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I'm unloading in Lake Charles and have a pre plan to reload in Beaumont TX and head to Tupelo MS.

I finished the pay period with 2, 700 miles. . But every ACT driver I talked to was struggling last week. I don't know what's happening with our freight but it sure seems slow. Especially in the KC area.

I know most of the trucks are full and when that happens freight becomes scarce. . Probably take a couple of weeks and we'll start seeing trucks lined up along the fence and freight will pick back up.

Sweating last week. . Running the heat this week. . Stupid weather.

 

I delivered in Tupelo and went to the truck stop by the Cooper tire plant. .I qc and asked my position on the board. . Your #1.. Ok. .

So I waited. . And waited. . Finally I said Heck with it and got something to eat. . An hour later, I'm back in the truck. . Nothing on the qc so I fired up the tv.. let it scan. . Got interested in a program and CHIRP! Lol never fails. . If you want a load. . Try and take a nap or watch tv. I don't know how they know.

So I loaded at the Cooper plant (actually drop hook) heading to Cooper in Indiana for asap. I won't even get into the. . Your #1 on the board. . The load had been sitting there waiting to be picked up. . And I was 1/2 mile away. . But it took over an hour to give me the load. .ugh!

I stopped at Hurricane Mills.. not enough time to make it to receiver and it blows trying to find parking once the sun sets. .

So early to bed. . Early to rise. . You know the rest.

 

We move a lot of tires. .Lowe's. . Carrier of the year (multi years) Pet smart..

We don't pull a lot of cheap freight and it's mostly drop and hook. .so I use this board to rant, but they do a good job. So I take a deep breath and keep on moving.

I did my drop and hook then got a pre plan loading in Ohio and delivering in Memphis first thing Monday morning. Light load and good miles. ... I'll end the pay period with approx. 2, 600 miles.

Have a good weekend.