Running with JCT

I know what you mean by not giving them a 2nd look. I do not remember how I came across this thread but it caught my attention and not having a TV in the truck I read it in a few days. It was very informative and I keep on reading to see what goes on next.

It is funny how you never pay attention to certain carriers and then you read a thread and then you find yourself looking for the trucks.

As for running the West coast I have never ran that part of the country and people that I talk to says not to worry about it that it is more laid back than the Northeast.

 

I would much rather run west. More parking , more polite 4wheelers. Better food most of the time. The 55 mph speed limit in California is too slow imo. Expensive fines. East/northeast is much more unpleasant to me. Also , roads are not so tight like many places in the east. Easy to get around out west. Running west is so easy it gets boring. My truck isn't carb legal so I guess I won't be there for awhile. Whatever. Running the southeast and midwest will have to do, I suppose.

 

I'd go 40 MPH In Ca. to stay out of the NE I hate it up there, those places were not built for a truck that articulates in the middle! I'm glad I am out west and try to stay out this way, If i have to run east I'd rather Southeast over northeast any day. I'm running now with a ALL 48 Forced Dispatch company and I have to do it to get where I want to be. i was offered regional but my next venture doesn't take just regional do they?(JCT)

 

When are you going to be in Seattle? I am just making my way North through Texas to offload in Sumner. I got to sit around Laredo most of the day. The only good thing about that was having the truck and trailer washed.

 

Well, it's been a while. It's been a busy month and week. For the last 7 days I'm at 3963 miles. I'm currently at 11,600 miles for the month. And on track for at the minimum 13,900 month. I got a load to Tennessee then back home for home time. Are miles at JCT? That answers your questions. I meet drivers that say I'm not getting any miles or my paychecks suck. They buy expensive fuel. I fuel for profit not a paycheck. My last 50 fuel ups my average gallon is $3.70. I don't turn down loads. I came here hoping to make $750 a week. Man let me tell you. $900 is a bad week for me here.
I've been here 4.5 months and got my truck brand new. It currently has 55,700 an average of 12,350 miles a months since I started here. Oh and I didn't run the first day of the month. If I did it would've been a 14k month plus it's not a full month for me going home next weekend

 

I'm in Gila bend too

 

I will be at the TA East of Seattle Monday afternoon to begin a restart then deliver wed morning.

 

At the Pilot, I got my handy dandy leaf blower (really, if you pull any kind of trailer, you'll LOVE this tool!) out and "swept" out the trailer. Works good on SNOW as well beats trying to clean off the tractor with a broom at times