Delivered a load of plywood here last week, and this place warrants a post. Appointment time: 0600-1130 I arrive: 1015 They clear me a...
2nd most detention pay earned for me at a given location. Product: chemical fertilizer. 3600 pounds a bag, 14 bags total. Do the math....
Eh, I knew from the moment she tried to tell me her stuff wasn't there when I could see it was that she was just screwing me around. I figured...
If it's anything like Swift, they send you to a terminal that's closed all night without even a porta-potty outside for people to use after hours....
Comfort zones are recruitment ######## that ends the day you get a truck. You MIGHT get lucky and get a DM who'll keep you on your half of the...
I scale every load, even the 7000 pound ones. Paranoia keeps me safe.
That trick won't work in a swift truck much longer since they're taking out the j-bars.
I had a GOOD experience with this the other day at the family dollar depot in duncan, ok. The gate guard asked for photo ID when I was in the...
This place is a fine example of how to suck at shipping. My appointment to load was for 6 AM. I got there at 5.45. They checked me in and said...
I tried to post it but the mods don't seem to be big on approving posts with links. Heaven forbid anyone share a useful spreadsheet! Back on...
Not sure. Dumber than rocks, though.
I take that approach when they have an eight-page list of stuff they want you to do before they'll unload you. Tandems to the back, chock wheels,...
I have a little excel spreadsheet I put my axle weights into that calculates this for me. I don't mind it, as every fuel stop is a break my...
I wish I could bring my dog. he's just cute as a button but he will mess a ##### up if he thinks they're gonna hurt one of his humans. Still...
I don't mind giving them the number, I just hate when they demand to SEE IT. I usually leave my wallet in the cab, and if they don't have a sign...
I got a load out of Lathrop with a drop in SLO, one in Bakersfield, and one in LA. It was something like 25 stacks of drywall spread between 2...
I just idle as needed in Cali, I have never been harassed for it. I suspect ticketing people for this is over the chicken-#### line for a lot of...
A&M is on my visit list next hometime. I'd heard they might not get me in a truck until after new year's though. Friend of mine used to work there...
I live right off I-5 in southern Oregon. I work for Swift now, but I've about had it. I'm looking for someplace that can reliably get me home at...
Really, my DM is not the largest problem, the company itself is. He doesn't do 90% of the nasty #### I hear people complaining about, like...
