CDL in hand... Now What ? Decision time, that's what...

62 hours elapsed between Saturday's arrival in the vicinity of the consignee and this morning's appointment time, so this time it's two days of layover pay. Delivered the two steel coils in Portland, TN; then was dispatched to Russellville, KY as expected, although it took some time for the load assignment to arrive on the computer. The loading wait time was not bad and could have been much worse, since there were storms in the area earlier, forcing some trucks to tarp inside. By the time I got loaded, the rain had ended and things moved along fairly smoothly. When I was leaving there must have been at least 15 trucks waiting in line at the entry gate. Made it as far as Whiteland, IN (south of Indianapolis), with about 200 miles left to the Chicago delivery location. This time I have 3 'smaller' aluminum coils with a total net weight of 48,300 that are destined to ride the train and eventually become soda cans. Sitting upright on the trailer the coils kind of look like giant soda cans. I am curious as to how many cans can be made out of one roll.

 

Correction: I just checked the paperwork... the aluminum is to become beer cans, not soda cans...

 

Layover is applicable when you are within 50 miles of the consignee and have to wait more than 24 hours to deliver. It is paid in 1/2 day increments. After 24 hours you receive 1/2 day layover pay and after 36 hours it is a full day. Extrapolating, one can calculate 48 hours at 1.5 days layover pay and 60 hours at 2 days layover pay.

 

Delivered the giant beer cans mid-morning (the best time to go into downtown Chicago IMHO) and then received a new load assignment fairly quickly to pick up some fat square steel tubing in another part of the city. This load goes to Alabama, a distance of about 700 miles. Made it out of the Chicago area mid-afternoon, refueled at a Pilot on I-65, and then drove most of the way through Indiana; now at a rest area about 20 miles north of the KY state line, with 412 miles left to the destination. Delivery is scheduled for 0700 Friday morning; I'll call them tomorrow and see if they'll take it early. If not I'll set up nearby for an easy arrival.

This is only the second time I have not had to tarp a load. Almost felt like I didn't finish the job before leaving the shipper... I got over it in a short while, though

 

I thought you had a sliver condo but maybe it's red? Yesterday at Russellville I saw 3 Roehl trucks waiting to get in the gate; one was a red condo. This afternoon evening while going south on I65 I saw at least 4 northbound singles and one red condo with tarped beer cans...