Crete by the #s for xlsdraw

281.8 today. Dropped in Mechanicsburg early. Then headed over to New Kingstown terminal. Was given a preplan to grab a preloaded off the yard but of course it wasn't there. A couple hours later they had me hook back to my MT which miraculously was still there. Sent me to York and grabbed a preloaded there headed to Jonesville, SC. Made it to the Love's at Toms Brook, Virginia. Pick up just enough hrs tomorrow to make it down there but qualcomm says 08:00 Monday. So I'll stage close if they won't take it.

 

Parked at a Kangaroo 5 minutes from Consignee. I went in but they said live offload at 08:00 tomorrow. 393.3 today. Parked with 10 minutes left on 70. Pick up 11:22 for tomorrow.

 

Camping at a Consignee in Port Orange, Florida. Lovely 05:00 appt. 496.4 today.

 

Well between the live offload yesterday morning (5 hrs) at US Foods in Port Orange, Florida and my (ready-to-go) drop and hook at Georgia Pacific in Palatka that WAS NOT ready-to-go, I managed only 59.9 paid miles yesterday. Got to GP at around noon yesterday and that Ready-to-go load was Finally Ready-to-go @ 06:00 Today. Dropped in McDonough, Georgia this afternoon and now I sit at General Mills in Social Circle, Georgia waiting for this Ready-to-go drop and hook to actually be Ready-to-go. I'd wager that it will not be Ready-to-go within these last 2 hrs of my 14.

 

I would have lost the wager. I got the load and made it to the J in Jackson, Georgia with 1 minute left on my 14. Deliver in Arcadia, Florida tomorrow and then deadhead home to start home time. 420.3 today. I plan to head back out Monday morning.

 

Haven't been motivated to post lately. If things don't return to a standard at least close to what I experienced before, I will probably not put the effort into continuing the thread.

 

Time to update. 1st tour out went very poorly. 2nd tour out went ok.

1st tour: 8861 total paid miles; 21 days out; 17 loads; 521.23 average dispatch length; 421.95 average paid miles per day @ 43cpm.

2nd tour: 8924 total paid miles; 20 days out; 12 loads; 743.66 average dispatch length; 446.20 average paid miles per day @ 43cpm.

Totals since returning: 17785 total paid miles; 41 days out; 29 loads; 613.27 average dispatch length; 433.78 average paid miles per day @ 43cpm.


My original 11 months totals before returning: 125,930 total paid miles; 287 days out; 185 loads; 680.70 average dispatch length; 438.78 average paid miles per day @ 39cpm.


While the Overall averages are still down a bit, atleast they trended upward this 2nd tour. Hoping the upward trend continues.