Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

The one time it happened here, our boss mixed up the “bill to” and “ship to” addresses. My coworker was in Raleigh, and the actual delivery was supposed to be in Raleigh, but he went all the way to Winston Salem to customers home office (90 miles each way). Nobody knew anything was wrong until he arrived at customer and tried to deliver. Of course by the time he got back to Raleigh, it was too late to deliver it that day...

 

Had a down town route today, it was good practice for the big time truck rodeo this weekend. Have to do some more studying for the truck rodeo.

 

Your in it?

 

The company is having one this Saturday and you know if you win you go up the ladder. There’s no way I’ll win won’t even be a contender, but I’ll be in it.

 

We NEED footage. Mikey backing a double round the cones at 10mph..


Oh the humanity!

 

When was the last time I posted anything in here or on TTR in general? Unreal Might have to take a week off, so I can read all the posts that I have missed. Still doing P&D at FXf. Had the option twice to go to the road, but some road drivers only work 2 or 3 days out of 5..... especially the ones that are at the bottom of the xtra board. I decided to pass on that "tremendous" opportunity. Also not sure how long I could handle working vampire hours. Trying to sleep during the day is tough for me.

Boy are they trying really really hard to cut down on the OT. They hired crap ton of city drivers and they want everyone to work 8 hours and then go home. I used to have anywhere between 10 to 15 hours of OT each week and now I'm lucky if I get 5. So much for that OT pay after 8th hour.

For the past few months I've been getting steady start times either 8 o'clock or 8:30 in the morning. Doing routes of drivers that called off/on vacation, overflow routes, volume or going with the set to Sams club or Chewy. All the good stuff

last thing but not least not sure what the deal is with some of the newer drivers that started after me, but they rely way too much on the gps and later they get caught somewhere with their pants down. We had one fella few weeks got stuck under 12'8" bridge. He ended being on the local tv news station. Don't think he is driving anymore. Everyday on the start times sheet it says DOCK next to his name.



We have good amount of convertible trailers sitting in the yard

 

I’m in the 28’ class I’ll tell you backing the doubles won’t be pretty.

 

Them squirrelly little ######## ain't much better!

 

I don’t get it. 12ft tall is 12ft tall I’ve not yet argued with a bridge sign if the sign says 12ft that’s good enough for me .

 

But the GPS said to go that way!!