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gntorres61 · Nov 29, 2018

Deacon Blues said: ↑

Congrats to runningman on a great accomplishment! I'm not a trucker nor do l have any involvement with the industry. I've been reading his postings for years on this site. Cheeseman, Malone, Schneider, Abilene, magnum, FCC. It does not matter where this guy is or how bad it is, he always finds a way to make the most of any opportunity thrown his way.
Rarely does he complain about the long hours or weeks away from the family. His attitude is always positive. It has been very enlightening to read his postings over the years. This award couldn't have been given to a better person. I'm elated to see that it was bestowed upon this great person.
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Well said DB! Class guy with great work ethic!. Hope it inspires you to become one of us. I started 5years ago at 52. Never too late......

runningman0661 · Nov 29, 2018

Deacon Blues said: ↑

Congrats to runningman on a great accomplishment! I'm not a trucker nor do l have any involvement with the industry. I've been reading his postings for years on this site. Cheeseman, Malone, Schneider, Abilene, magnum, FCC. It does not matter where this guy is or how bad it is, he always finds a way to make the most of any opportunity thrown his way.
Rarely does he complain about the long hours or weeks away from the family. His attitude is always positive. It has been very enlightening to read his postings over the years. This award couldn't have been given to a better person. I'm elated to see that it was bestowed upon this great person.
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I appreciate the kind words.

runningman0661 · Nov 29, 2018

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Yesterday, went to Quaker Mixing company in Atlanta for a load going to Scranton SC for 5am this morning. As of 5am, I sit in Lugoff SC rest area waiting for a split sleeper which happens at 641am. Yes, I am late 75 miles away. How did this happen? Started my clock.at 0930 in Resaca at Flying J, I got to my appointment at 1140 for a nooner, and did not leave until 440pm right into the teeth of Atlanta evening rush.
My dispatcher got my appointment changed to 11am, so off the hook there, but it took me over 90 minutes to get around 285 over to I 20 due to an accident just shy of the I 20 interchange. It's why I call this "The Great American Parking Lot". I had planned to run this to the doorstep not even knowing it the receiver had on-site parking, but the lost time and that I still had to scale my load over 41k of oats, grits, granola bars and the like, sealed my doom. I was 100 lbs over on my drives, slide two holes up with the Martinez GA scale coming up. They were closed!
So I will get this load there between 0800 and 0830 then boogie to Elizabethtown, NC pickup more honey and head to Conyers GA for another live unload tomorrow noon. Yeesh! Live load, live unload, rinse, repeat, short hophop. I am finding out what SE regional is about here. Still in its infancy and it's growing pains as they try to get new freight customers especially drop and hooks which defines dry van.
Then deadhead home 500+ for the weekend (paid deadhead). Time to shave and get going within an hour, will shower during split break. Good Day Sunshine........
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The SE regional has its positives of being home more often and closer to home, but I will take being gone longer for longer length of hauls and more drop and hooks.

gntorres61 · Nov 29, 2018

Yeah, I remember my time with Cargo Transporters. They had more drop and hook in the SE, some in the NE, and some in the midwest. I guess it just takes some time to build it up. Getting unloaded here in Scranton/Lake City SC. Still counting my load. Doing my split sleeper break here since its going on two hours then, my honey run.

runningman0661 · Nov 30, 2018

Picked up in Broken Bow going to Four Oaks, Nc. I am having to take a reset in Knoxville, I will get up about 0100 Sunday morning, drop this in Four Oaks and then bounce to the house for home time. I will be taking 7 days off, and going on a mini vacation with the family. I’m burned out and need to get out of the truck for a few days.

supersnackbar · Nov 30, 2018

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Picked up in Broken Bow going to Four Oaks, Nc. I am having to take a reset in Knoxville, I will get up about 0100 Sunday morning, drop this in Four Oaks and then bounce to the house for home time. I will be taking 7 days off, and going on a mini vacation with the family. I’m burned out and need to get out of the truck for a few days.
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Tell me about being burned out. I have been out since 10/13, and not planning on being home until just before Christmas...I don't know how drivers who don't have a regular home to visit live in a truck all year(other than the occasional hotel visit)...

runningman0661 · Nov 30, 2018

Can someone please tell me when it became socially acceptable to wear pajama bottoms in public? Three times this week I’ve seen drivers sitting in restaurants or walking around at truck stops. I can understand if you run into the truck stop in the middle of the night due to a bathroom emergency, but to be sitting at the counter in a restaurant and think nothing of it, boggles my mind.

Vic Firth · Nov 30, 2018

That’s because everything is socially acceptable now, there’s no ethics anymore!

Enjoy your time off RM!

runningman0661 · Nov 30, 2018

Vic Firth said: ↑

That’s because everything is socially acceptable now, there’s no ethics anymore!

Enjoy your time off RM!
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Couldn’t agree more.

mushroom1464 · Nov 30, 2018

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Can someone please tell me when it became socially acceptable to wear pajama bottoms in public? Three times this week I’ve seen drivers sitting in restaurants or walking around at truck stops. I can understand if you run into the truck stop in the middle of the night due to a bathroom emergency, but to be sitting at the counter in a restaurant and think nothing of it, boggles my mind.
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I'm definitely showing my age 54. But

runningman0661 said: ↑

Picked up in Broken Bow going to Four Oaks, Nc. I am having to take a reset in Knoxville, I will get up about 0100 Sunday morning, drop this in Four Oaks and then bounce to the house for home time. I will be taking 7 days off, and going on a mini vacation with the family. I’m burned out and need to get out of the truck for a few days.
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I've seen people wearing things in truck stops that I wouldn't wear to walk to the mail box. Of course all you have to do is look at what people are wearing in airports now days to realize that almost anything goes nowadays. I'm sure we're just old farts. Enjoy your well deserved time off.

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