Driving OTR with US Xpress

ROTFLMAO.

Now that's funny.



Yeah. I'm solo. Longest runs I get are 1200 - 1400 miles.

 

I took, or will take, a 34 reset in a situation that prevents me from running. Sometimes things happen that prevent me, and I'm sure others, from running for at least 8 or 9 hours a day (breakdowns, un-loading delays, etc.).

I stay on-top of my logs and always know how many hours I'm getting back and when hours will not be in my favor.

For example, right now I'm in Laredo, TX at our terminal doing a 34. I've been running real hard and only had 16 hours left. My total for this week is about 2700 miles. I'm taking the 34 because chances are a load out of here will be at least 1000 miles, and not getting hours back could create issues with the deliverer and force me into a re-power scenario.

Getting back hours like that (3,4,4) is not common, not for me, anyway.



I hope this helps.

 

Hello There.


I'm sitting at the Flying J in Warrenton, MO, "very" ahead of schedule for my load which delivers in Hazelwood, MO on Monday. So dispatch is setting me up to re-power another truck. He's out of hours with a load that delivers in Topeka, KS. We'll swap loads out here at the TS.


Last weeks settlement sheet: 2,569 miles.



In other news:


I had a chance to see my son yesterday. I just happened to be in the neighborhood (KS). Definitely a fringe benefit of driving OTR.




I guess I'll go watch a movie while I await the arrival of the RP truck.



"The Hurricane"..........about Rubin Carter.......starring Denzel Washington.



I heard it was pretty good. I'll report back.






Thanks for reading.
-Wedge