The misadventures of a rookie tanker yanker

Headed up to Bedford Park after I load. Been sitting at the customer for 4 hours now. Already let Erika now I'll be late on delivery tomorrow.

Got a side unloader this morning but TO said rear was needed. Got that straightened out. No rear unloader on the yard, so off to Grace TW I go. Tank is clean, but the gasket on the dome lid is hanging out. Took a while to put that in with a rubber mallet.

Get to customer and product isn't ready. Another tanker goes ahead to unload. He's having issues.

No problem. As the saying goes, " Take the money." Went on dispatch delay at 0200. Sucked up 5 hours before starting my day. Ran 27 miles getting the tank and to the customer. Sitting at customer for 4 hours leaves me at 172 for the day and counting. Yeah, it's going to be an easy 300 dollar day.

 

Ran down Cincinnati way with a load of dispatch brains. Squatting at the LaQuinta until I load out for Raeford on Monday.

LaRoassa"s double pepperoni and a Coke is in order before I settle in for the night. Tommorow, it will be wings from Roosters.

 

Been a while since I've posted. Had a nice vacation in a mountain cabin with the family. My son heads to Greer SC for the one week training.

I'm out running the system until the 24th. Took a different load out to see a new place in Florida. Ended up in our Savannah and Baltimore terminals, both were firsts. Baltimore has dispatched me a few times though.

I covered a load that another driver couldn't finish out of Baltimore. Dispatch thought I was wanting to go home. Once she realized my go home date, she gave me the Iowa City run after the short run I covered.

Dropped the tank in Richmond and ran down to the 58 to sit 24 or so hours. Nice dispatch delay and miles to run over the weekend. Take the money and run.

I am believing it is time to put this thread to bed. Haven't been a rookie in a while, but I am still learning. Maybe I can get my son to do a thread with me once he gets to be a full hire???

 

I've only been down that way twice hauling. Once to Miami and then Gainesville this last Tuesday. Are those Superior terminals or Carry? Sometimes we dispatch out of Carry terminals.

 

Nice. Thanks. I just don't know those terminals since I haven't been to em.