H.O. Wolding is a GREAT company!

The load that comes out of Battle Creek MI going to Omaha NE always has a 48 hour window. You can easily grab a reset in that time period, especially because the pickup time isn't strict. But the receiver will never change their delivery time unless you're waiting in their parking lot and they get a couple hours. I tend to get this load whenever I leave from home, even though I live 5 minutes away from the Georgia Pacific in Kalamazoo.

 

Well now that you brought it up, unless this load gets swapped with someone going home or something, I'll get another reset in before I deliver. Oh well, need to do some things for the move anyhow.

 

Looks like I'll be getting the reset in somewhere around Russell. Went up to South Glens Falls to grab an empty, which turned out to not be empty so I had to get that unloaded. Hope that you never have to bump dock 25 during a high traffic time like 9 in the morning. There is a reason the yard guys get to do it. Got empty. Drove an hour down to Amsterdam to some run down old mill that looked deserted. That's where I picked up, I was in and out pretty quick. At one of the service plazas in New York, I helped a Swift driver who accidentally locked himself out of his truck, let him use my Leatherman so he didn't have to pay for road service. Also, found out that once I deliver in Lino Lakes, I pick up in Plymouth, MN going to Titletown USA. Another broker load, but it keeps me moving.

 

What's a leatherman? I locked myself out of my truck the second week I was out... Luckily those Columbias have a bad window design.

 

It's a utility tool. Got like 30 tools in one, I think it's worth it. I locked myself out last year and did the same thing you did, used the pliers to turn the lock. His Prostar didn't have that, so he called the shop and they walked him through basically how to pick the lock with a flat head.

 

Hmmm, I'm thinking of contacting H.O. but I'm not certain of there rider policy or what they consider regional lol . I'd like to see what kind of dedicated accounts they have in the Midwest region, and hopefully they don't go to the city of Chicago all that often ? I don't mind certain parts of Chicago or even the western parts but I've had enough of 30 mile 3 hour trips with the company I work with now.

 

Their rider policy is wide open (free and anyone) once you have 6 months driving experience. Their idea of regional (do you mean home on weekend?) will depend on your location. But they are very good at getting you home if you live in their power lanes. And they do have a shipper/receiver or two in the outskirts of Chicago which will require you to brave 94 and 90 through there, but I've never seen downtown Chicago in a big truck.

 

6 Months with them or just 6 in general? I am looking for something with more home time as in home on the weekends.

Forgot to mention I live in south eastern WI , and I've also enjoyed reading your exploits at H.O. . Very interesting reading.

 

I think just 6 months in general. What state/region of the country do you live in? Wolding is based in Wisconsin and does most of their business there. They have a good sized network in the northeast as well. I live in Michigan along i94 and if I run a home on weekends scedule I usually end up doing a 600 mile triangle that nets me about 2000 miles a week or more if they don't screw me on delivery times. By like I said, it all depends on where you live. The regional guys who are closer to their power lanes tend to get better miles... Wolding isn't a huge company so they focus their business.

 

Not too familiar with the Midwest regional but I have loaded/unloaded in WI, MN, ND, SD, IL, OH, MO, KS, NE, MI, IA. I would assume living anywhere south of Amherst wouldn't be bad at all, but can't say for sure. I would think you would be running paper, paper and more paper in one form or another. They do work with you on getting home, they don't go out of their way to keep you from home. Like cook said, living in power lanes will help, and if I'm not going west, a lot of the stuff that I've run goes through Milwaukee and Chicago.