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

Finally got moved. They waited until almost noon yesterday to tell me to bring my RGN back to Wichita (a 9 hour drive) and then put me on a 3 stop TMX load. 2 stops in NJ, final in Queens, NY...and there is a double barrel ice/snow storm headed in that direction. The load will get there when it gets there. I have lost all enthusiasm for this company and their freight, I will head to the shipper before noon and get loaded, then head out towards my deliveries sometime tomorrow. I really don't see the point of busting my ### for this place anymore, it gets you nothing in return but disappointment.

 

I have been told by a trusted source that they have really started cracking down on the shop's incompetent repair habits plus getting on drivers who habitually dump defective equipment for the next driver without reporting it to breakdown. Plus I have heard they have gotten some additional long freight lanes from the west coast to FL, so there are miles available. I may have to get a bottle of Frank's hot sauce ("I put that *bleep* on everything") and have a heaping helping of crow, with a side of humble pie. Equipment issues were one of my primary reasons for leaving both times.

 

Just talked to a COTC driver here at TMX. He said they have a bunch of the new generic SFI logo'd trucks sitting at the yard. He said that going forward, all SFI trucks will be spec'd the same. All castrated, all speed limited to 65, and that all the general freight drivers loads will come from the same database, no more individual company customers. Specialized like what @kylefitzy hauls will still be company exclusive.