Magnum ltd - fargo, nd

The best advice I can give you PM someone who’s been there for awhile and get their phone number.

PeopleNet isn’t a big deal when you learn how they use it, though some of the data they require is a PIA...you learn to deal with it. Knowing how to drive is helpful, but learning the Magnum way will go a long way towards reducing frustration...

 

I would much rather have an Android with too much stuff than an Apple with whatever stuff they think you should want...besides, Android can turn off the stuff you don't want.

Peoplenet is unique, frustrating and annoying (much like me), but once you get accustomed to how it works, then it's not so bad. After leaving Magnum, I went to Purgatory for 6 months (a.k.a. Big G), they use the clunky old Omnitracks unit (what use to be Qualcomm), and I hated it. I felt like it was like I had broke my tablet and had to function on an old Commadore 64 from the 80's.

 

Sounds exactly like you SSB, once someone gets to meet and actually sit down and talk to you they find out you’re a #### nice guy! Hope you’ve been doing well and the new gig is still great

 

Checked in at Sygma. I can see why so many drivers hate this place. But it's going alright for me so far. I got door 9 and no trailer in door 8 on drivers side. So not really a horrible experience for me this time. But it's definitely not one of my favorites.

Worst part for me was I did my little squiggly-doo to set up to back up, then some ####### pulled up right on me, then got out of his truck to go open his doors. That kinda ticked me off because I had to wait for him to get out of the way before I could back up. Other than that... Its going well so far.

Next is a pickup in Shelby NC tomorrow heading to Wyandotte MI for home time for a family wedding.

Since I got this new truck on August 20, I've committed to 60mph. I'm also trying out 400-500 mile drive days and recaps, as opposed to 600+ and resets. I know my wife likes this schedule better. The 600+ mile days usually average out to about 300-400 miles per day anyway. So far I kind of like it too. I didn't understand it before. It made me feel lazy. But so far I'm digging it with my wife in the truck.

 

Happy wife, happy life

 

Shhhh...you'll ruin my "bad boy" reputation....

Things are still good over here, hope things are just as good for you at your new gig...

 

Whatever, we all know you’re a big teddy bear inside, well deep inside, but it’s there somewhere lol.

Enjoy moving into the winter months, I know I’m looking forward to frozen tarps...not! Stay safe!

 

How much involvement do you have with "loading" or "unloading" your trailers? Is that all done for you and you do the occasional tarping?

 

Every load has to be secured, we do that even for drop and hook loads - sometimes chains sometimes straps. It’s not to bad, 45 min or less typically.

Tarpping comes in groups, but overall I’d say 30% of our loads are tarpped. More often it’s a broker trying to upsale services and the customer could care less if the product was tarpped.

 

On ours, most of our loads are preloaded and secured (98% or so), but like your tarp loads, our live loads come in groups. You won't see one for 3 or 4 months, then 2 or 3 back to back. I pulled one of our new 2018 Great Dane conestoga flats on this load...soooo nice not having to fight a bad wheel holding up the rolling show. All of our deliveries (except plant to plant transfers) are driver teardown, 30-45 minutes unload time unless there is a problem. I sure don't miss grocery warehouses one bit. I would rather deal with a load teardown and stowing gear than standing in line to check in, then standing in line to speak to the lumper scammer, then standing in line to pay, then standing in line to check out. My load this morning 1.5 total hours on-site from hand paperwork to the forklift guy to rolling out the gate.

As far as cold and frozen stuff, our biggest issue is making sure all the ice and snow it off the conestoga before you roll it forward, otherwise the top folds in, and you can't get it to fold back out when it's time to close up. That and the occasional frozen ropes on the double drop laces, nothing compared to what you tarping involves.