CFI Driver's What's Your 20? (2017 edition)

Another facepalm moment... A michigander that can't ice skate... What is this world coming to

 

And I don’t like snow and cold. If it weren’t for the kids, I would leave the state.

 

Out here in Cold Mass. Bunk heater isnt working so big red has to work double time. Had picked up out of Thompsontown PA and doing a round trip back. Picking up those Cabinets, Im sure you remember that place Rooster. Last stop is in 4 hrs in NH.

Booked out till monday with a load heading to Lexington KY saturday. Then a load heading to Wooster OH which is south of Akron. The freight is looking so good right now. I may never go home hahaha.

 

I like going to that furniture place in Pennsylvania it's a pretty Drive.

All the owner operators claim that this is the time of the year when they just rest until April cuz there's no Freight... You just keep running that "no freight" that they don't pick up!

 

Another day in the annals of the world's most respected trucker...

Background: in the old days we had a special key, looks like a key for a soda machine, that was an anti-theft device. The device lock the brakes up if the key wasn't in.

One day I unloaded my truck I had left the padlock on the dot bumper when I was empty I left forgot about the padlock.
I realized it somewhere down the road and back tracks and I see my locks in the middle of an intersection I pulled over and retrieved it.

After that I started keeping the padlock key on the same key ring as the anti-theft key that way I could never forget my.

The new trucks have this anti-theft system that doesn't use the key what an electrical lockout. Not even thinking I put my padlock key on the same key ring is the electrical lockout.

This morning I unlock the padlock put it on the dot bumper got unloaded and proceeded to leave I've never shut the engine off so the electrical lockout was already bypassed because the engine was running.

I drove around corners and over bumps and I'm somewhere in the middle of Springdale Arkansas. I noticed the empty pin cushion on my Dash and realized I left my padlock with the anti-theft device on the DOT bumper. I was sure I lost it so I backtracked back to the customer and never found it.

I called Joplin and they dispatched me straight to Joplin to get a new Anti-Theft. That also meant $50 for a new padlock.

I'm in the inspection by and tell them I can't turn the motor off because I lost a little key fob.

They get the numbers off of the pin cushion and are going to get me a new one. In the meantime one of the guys inspecting the truck comes around the back with my padlock in the key fob and everything intact.

About 80 miles with that thing riding on the dot bumper... There's no explanation except even the air ride system tries to make my ride smoother for me.

Jopmo for the night getting a couple of little things taken care of.

 

Honestly freight has been just been booming. Rates have increased. I think most guys dont want to deal with the North east if I dont mind it though. Most of the time I get all the fuel in Virginia and fill up before I hit the New England area. But even in Ohio and the midwest its been awesome. Im loving it so much idk when Ill go home. Im really trying to get too Laredo.

 

Go see the senoritas... they miss you Papy!!!

 

TA in Tallulah Louisiana... A real hopping place this is...

Delivering tomorrow in Brookhaven Mississippi then I got to pick up in Gulfport, taking it to Laredo.

I'll give the senioritas your regards @Cw5110 . Every time I do though they always say oh no Popy, yo quierro C dub!!!

 

Going to the Wally DC are ya?

 

Yep, that's be the place...