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  1. Jul 29, 2013 #231
    DrtyDiesel

    DrtyDiesel Road Train Member

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    Just north of Houston on us59 at the flying j. Heading into town in the morning to pickup pipe going to NJ. I'm supposed to be headed home but no loads going to FL. So ill be taking this load to NJ hoping to repower on the way there when I can get near a place with a load going to FL.


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    DrtyDiesel, Jul 29, 2013
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  3. Jul 30, 2013 #232
    txqtrucker

    txqtrucker Light Load Member

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    How is Lone Star treating you. I am considering coming over in November. How are the miles, pay and home time.
     
    txqtrucker, Jul 30, 2013
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  4. Jul 30, 2013 #233
    QBall3577

    QBall3577 Medium Load Member

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    I've been treated good myself. Miles are consistent until Sept/Oct.. then they drop off until like march or so, as does most of flatbed. Lonestar isn't cheap in what they'll accept so sometimes you get long deadheads for stuff. It's all the same tho.. you get paid either way. Pay is decent. If you have to be trained you start at like .38 or.39, jump to .40 after a month, then .42, .46, .48 for levels 1, 2, and 3. As for hometime, being in Bryan you shouldn't have too many problems. Being out of Fort Worth i'm expected to be out a minimum of 3 weeks but I tend to get through the house alot so it staved off needing to be home as much. However, I was always home early whenever I just wanted to go home.. but god forbid you have to be home for anything specific. In that respect, don't hold your breath as i've always been late by anywhere from 2 days to 7 days.
     
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  5. Jul 30, 2013 #234
    DrtyDiesel

    DrtyDiesel Road Train Member

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    Finally loaded, was told my 4 pieces of dunnage was enough for this load. I get there at 8am this morning and need 9 pieces. Went over to the Houston yard and got the dunnage I needed. Returned back to the shipper at 10am, started to get loaded then the guys went to lunch.

    Got loaded at 1330, then came over to this lives off of i610 to weigh out and make sure I'm legal. Everything's good to go so now I'm on my way to New Jersey.


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    DrtyDiesel, Jul 30, 2013
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  7. Jul 30, 2013 #235
    djtrype

    djtrype Heavy Load Member

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    Jersey huh? Better you than me. LOL

    Get loaded in the morning for Houston from Decatur, IL. This month will have netted me 10,200 miles. I'm not complaining. Especially since I was on the project for 2 days and the 4th of July weekend was a busy for miles. So I lost about 6 days for good miles.
     
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  8. Jul 30, 2013 #236
    DrtyDiesel

    DrtyDiesel Road Train Member

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    Yeah I'm supposed to repower this to get a load to Florida but I wouldn't mind just taking it up to jersey. This is my first load of pipe. I put all but one of my straps on them haha. Don't wanna risk them moving

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    DrtyDiesel, Jul 30, 2013
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  9. Jul 30, 2013 #237
    DieselDog81

    DieselDog81 Medium Load Member

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    Did you put any belly straps on the load? It may be the angle of the photo, but there should be at least two straps on the bottom layer of pipe. Just an FYI for future reference.
     
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  10. Jul 30, 2013 #238
    DrtyDiesel

    DrtyDiesel Road Train Member

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    Yeah I got two straps on the bottom and two on the middle, then 7 over the top spanning down the load
     
    DrtyDiesel, Jul 30, 2013
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  11. Jul 30, 2013 #239
    DieselDog81

    DieselDog81 Medium Load Member

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    Ha, a little over kill, but better to over secure than under...
    LST's 8ft policy will automatically have you over secured, so next time you get pipe like that, just stick to the 8ft rule and you'll be set by both DOT standards and LST's and youll save yourself a little work.
     
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  12. Jul 30, 2013 #240
    DieselDog81

    DieselDog81 Medium Load Member

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    Well, im at the sherevport petro, 60 miles away from my drop in the morning, then bounce over to huntsville for a drop date of friday, but im thinking ill be dropping it thursday.
     
    DieselDog81, Jul 30, 2013
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