Central Refrigerated Truck Stop II

I'm late today, so you've got company Chris.

My reefer running full out all day yesterday couldn't get the temp under +8 on a -10 load. Took it to tk this morning to find that everything is working just as it should. Tk suspects they loaded me with over temp product. Combine that with daytime highs of 103° and it just can't make it happen. Awesome reason to be a work-in.

 

you guys think walmart dedicated or a target dedicated will be coming? cuz of swift. how is it for the midwest if it does come? hometime wise

 

Got my next load, picking up in Dekalb, delivering at stop 2 next morning at 0400, no problem there. my 99 is an our away from 02 and doesnt deliver untill the next morning. cant deliver early. Oh well, guess a good time to clean the truck.

 

Got my truck into freightliner, and as I suspected pulling that load to get cr out of a "jam" is gonna cost me 2 days. They said they have parts in stock and can have it done in 2 days, but they don't work weekends, so it will be Wednesday. I told my dm this would happen, but as ever the only thing that matters is the freight that needs to move today. Oh well. I'm gonna get a hotel and a car and enjoy my unnecessary weekend.

 

No idea yet, we have to wait and see.

 

I'm sure within 6 months you can transfer to a swift truck and pull for whatever dedicateds they have. But you'll be a swiftie.

 

central is a starter company after 6 months ill have my 1 year i dont think i wanna stay. company driver isnt the best thing.. owner op way better

 

I don't know about "way" better. You have to be very driven to make it work. As far as the starter company thing, they all are in a way. Everybody makes close to the same money, or not any at all. With Central you will be driving and paying for a newer truck so even as an owner op you're expenses are insanely high for a new driver. If you budget, deliver on time, pinch pennies with the best of em, and manage to conserve fuel no matter what/when/where you're hauling, you might make a really good settlement or two. I could see staying with them long term if my family could tolerate 10 more years of me on the road. And there are more than a couple of drivers who have. JMO

 

Maybe he mean't a real O/O buying his own truck and getting his own Authority or leasing onto Landstar or one of the other O/O companies.

 

Judging from his prior posts, he wants his own authority. Sounds nice, but from all I see you need some contacts if you want to make actual money as an independent.