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What a week!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Krooser, Mar 11, 2012.

  1. Mar 11, 2012 #1
    Krooser

    Krooser Road Train Member

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    I had figured on three of four turns to SE Missouri this past week hauling seed potatoes to the company farm....

    Did a turn and burn Sunday/Monday and reloaded on Tuesday and headed back down... blew THREE tires on the way down and, when I got there on Wednesday evening, it was too late to unload. Rained all night Wednesday and most of the day Thursday so I didn't get empty until Friday night (I had cut seed on that is loaded directly onto the field trucks that feed the planter).

    So my $8K week was all shot to hell... so much for steak and lobster this weekend!
     
    Krooser, Mar 11, 2012
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  3. Mar 11, 2012 #2
    MNdriver

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    best laid plans are always laid to waste
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2012 #3
    twolane

    twolane Medium Load Member

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    Feel for ya!

    Loaded commercial a/cs outa florida on tuesday night for 2 drops in OKC,OK for friday,then final in Phoenix az.on monday. No sweat right? Wrong,,,drop #1 couldn't arrange a crane for friday. Monday was best they could do. Long and short of it is that I sat 2.5 days. waiting on cranes! Oh-well!
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2012 #4
    SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    That blows (pun intended :p ) for you. Hopefully next week will go better
     
    SHC, Mar 11, 2012
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  7. Mar 11, 2012 #5
    windsmith

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    As an o/o, do you have a detention clause in your contracts for this type of situation?
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2012 #6
    Semi Crazy

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    The moral of this thread... rains and cranes will cost ya.
     
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  9. Mar 11, 2012 #7
    twolane

    twolane Medium Load Member

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    Nah I don't have a detention clause in my lease but the 1st. drop guy felt so bad, when his crew showed up monday morning, 1 of the riggers pulled a $100.00 bill outa his pocket and handed it to me. Ain't a lot, but was nice none the less. I never asked for anything as it wasn't his fault the shipper didn't notify him that the unit was coming.

    This kinda thing doesn't happen very often, and the co. I'm leased to (STC) took up some slack by bumping the linehaul rate up some.

    No complaints here, just hate to sit!
     
    twolane, Mar 11, 2012
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  10. Mar 11, 2012 #8
    SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    I hear ya, I luckd out today and was able to unload this old military truck I had this morning (guy was as excited to get it as I was to get rid of it LOL) and now I'm sitting at the cushy Holiday Inn thanks courtsey of the US GOVT waiting to load up some Humvee's in the morning ;)
     
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  11. Mar 11, 2012 #9
    TURKER

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    I am sorry for your lost income.:biggrin_25513:I gues you have to eat mashed potato and gravy for this week:biggrin_25519:
     
    TURKER, Mar 11, 2012
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  12. Mar 11, 2012 #10
    Krooser

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    Just got back from Dirty Mac's.... gotta feed the wife before I leave.

    I reloaded this morning for Ft. Wayne and have a return load to pick up Monday PM coming back home... should be empty again on Tuesday ready for another.
     
    Krooser, Mar 11, 2012
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