CRETE - A Year in Review

Have you looked inside the trucks to verify?

Supposedly the new generation OG has a much smaller radar sensor that does not require the bumper to be modified...at least that's what I've heard.

 

1. North-central Kentucky is a staggeringly beautiful place.
2. Got to the shipper with 15 minutes left on my 14.
3. Shipper has nice, quiet overnight parking.
4. What was supposed to be a live load tomorrow at 13:30 was actually a ready-to-go drop and hook.

Can't get much better than that, eh?

 

So it's your turn for a lucky day...Mark the calander.

OnGuards would need some type of opening. The least little bit of snow and any of the one's I've had 'red out'. I could imagine what a painted plastic bumper would screw up.

 

I was in Wilmer Saturday...it's starting to look like Columbus with all the trade and new trucks there.

Blew by Wilmer(again) about 1730 today...if I woulda known if you were still there or not, I coulda threw up a 'how ya doin' wave as I went by.

 

Did ya take Miss T lunch??

 

Well....well...well.... Fun times at casa de' snackbar. I got to Sealy, TX Sunday. I almost had a major brain fart. For some reason, when I accepted this load to Sealy, I was thinking of the Sanger d/c instead. But, thanks to the Pilot app and my smartphone I realized my mistake before I went out of route....I swear this place is driving me insane. Anyway, made it to Sealy, dropped/hooked and waited. A whopping 420 mile 2 day appt delivery load appeared. I politely asked for something more productive...and 30 minutes later a 1000 4 day run appeared...ok...more productive, but just barely. I said that I must have more than 220-250 miles a day, and I got the newest Crete slogan...short freight. Short freight in the Houston area, are we stoned?. I politely said I'd head to the truck stop and wait until morning, then maybe Deland could lite a fire under someone's butt and something more productive would appear. Suddenly pooof, a load from Houston to K/C, KS pick up Monday, deliver Tuesday...I am truly getting sick of being a total butt chewing SOB all the time just to get normal miles. I won't break 9000 this month...even if I manage to get this load scanned in before midnite and my April pumpkin becomes a May day.

 

nope, by 1730 I had done a shag run to Sunnyvale then went and dropped my trlr over at the cabinet place in Duncanville. I knew better that to stick around there so i went home..hehe home is closer than the terminal

As far as the OnGuard there was no opening on the grill but I did not look inside the cab

 

With all the freight at the siding plant in Ennis and they make you play around like that....crazy

 

Had several positive things happen recently so thought I better mention them, lol. I'm out in Cali now and had 9 hours left for 3 days and also 4K over on my 'B'. They let me do a 34 reset and also use Speedco for the 'B'. Using company shops, the 'B' service has never been completed in less than a day, and one time 3 days! At Speedco, it took 1 *HOUR*. I hope to heck I can have every future service done at one of these places, totally amazing.

They also immediately found the source of my air leak which was the line to the air dryer. Speedco couldn't do the repair (just a new fitting), but luckily there was a shop next door. Having 2 resets in less than 7 days made me realize that with correct scheduling and long runs, one could amass a ridiculous amount of miles (although I'm sure this will never happen to me again). I guess that's why the new rule about only once a week.

 

sorry but there's more to the story (I just hate typing)..I was coming off home time and late at that. A friend passed this past week and his funeral was Monday morning. I asked if I could delay my return so I could attend. My AM was really cool about things and said sure thing (along with condolences). So after the funeral I sent a message to OPs letting them know I was bobtailing back to the yard to look for a trlr unless they had something I could BT to. They sent me a shag/repower sitting on the yard. I sent my AM a note that I was doing a shag and asked for something with some miles. I quickly got a 1450 mile 2 stopper to Vegas preplan The only bad thing is this shipper is ALWAYS late on getting the trlr loaded so I dropped mine and went home. Picked it this morning and sitting in Van Horn now. Nice 3 day run of about 500 miles a day plus I already have reservations at Days Inn Wild Wild West (they also have a truck stop next door). The rooms are $27.20 Sunday-Thursday

Ralph, I always get the services done at TA/Petro or Speedco. I've seen too many drivers sitting for a couple of days just to get into the shops. Plus Wilmer will send you to Speedco if you are in the area.