A Gordon Diary:

Not sure, will check asap.

Tracy, Ca deadhead to Lathrop, Ca deadhead back to tracy (i think looking for an empty trailer) 11 miles
Tracy, ca to Reno, NV 198 miles
Reno deadhead to Reno (for pickup?) 3 miles
Reno, nv to Porterville, Ca 370 miles
Porterville, Ca deadhead to Bakersfield, ca 52 miles
Bakersfield, Ca to Rancho Cucamonga(yard) 147 miles
Rancho yard to Tucson AZ 449 miles
Tucson deadhead to Nogalez, AZ 66 miles
Nogalez to Phoenix 181 miles

1477 total miles for the week

 

i know, i know. That's why i think s/he needs to get off the California/western regional division and get on the national fleet. Believe me we are VERY concerned about this.

Now only being able to go 60mph is not helping out either. And, of course in Cali it's only 55

 

P.S.
Don't have time to get whole-hog into it right now---maybe this weekend. But i was looking at what some of the National fleet drivers are getting mileage-wise (you can go to the Gordon website and look under drivers of the month) and it looks like they are only getting 2500 miles per week.

Gordon just may not be a high mileage company? Of course when you are making .45+ cents per mile it's not too bad.

 

We found out that:
1) Not all trucks are governed to 60; If you've been there a while or you get an older truck then they can be governed to 65. But don't tell anyone.

2) We found out that s/he is in the NCA fleet, which stands for Nevada, California, Arizona.

Patterson Ca, deadhead to Tracy, CA, deadhead to Lathrop, CA 33
Lathrop, Ca to Nogalez, AZ 875
Nogalez, deadhead to Tolleson AZ 189
Tolleson to Fontana, ca 116
Fontana deadhead to Ontario, CA 22
Ontario to Las Vegas 252
Las vegas deadhead to Henderson, nv 15
Henderson to Riverside, CA 232
riverside deadhead to San Bernadino, ca 9
Sand bernadino to Lathrop, CA 406

2149 miles.

1598 miles per week average so far.