Finally got my own truck

Hoses getting ripped of happened now and then when I was a switcher, moving around inter-modal containers.

Taking off tomorrow (Sunday) for Lafayette, IN to pick up a trailer Monday morning. Then from there, who knows, but I'm about to start my journey.

 

Made it to Lafayette, IN. Picking up a trailer in the morning 5 miles from where I am. After that, nobody knows.

My boss says I can get a username for DAT. Not sure what it comes with, but I'm really interested in looking around at statistics. I'm a big numbers guy, and can't get enough.

I've been thinking about ideas of where I could run, and although I told my boss he can have free reign with dispatching me for a while, I would like to eventually carve out a niche area, and try to maximize it.

I had been thinking of running between Chicago and Columbus, and then I thought about triangle routes. Chicago to Philly to Columbus then back to Chicago? 2 round trips per week? Maybe that would earn better revenue? Or maybe just Chicago to Philly and back twice per week? I don't really know a lot about what these lanes are paying, but as a company driver it was something I had never even given a thought about. Now that my success is in my own hands, it is something I seriously have to learn. I wonder if it's out of the question to get $2,500+ from Chicagoland to Philly for dry van.

Glad it is supposed to start warming up a bit the next few days. I won't get my bunk heater installed until the end of the month, but I have a bunch of blankets and a sleeping bag rated for 10 degrees F. And a lot of granola bars, bananas, oranges, and water. And plenty of vape juice for a while.

I'm going to post a topic about vaping supplies, I haven't vaped over the road before, since I started vaping a little at my last job when I switched trailers. I wonder where people get their stuff.

 

Went and picked up new trailer today in Lafayette, IN. Then got my first load. 225 miles $900. Told my boss I wanted Phoenix for $3200 but I knew that wouldn't happen. So here we go.