Climate Express

That was my reload today in Fort Worth.

 

It's alright for a daycab. Rides fairly decent. Runs an Jake's different than the mack. Acts like it'd be better in construction work. Far as flat bed work goes , only thing I'm having a hard time working out is working with ratchet binders as in getting them to wind out the easy way. A guy showed me the other day an he was pretty slick with them. I suppose I'll get the hang of them eventually. Last time I did flatbed work I was taught with only snap binders.

 

The boss is actually looking for sleeper trucks with apu's. The day cabs were bought for local dump trailer work . But that work slowed up cuz to many bigger outfits are getting the majority of the work. Nature of the beast, when someone needs 12 trucks today and you only got 6 , then you don't get the gig.

 

Hanging out in Bentleyville on my way to Pontoon Beach. I'll cool my heels there until Monday morning. This delivers to the Sam's Club there. The miles have been great.

 

How long do ya think it'll take my body to get used to all the new activity of the new work. I am a little sore an achy but some of that is from slipping an falling on the catwalk when I got in too much of a rush the other day. One good thing is I don't have to throw chains from the ground. Coils is the only thing I have had to chain an that's always done from on the deck. I climbed up and down ladders and in an out the bottom of the hopper bottom all the time. Plus I was up and down stairs a lot at facilities that wouldn't allow being in or on trailers, using their safety facilities. So I was figuring maybe a couple weeks to a month. What's your opinion?

 

I appreciate the advice brother.