DoubleYellow's Covenant Thrival Guide

That is SOME kind of frustrating. I have read a lot of things about the quality of Freightliner's
repair service. Freightliners are great trucks, but if the service after the sale is not up to par,
then the next truck purchase would be less likely a Freightliner. Toyota went through that,
but they really stepped up their service and I know I will purchase another in the future.
Just makes good sense to do customers right in the long haul.
Really hope you can make your home time. We all need that break for health and mental well being.
If I did not get home to see my family and friends.... well as Bill Bixby use to say,
"You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." LOL

 

Double Yellow... was thinking about you yesterday.... wondering how you (and your team partner) were doing... You know, these new Internationals are piece of garbage. I'm sorry you guys are stuck with it. I would request another truck, a Freightliner. This truck is not making any money for you guys and for the company. I would much rather have a 350,000 miles Cascadia than a brandy new International. Have been driving this Cascadia for almost 2 months now and no problem so far. Unfortunately, "your" truck is pretty new and not ready to be traded in yet....

 

I would say that after 3 preventable's in one yr period, the company would fire him (that's what they told be). But a friend of mine, former Covenant driver, was fired after his first preventable. He bobtailed to a hotel and hit the roof of the truck under the lobby entrance.... I am not telling you what to do, but if it were me, I would go back to Chatt, look for another partner and another truck (or maybe keep the truck if I found a partner faster than him) and have Chatt shop fix all the bugs in this truck. It might take a little while but seems that right now you guys are not making much money and just having headaches.... Good luck.

 

You must be ONE very determined individual. Sure do hope things turn back around to "Thriving"!
June is suppose to be the best month for freight. Looking forward to posting about really good runs.
Here's to a good month!

This is good news! I wonder if it will be a separate transponder device for Sunpass or if it will work
with our PrePass/EZPass? Either way, this is good.
Right now, we are in Monee IL waiting on a load. It is just beautiful outside.
Great breeze and there are many things to do within walking distance. Love these type of locations!
Hope you are feeling better too. Remember, eat your fruits & vegetables! :smt023

 

And if you go solo, get into a good dedicated account. I hear that solo drivers who are not in a good account starve.... or become trainers....

On a separate note, there's another Covenant truck parked next to me at this truck stop here, two experienced drivers with Hazmat, seating for the weekend with no load.... Said one week was around 5 thousand miles, another 1,500, another 3,000 and now seating... Not good.

Thank God, my wonderful load planner and dispatcher, I've been running quite well. 3,693 miles in 6 days (4 of which were consecutive nights only). Then, took 34 hr reset, than ran 541 miles yesterday and now taking another 34 hr reset for my next p/up is tomorrow and then going almost 2,000 miles to deliver. I LIKE THAT!!!