Good night from...

Back in Fontana finishing up the 8-hour portion of my split sleeper berth.

Spent over 4 hours getting jerked around at the Von's DC. It's official, I HATE (non-Walmart) GROCERY DCs. On top of that got to pay $181 for the experience......*&%$ lumpers.

Picked up a preload trailer late last night headed for the Walmart DC in Loveland, CO. It's was a non-Walmart DC (handles mostly ocean containers). EVERYBODY was friendly and professional AND it's the newest Swift trailer I've ever seen.

 

I just take zen approach to grocery dc's, expecting to be there ate least 4 hours and see it as a revenue opportunity for detention pay ... as far lumpers, I assume you are aware that we get reimbursed. It's just the pain in the butt of dealing with them.

In NC, currently sitting on dock for over 4 hours now and informed it will be at least another 2.

 

Are you allowed to lump your truck yourself and pocket the lumper money?

 

You won't get paid what the lumpers get paid. if you decide to unload it yourself

 

I prefer day too but sometimes I get these dang late loads and not a lot of time on them. I got to the shipper a couple hours early, trailer was loaded and paperwork sitting there, lady kept taking off telling me to wait, finally she gives it to me at almost 10pm and I got there at 8

 

got here at costco .5 hour ago. took 6.5 hrs to get here from green river ut. just as i planned lol. gave a couple xtra hrs for traffic and wasn't too bad. last time i been thru i-70 it was all white lol

 

have an 1900 appt. went in to see if i can dock early. they saiid if 6pm truck doesn't show, i can take its spot.

 

Back at the terminal in IGH. Was sent a pplan today, pu recycled junk out of Eau Claire going to Alco, TN. All of 850 miles for Sunday afternoon. Asked what freight in the area, 5 loads, 4 heading back up north and one heading East. Hometime request for Saturday in PHX, so turned it down. Was told earlier about a load that was coming out of Chippewa, WI going to Nogales, and planner gave to somebody else. Later finally a decent pplan, pu at 1400 in Winonna going to Redlands for a drop Monday evening. I know that I can get out of there and stay in the area and actually maybe get some miles. Fontana planning area.

 

got unloaded pretty quick at costco store. couldn't decide whether to head to denver terminal or the ta in wheat ridge. decide ta was closer and probably had some parking. got here and parking was getting full. think theres about 3 left not countion the reservee ones. lightning is pretty spectaculer now

 

dropped my load 30min before the window ended so I just made it, now sitting in the dirt lot next to the target dc in Pueblo, CO
not sure how accurate it is but according to the QC I got 9.9mpg so hot dang thats better than the volvo I had, says I used a little over 50 gallons of fuel going the 500 miles