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

DaReallyst · Oct 8, 2012

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What's up everyone. Sounds like a couple of ya are experiencing some fun times trying to get out of the NE. Shocker! Lol. We finally got home last week...late of course. Ended up having my fiancé come pick me up a few hours away so I could make the ultrasound on time. I drove 98% of the way to delivery so my team mate just had to deliver and head home so it wasn't a big deal for me to get out a little early. Found out we are expecting a little boy! I'm super happy!! Got quite a bit accomplished around the house here this weekend too. Laying water pipe down in a 5ft trench in the rain with 50 degree temps is lots of fun! . lol. Even got a little bit of hunting in during the mornings and this afternoon for a couple hours before dark. Felt good to sit out in my tree stand listening to nothing but wind and other nature sounds. Quite relaxing. Going to go out again in the morning one last time before heading back out on the road tomorrow evening.

I got a call this morning from a lady with USX asking if me and my team mate would be interested in running a dedicated route for UPS. I guess it originates outside buffalo NY and stops in PA and then down to Louisville KY and then back to Ny. Runs Tuesday-Saturday and pays as much as we average out with running all 48 states. Apparently they need hazmat teams to run it and who live in NY. For now we will just be filling in for a team that is out on medical leave for a couple weeks but if we like the run I'm hoping we can possibly make it permanent. Would love to get home Saturday morning and go back out Tuesday night each week. I'll take all the home time I can get!! Anyone ever ran this route before? Or even heard of it? I never knew we had such a route.

Well time to turn in. 5am wake up will come quick. Hopefully I can get some venison in the freezer in the morning!! Be safe everyone!
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Congrats on the baby boy!! Good luck hunting, I'm coming down with deer fever myself lol

musicgal · Oct 9, 2012

Congratulations Adkhunter!!!....Been wondering all weekend if you got home or not...LOL

SAMMY6969 · Oct 10, 2012

Truck broke down monday night..still sitting in a hotel..looseing money..bored to death...wtf

NoCoCraig · Oct 10, 2012

Just pulled into Markham to drop this load, take showers, do laundry and headed back West

musicgal · Oct 10, 2012

You would have to mention showers, Craig........had a two hour buffer today, which means SHOWER, but now I'm broke down in Beckley, WV.

Left the Ohio Visitors Center this morning headed for Charlotte, NC......truck started acting up in Nytro.....check engine, stop engine, oil lamp, alarm......same thing that happened a few weeks ago when I lost my fuel and water pumps.....checked everything over, turned off master....restarted and got going again. Went to the Diesel guy in Charleston but he couldn't get to me for a week......so I had to nurse the truck on down to Beckley where I will sit until tomorrow......this thing happened 4 times up in Charleston, but no problems the whole 60 miles to Beckley.

mosesmiller · Oct 10, 2012

On the way to California and elog computer decided to start acting crazy cutting off and on by itself entering buttons on its own and nobody
Will help, called every department that might be able to help and they all BS and say they will call u back n never do, so my logs are all screwed up along with my hos!! So Frustrated!!

DaReallyst · Oct 11, 2012

mosesmiller said: ↑

On the way to California and elog computer decided to start acting crazy cutting off and on by itself entering buttons on its own and nobody
Will help, called every department that might be able to help and they all BS and say they will call u back n never do, so my logs are all screwed up along with my hos!! So Frustrated!!
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Mine does that when there is no Sat or phone connection. All you can do is wait till you get back in an area with coverage. Then stop and disconnect the power from the CPU for a few seconds and reboot it. Happened to me last night about 15 miles from my drop. Glad I called ahead to get directions lol...

DaReallyst · Oct 11, 2012

I'm about ready to throw in the towel! 2500 miles for this week check and my gross didn't even touch $700 WTF!!! I sent my FM a nice little MSG to let him know I was not at all happy about this whole situation... I was suppose to had some layover pay which he claims he entered twice that wasnt there. Then he writes back saying you mean you dont want this 1200 mile run sitting on you right now... Hell no! What good is 1200 mile run if it means my per mile pay is at the bottom!!! GTFOH with that!! Then he says he talking with his boss about my layover pay and starts asking me for the details AGAIN... I thought u entered it twice, why are u asking for the info a third time??? SMDH

musicgal · Oct 11, 2012

DaReallyst, I am so sorry for all that you are going through. If you would have been with USX for a year, I would have a job offer for you...LOL

Found out my problem is an oil sensor, which the shop didn't have......so came on down to Charlotte, NC to deliver my load in the wee early hours and was going to go to a different shop tomorrow to get the sensor put in.....BUT....my new load delivers about 30 miles from home on Monday, so I'm going to nurse the truck in and the shop will put the sensor in.

HD_Renegade · Oct 11, 2012

Adkhunter said: ↑

What's up everyone. Sounds like a couple of ya are experiencing some fun times trying to get out of the NE. Shocker! Lol. We finally got home last week...late of course. Ended up having my fiancé come pick me up a few hours away so I could make the ultrasound on time. I drove 98% of the way to delivery so my team mate just had to deliver and head home so it wasn't a big deal for me to get out a little early. Found out we are expecting a little boy! I'm super happy!! Got quite a bit accomplished around the house here this weekend too. Laying water pipe down in a 5ft trench in the rain with 50 degree temps is lots of fun! . lol. Even got a little bit of hunting in during the mornings and this afternoon for a couple hours before dark. Felt good to sit out in my tree stand listening to nothing but wind and other nature sounds. Quite relaxing. Going to go out again in the morning one last time before heading back out on the road tomorrow evening.

I got a call this morning from a lady with USX asking if me and my team mate would be interested in running a dedicated route for UPS. I guess it originates outside buffalo NY and stops in PA and then down to Louisville KY and then back to Ny. Runs Tuesday-Saturday and pays as much as we average out with running all 48 states. Apparently they need hazmat teams to run it and who live in NY. For now we will just be filling in for a team that is out on medical leave for a couple weeks but if we like the run I'm hoping we can possibly make it permanent. Would love to get home Saturday morning and go back out Tuesday night each week. I'll take all the home time I can get!! Anyone ever ran this route before? Or even heard of it? I never knew we had such a route.

Well time to turn in. 5am wake up will come quick. Hopefully I can get some venison in the freezer in the morning!! Be safe everyone!
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Congrads on the New Baby Boy, and getting to make it there in person!!!!!!!

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