An old man's career goes flat, Snackbar moves to open deck

When I went to trucking school 10 years ago the ‘plan’ was to get a gas delivery tanker job. Not in the plans now… I run reefer but hauling pharma. Been here 7 years and I would NEVER go back to a regular reefer job… or a regular OTR job… I’m about ready for a local job. When I have to spend 2 nights in a row in the truck I get grumpy…

 

I probably shouldn’t even say anything, but I don’t think holding the next dispatch until you send the paperwork in is spd policy. That’s some chicken #### stuff ifit is. I’ve never heard anyone else say that though. You seem to be a #### FC magnet.

I got to use the new gate in Wichita today, Dang that was nice. They should have made the gate 10’ wider but not changed the curbing. That would move the posts back 5’ past the curb. Drivers would at least have to work at hitting the posts.

 

I have one of the “new” flatbeds. The best part about getting a bunch of new equipment at the same time, all the inspections expire at the same time. Or in my case it expired in March and nobody took care of it. The other guy Im working with on these loads also had a several month expired inspection.

the kicker is he picked his up at a trailer repair shop in okc. My trailer is a year old and has multiple small holes in the deck and at least 8’ of the rubrail has already been replaced. These guys could #### up an anvil with a rubber mallet.

 

We didn’t used to treat drivers like kindergartners, even the ones that we should have.

Im glad I wasted 3 hours of my time getting this trailer inspected. The last driver left the expired sticker, and the expired paperwork in the document holder. I found the two month old inspection when I went to put the fresh paperwork in the holder.

my bad for not checking all the paperwork I guess, but what ####ing goofball leaves the expired paperwork with the trailer.

 

I got their write up right here…

 

I told my former employer XPO to shove a write up form sideways straight up their…. Well ya know.