Leaving for Orientation 10-13-12 in Tulsa,Ok

Comdata cards for scale tickets now. Woo hoo!

 

I started with Melton and right out of the gate Memphis to Laredo. 857 paid miles and a 1 piece load 20 feet long with 8 straps and 3 chains lol. Over secure everything. Seems like good folks from the ones I've met. I'm in truck 7644 if ya see me.

 

If they let you deadhead home, politely inform them that they will let me deadhead home next time!
I'm not too impressed with my new DM. First week with him, and he left me hangin all weekend. The last 5 weeks or so have been 2000-2300 miles weeks, not diggin it. Who's your DM cannon?

 

First load for me is no tarp but I know what I got coming. Lol

 

Flatbedn, who's your DM?

 

Karen I think is her name.

 

I just got rid of her! Karen Crall. She just moved to that position last week. Had her for 4.5 months or so, never once talked to her. She didn't even call and welcome me to Melton! Every single time I needed to talk to her, she was unavailable for one reason or another.

From what she said via Qualcomm, she was moving to a DM position for new drivers, do you know what happens when you're no longer new to Melton? Do they switch you to another DM?

This program has only been going on for a week or two I believe.

 

I was MT Friday morning, got a preplan at 1230 to pick up 270 miles away at 1700. Sent a message saying I wasn't going to make 1700, that was 2.5 hours before my DM went home for the weekend. No response. Showed up at Nucor in darlington at 1730. Nucor let me know that appt was for 1500 and that I needed to get another appt set. Sent off another message immediately, no response again! sent a third message an hour later... Nothing.

slept at Nucor, sent another message this morning... Nothing again. Finally got a call at 1000 this morning, load was eventually picked up by another carrier.

Ive been doing what what I can to either deliver the day before or park at cons for an early morning unload. I just can't seem to catch a break!

As for hazmat, I like it. It seems to keep me out of Western Extrusions. All of the 15 or so times that I've been MT in DFW area, I've been sent to GAF. I can't complain about that.