Good night from...

That terminal is shut down and empty.

 

At the Pilot in Green River, UT. Spent 2 hours on a thin layer of snow and ice as Idaho decided not to touch I-84 from the split to the UT border. Mostly better once in UT but only after you get closer to civilation. Clear and dry since north of Salt Lake and MUCH warmer as well. I've been parked for over an hour and still haven't fired up the bunk heater.

A short day tomorrow, stopping at the Albuquerque terminal the El Paso on Friday.

 

Update: Showers were very nice indeed. Think "low dollar/rustic" version of the marble showers at Little America. That and only $9.00.

 

I have had two randoms in the last year. The first one, I had dropped a trailer at the customer's request no empties available, but the plan called for a live unload and my DM was going bozonkers when I told her I was leaving (hadn't had a shower in a couple days, spaghetti all you can eat buffet at the truck stop a few miles away and was going to sleep til I woke up lol). Long story short, my DM set me up with a drug test 56 miles away and gave me one hour to get there otherwise a drug test refusal. She gave me one address to the place over the phone and different address over the qualcomm. It was by design to cause me problems with a drug test refusal or pure and plain stupidity and ignorance on her part.

A few months later when I was on hometime, (went out to my truck daily to fire it up, there was a message to call her) Of course I didn't, got my usual load out to SLC got there about 0300 and got another load up in Odgen to pickup so bounced over to the terminal and got a trailer before the day staff could see me on the 'drug test' radar. Meanwhile they are calling/messaging me all week, I went to Los Angeles , then back to Loveland CO and my last load for the week was a shorty picking up in Denver terminal for a local live unload 14 miles. I waited til the last minute to enter the terminal to get the tcall paperwork so not enough time to drug test again. Next morning the FM messaged, 'no more loads til you call in'. but now I was ready for it, showered up and fat breakfast belly, good night's rest; things were on my terms.

Next time you can just purchase the items you need and scan the receipts and Swift will reimburse you.

Was in SLC last night, offered a load to Alberta 800 some miles with 5 days to do it in, turned it down, immediately popped up some load offerings, chose one to Illinois, but planner immediately cancelled if off me and re-offered Alberta begging me to take it because there were no other Canada drivers around. I turned it down again and accepted a load to Albany OR area, also 800 some miles. Winnemucca tonite

 

there was alot of mts at that target dc. they just dont give them away without a preplan. i finally got a preplan when i was at the loves. said to go back to dc to get an mt. p/u at colorado springs tomorrow morning and delivers in prewitt nm the next day. still had about 1.25 hrs left on clock, so drove back and got an mt tonite. drove back to loves and they are full. parked on the street now lol.

 

steve.... didnt see a terminal or dropyard near there. didnt know we had one.

 

That Love's fills up pretty early. Not too much down that way for parking.

 

Brooks, OR at the Pilot.

I dropped a load at Georgia Pacific in Toledo, OR, and picked one up at the same time.
Quick and easy, in and out, and they have a scale.

Getting in and out of the place is slow going however. A ton of little towns with 30 MPH limits.

Not much time on this load, and not much left on my 70 either.
If I have an hour left when I deliver I'll be lucky.
No hours coming in tomorrow and less than 5 the next day so I might take a 34 if I can find a Walmart nearby to stock up.

 

man i dont get how you guys handle being micro managed so much. central never did this to us and until you guys bought us out. how do you guys fuel your reefers?what if you have like 5 loads to drop in one day.

 

that drop yard is just around the corner if its still there, I know it was there a few months ago. I was never able to get a mt from the Target DC either, just bobtail in that dirt lot and you might get a load right out of the dc.