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By the way, not to get onto a rant or anything, but while I was getting my empty trailer certified inspected at the Denver terminal before heading to Coors, I saw two women in a truck just ahead of me in the PreQual lane of the shop. Funny but I met them again at the Coors facility and they asked me to help them put load locks in their trailer so they could close, seal, and lock the doors...

... I think they must have been team driving. Certainly not a trainer situation, at least I hope not. Neither one had a decent coat OR gloves OR hat OR flashlight OR vice grips... nor did they seem capable of actually climbing up into the trailer. I'm hoping they aren't planning on begging favors as a career. As politely as possible I told them that they REALLY need to have warm clothes AND tools and flashlights as a MINIMUM requirement to get the job done. It would also be a minimal expectation that they should be able to climb up into the trailer and secure their own load. Jeesshhh!!!!

 

If I remember, MAC 23 will give you directions right to RMCC ...

 

Nope... the only helpful hint other than to stop at the first Coors gate for trailer inspection is.... (ready for it?)....

"Don't use the GPS to get to RMCC."

Isn't that special?

 

I agree with you, if you cant do the job then why are you there? I wonder how they managed up to that point unless they look for male drivers to help them with everything. The stuff you mentioned is a must, in my door I have not 1 but 2 pairs of gloves, one pair I use for fueling and my pre trip, other pair normally for my drop and hooks and then I have a pair of freezer gloves on my top bunk, I used them when I was a chef and took inventories in the cold freezer, they work great in the freezing cold too grabbing that cold dang landing gear.


Went and dropped a load at Woodland Hills then took a load to Livermore, I decided with a hour left on the clock I would just sleep behind the store, at least I know I have a parking spot this late at night. Orginally got a call I was planned for a Tulare load then was a backup incase something wasnt covered, got a call back asking how many hours I would have left tomorrow and if I could do a Grenada Hills too, I said yeah Grenada Hills takes me roughly 2.5 hours each way depending on traffic and how heavy the load is so thats 5 hours and then Tulare is 1 hour each way which makes 7 and I should have 7-7.5 drive time once I make it back to the dc. "Are you sure?" yes I know how to trip plan and calculate my hours

 

delivered the 2 sprinter van in sandy ut. the towtruck driver had a heck of a time getting it undone from trailer. guy was a lil smaller than my 230 lbs and was a tight squeeze for him. he got stuck a few times. so he left and p/u a skinny driver and got it all undone. took about 3 hrs.

 

got a preplan, that according to it, picked up in slc at 1500 and dewlivers tomorrow in thorton co at 1600. only problem was once it got dispatched, i looked for bol# and trlr# and didnt have one. read down to message and said if no trlr # then load not ready. have 8 hrs left. so called in and lady said it had until midnite to pickup. said not for me it doesnt lol. if that was on thew time and preplan, i would of put p/u for tomorrow morning instead. as steve always says....stupid keyboard monkeys

 

If you've been dispatched to pick up your load at Morris (and have the trailer number) you DO NOT need an MT.

BTDT.

 

Well, I had the mt.
Picked it up and delivered early.

Then I got in traffic and slow speed zones and was over by 4 minutes on my 70 to a 'truck stop'.
Not really a truck stop, just a gas station. But I've not been turned away sitting here.
The guy told me that they don't usually allow overnight parking, but he didn't see anything.
So far, so good.

 

home after a long day, did 564 miles for the day but it felt like more. Went into the office yesterday before starting and the boss was there, he was like "hey Jakob I have great news for you" so I asked what and he told me we are picking up 6 stores in the Vegas area so I asked if that meant I would be taking trips to vegas sometimes and he replied nope all the time and it justifies keeping me on the fleet and with a sleeper. He said I would probably get 2 days off a week, will deliver loads in Vegas then pick up styrofoam loads I believe he said out of Lake Havasu and bring that back to the dc then run right out with the next load. I should be able to get 600 miles or so a day if I run hard so I could still get 3k+ miles a week with 2 days off. Sounds like a cool deal to me.

 

ended up getting another costco load out of slc delivering today at 1500 in lone tree co. waiting for the 2 oclock truck to leave. had some naurly wind with blowing snow going thru elk mtn area this morning. was down to 35 mph due to white out. wasnt snowing. wind was picking up the snow from ground.. head to denver yard when im done. low on my 70 and will run recaps for awhile till i get to home area