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.
The misadventures of a rookie tanker yanker
Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Mortarmaggot, Jan 2, 2018.
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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.Smut Thanks this. -
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??? -
Mort how often do you run down to Florida~heading that way Saturday for a little relaxing and exploratory work will definitely be stopping in to talk to the terminal manager in Jacksonville I also know you guys have a terminal in Lakeland as well.
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Carry is Jax~Superior is Lakeland both managed by the same guy
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Nice. Thanks. I just don't know those terminals since I haven't been to em.
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That terminal in Lakeland fl is a dedicated terminal, every now and then you can get a system load out of there, but for the most part those drivers are home every night
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Thanks for updating this thread, it's been great reading and very informative. I'm going to CDL school in Houston in September and when I finish in December the Pasadena, TX Superior terminal is at the top of my list to apply.
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