USX drivers...how's your day??

well hello all fellow drivers. so had a long nice chat with the finishing dept after that whole thing in madison,WI. ended up not giving him his home time just yet so they gave us a load from WI to TX and then a few loads there in texas and now we are in springfield,MI. They did give him his home time and im in a nice hotel for just today and back on the road tomorrow. Just spoke to the fiance and we are both just hours away and we should be in irving by tuesday night for a morning upgrade session. not knowing what to expect but hey lets do it...

 

well we are playing yoyo again 3 weeks of laredo to wayne, mi and back and gee only 4 more weeks of it......

 

Nice Flood, the wife and I have family in Sand Lake, MI and all around...LOL We never get loads to MI...darn!

 

I have a question... Once I upgrade, I'm supposed to be going home for 4 days. They don't have a teammate for me that I know of right now. And I'm definately not riding the bus for 36 hours, so I'm going to fly. My question is...should I go ahead and make the arrangements for Wednesday since I'm supposed to upgrade on Tuesday (am here waiting in Springfield OH) or should I wait until Tuesday? I'm going to do the name your own price thing on Priceline so I won't know exactly which flight until I pay for it and any changes would result in a big fee. Any suggestions??

 

I would wait to purchase a ticket until after you upgrade. You might have to get your truck after upgrade. Sitting in SPFD for 34 reset. Hope all goes well Tuesday.

 

That's what I was thinking, too. I haven't even really been out of this hotel room since Friday! It's nice to just sit and chill for a minute! I did walk over to Rudy's Smokehouse for lunch today. Awesome food!!! A little on the expensive side, though, but well worth it. Tomorrow is laundry early in the AM before beginning the upgrade process. Looking forward to gettting this over with! Just want to get home for a couple days because I haven't been home for 4 weeks now.

 

A few things that you may want to remember for the upgrade:
AGKLM
Aim High in the Steering
Get the Big Picture
Keep your Eyes Moving
Leave your Self an Out
Make Sure they See You

Bridge Law
Different Laws for Different States concerning weight distribution of the load. A setting og 40 feet from the center of the king pin to the rear most axle should conform to most state laws

High Aim Steering
Recognize a potential hazard before it becomes one so that a corrective action can be made. Be in constant awareness of 360 degree around the truck at all times

Mac31 Time Off
Mac29 for PTA lets operations try to plan next load
Mac2 lets Ops know u have reached PU 4 new load
Mac6 lets Ops know u have arrived at destination

Circle of Service MACS
1 - load acceptance
2 - Arrived at Shipper
3 - Loaded at Shipper
4 - Arrived at Stop
5 - Stop Complete
6 - Arrived at Destination
7 - Expense report
8 - Empty at Final

MAC 15 everytime pickup/Drop Trailer

Canada Load
Port of Entry, Broker info, Seal Manifest, BOL

HAZMAT order BOL
Shipping name, Hazmat Class, ID #, Packing Group

 

goin to cali tomorrow from va long run. life been good to me so far.

 

SheepDog - a BIG THANK YOU for your service for our Freedom, and anyone else on the boards that served.

Respect Brother

HD

 

RebelChick: Nice meeting you this am. Hope your road test went well.