Millis OTR journal

So, I had something both cool and extremely creepy happen to me today. Had a broker call me and offer me a load for pickup on Friday. Before I called him back, I looked up the load and it wasn't on the board. I let him know that fact when I called him back.He said he knew that, and most of his loads never make it to the board. Apparently he's been tracking me. Offered me a load that pays pretty well and gets me home this weekend. I wasn't planning on going home, but I got a new supply of contacts coming to my house in the next day or two, so I'll take it. He said that because of where I live, he looked at my run history and offered me a couple really nice lanes that will never be seen on our load board. He has a bevy of drivers that just take them before they need to be posted. He lost a couple of his regulars because they moved on to another company or retired or whatever. If they pan out (I've heard this story before) this will be a major change, and a very good one. Here's hoping, I guess. For now, I'm just grabbing a beer at Fat Patty's. If you ever do a 10 in Teays Valley at the TA, it's worth the walk across the street. Killer burgers, man. Cheers y'all, have a good night and be safe.

 

Bulkheads is what you're looking for. When I took the paper roll loads with the giant rolls, they never spaced them. Hell, there wasn't room. The GP loads out of Cedar Springs were all front-to-back with no spacing. Always between 6-8 rolls. The only place I ever saw that tried to space out the weight was the place in NY I hated going to. Twin Rivers, or Two Rivers, or whatever it was. Hated that dam place. The guy loading the trailers there needs smacked and given an education.

 

Ughhh... Philly... been there twice with Millis. I'll never go to that city again under any circumstances.

 

Steve's a nice dude, you'll do well with him

 

After being a trucker for over two years, I am sitting down to my first truck stop restaurant meal ever. It's exactly as depressing as I imagined it would be.