Orientation Lenoir City 1-19-15

Appt times have varied, but that's the nature of reefer and you will see that at ANY company that runs reefer. We could run what Crete calls "super-solo", 19 hrs max in a day. We basically swapped days, or both drove if the need arose. Now that I'm solo, things are good so far. Will be a couple hours late for this run to FL, but had to get reworked on the 2nd p/u (shipper tried to put an extra 3,500 on the tail end - I scaled at 79,500 with only a 1/4 tank of fuel n tandems were over 37k lol) so I think that's where I lost the time, plus roadwork on I-40 in AR. Everybody had to stop n play rock paper scissors to see who got to merge first, or so it seemed...

Thinking about finding someone to team with...road sucks by yourself...

 

As far as NYC, even though we are "forced dispatch", you can refuse a NYC load with no problems. If you take it, they do pay an extra $100 for your troubles...

On sleep apnea...it's probably the biggest safety issue facing the industry. If you're not getting enough rest when you sleep, you're more likely to nod off during the day. We have a hard enough time driving these 70 foot long, 40 ton machines after a good night's sleep. Fall asleep behind the wheel for even a second...we've all seen the pics on Facebook...