This past week has me picking up a load in Salt Lake. The driver that dropped it left it with a freon leak. So I was supposed to leave out of there at 0200 did not leave until 1700. Got down to Pageland, SC. Waited almost 2 days to drop. Then waited a whole day to get a load. They gave me a load going to KC, but before I could go pick it up they cancelled it. Another day of waiting. So in almost a week I have gotten 2000 miles. And I am a trainer. I break even at 2000 miles so looks like England will be getting their truck payment. My student will get his pay and I will have enough money to buy a value meal at McDonalds. Who needs to pay bills at home?
AS OF 06/18/09 THERE WILL NO LONGER BE SOLO DRIVERS AT C.R. ENGLAND, UNLESS YOU ARE ON A DEDICATED RUN OR HAVE A LEASE OPTION WITH THEM.....MY FEELINGS ON THIS IS: THAT TRULY SUX. WITH THEIR REPUTATION FOR ASSEMBLY LINE TRAINING AND WITH THE ACCIDENTS THEY'VE HAD ALREADY THIS YEAR, IT'S LIKE ASKING A DRIVER TO WORK IN A NITRO GLYCERINE FACTORY WITH SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS FROM GRAN-MAL SEIZURES....LOOK OUT LITTLE OLD LADIES, WOMEN WITH BABY CARRIAGES, AND FUNERAL HOMES....HERE WE COME.