Stepping Out With My Own Numbers

November 2017

 

I do work a lot. Even with all the miles I’m still home about 6 days a month. It’s just me and the dog, so I don’t mind. I’m running hard now, so that when trade in time comes, I’ll be far enough ahead and can take it easy. I could have been a lot farther ahead if I hadn’t done the whole, add a second truck thing. That didn’t work out well at all.

 

This load was a doozy, but it paid well. This was the final stop. Close enough I could walk to the White House.

 

I just booked my last load of the month. Final stop Monday at 1000. This month has been good but I’ve run hardly any miles. Lots of multi stop runs and short hauls. 8626 total miles, 21516 revenue, 18% DH, 2.49 on all miles, 2.93 per loaded mile. The average load was 539 total miles.

 

Finally heading home for a few days. Got a load to Tulsa. I have a lot of things to do, mostly small maintenance items that have added up. Got pulled over yesterday and had a Level 2 done. I was coming into town from a 50 mph zone to an abrupt 30, I was doing 36 when I hit the sign. No ticket, but it was an excuse to do a level 2 and he found nothing wrong.
My APU won’t run right now either. Has an alternator code, so I’ll have to idle the next couple days. It was cool in PA and MD, not so much in OH and south, still 90 degrees over here.

 

Alternator was bad. It’s due for a service anyway. I swung by a TK dealer to do the service and replace the alternator. All good now.