 26 = 3038 miles
Week 27 = 3290 miles
Week 28 = 1713 miles (2 days off home)
Week 29 = 2087 miles + 30.00 drop pay (2 days home)
Week 30 = 2273 miles (+150 extra drop pay)
Week 31 = miles ca. 2493 (+30 drop, 35 short haul, +84 detention)
Week 32 = 2806 miles (+25.00 short haul)
Week 33 = 1871 miles (2.5 days home time +35.00 short haul pay)
Week 34 = 2737 miles (reset off +25.00 short haul pay)
Week 35 = 3007 miles

 

Thanks bro. Like your quote. One of my favorite writers. Can't complain too much beyond the lack of being home more but that goes with the territory I suppose. Still looking for university positions or other options but nothing turning up so I guess I will just keep on rolling for the time being.