CRETE - A Year in Review

NOTE TO MANAGEMENT: TAKE CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. I know that you should not end a sentence in a preposition, but the truth is the truth. Bean Counters, Legal Beagles, and In-humane Resources are the bane of Industry. They have meetings, memos and policies....oh my. Nothing to the positive, but all to the negative. Inaction at best, always negative to the driver. Get back to the starting premise of business and understand success.

 

Another TTR meetup that neither party knew about. I was seated to your right, down at the end. I'm the O/O who's got a date with Northwest Georgia Bank for a truck refi, then a date with another company for orientation (probably K&B Power, not to be confused with K&B Transport).

 

Wish I had good news....but being stuck in Washington State for 3 days (counting today) I have reached the boiling point. It was good miles running here but dang...that lost its flavor quick. Got me a pu later tomorrow morning outta here FINALLY. This Asset Manager program is a step in the right direction over a zone dispatch but there are quite a few kinks to work out. Other oufits out here have a preplan for you the day of your delivery, I wonder why this cant be installed here. Just to many times once you deliver in a certain area....It's The Same Story Line....WE ARE SHORT ON FREIGHT. Maybe this wouldnt be the case if ACTIVE PLANNING took place before delivery was made. Ya I know, I am doing to much thinkin....

 

I met my asset manager, Kenny. He likes jelly beans.

 

Figures! Good luck with both endeavors! And nice to, uh....meet ya!

I guess this means some of us TTR membership-types are gonna have to start wearing those stick-on name tags...."HELLO! My name is ______________"....

 

Who is Boy Wonder, just for my own clarification and obfuscation....

 

Our Grand High Commander who's name is a 4 letter word...who's name starts with a T and ends with N's. Since I promised not to make my posts personal, I can't say it's Tonn.

 

Well, they got me outa Coryland. A 200 mile deadhead to pick up a load of vodka bottles to south of Ottawa, IL then up to Clinton, IA to pick up going right back up to Coryland (Dunkirk, NY)for Sunday morning.

 

From Owens?

 

The vodka bottles-yep from Owens in Crenshaw, PA...delivered to the warehouse of the company in your picture. The warehouse in Streator, IL where I delivered knows what they're doing. 2 of us came in at the same time, and we both needed to be unloaded out of the same door, so one of us had to wait...it still only took them less an hour to get us both done. There needs to be more places like that in this industry!