A first time for everything.

The rates around here are killer right now. 4-6 a mile for flat and dry van on 150-300mi short hauls. 1755 to run a van load into NYC. 380 mi round trip. Plastic pipe, tmc's cheap back haul to get back south paid 1500 on like 240 or 250mi

 

Across the st from willow that big warehouse and a few other warehouses around the back side of the loves-blue streakin is storage for Raymond fork trucks. Were in house carrier for them. His company trucks just shuttle from Norwich to kirkwood. Lots of new Amazon warehouses going up. That's where most of em are going.

They go in a van not a flat

 

This is exactly what I did and don't regret it one bit.

 

Sounds like a sweet ride!

 

You were told you were not important, not a priority. With a hour early to appointment to boot.

I just love that. The irony or simple conficious like question. Important enough for a appointment (Oh MY... what service... and greetings) and not important enough to load worth a dam all day. (HA.. join the club.)

I think I would have done the same. If there were other problems in my mind that day enough to push the waters over the mental dam.

In fact... I have deliberately or carefully staged just enough trouble to have the shipper or reciever call my company and inform them that I AM BANNED. But not enough ruckus that I would be arrested.

Problem solved.

That is until a company begins to fire drivers for getting banned. Or in my case decades later sent back there to that outfit as a team with wife remembering the original ban and wonder if they remember me. (Not long. its usually someone saying YOU AGAIN! OMFG.) if they worked there that long. (Two places did....)

You can probably forget that particular shipper and it's customers as part of your future work from now on.

Just don't make a habit of it or someone will notice and eliminate YOU from trucking either as a employed driver or as a motor carrier who wont carry.

 

That rocks ! Good job! ....he'll I might even send you some money lmao .

 

I am alseep at the switch today and just read this update.

That completely nullifies whatever I wrote.

I think YOU WANT to keep doing business with them now that THEY KNOW TO LOAD YOU IN A HOUR OR FAST from now on.

Whoever was at fault that bad day must have really been ripped in the big boss office verbally. If not financially for that detention.

I celebrate this breakthrough with you. Enjoy the money. There IS a first time for everything.

 

Everyone has one of those days, but we as the professionals have to suck it up and bear with it to get the job done. If not, leave and find a new company to work for.