From School to Superior Carriers

That was a couple of years ago I think. TS still seems to be operating like before. I was talking about Dana/CTL.

 

12/6-12/10

Got up early Monday and delivered my load over at P&G. I was off by 8:00 AM. I went home, took a nap, had a nice dinner with my family and came back in around 6:30PM to preload a trailer for another driver. I got off around 11:00 PM with about 4.5 hours of local work pay. This day sucked money wise but you do what you have to do.

I left Tuesday with a 1800 mile round trip to Iowa City and back returning a scope load that had been refused at Brown Summit. I was actually pulling a Carry trailer.

The plan was for them to either rework the load while I wait or for me to bobtail home. I was sort of hoping for the reworking plan to get loaded miles both ways and some layover pay at the Iowa 80 truck stop. That didn't happen though and I wound up bobtailing home. Fortunately the decision was made before I got to the plant and I was only there 15 minutes to drop my trailer.

The roads were dry and my return trip was uneventful.

I love crossing the I-280 bridge into Iowa. There were 4 bald eagles roosting in the top of a tree to the North just after you cross the bridge. I also say a fox cruising up a frozen creek bed in Illinois.

I got back to the terminal around 10:00 AM thinking I was heading home. They needed some loads delivered at P&G so I volunteered picking up another 5 hours of local work making this a pretty good week.

Part of the reason I was so willing to volunteer Friday is they had already sent me my plan for next week. I got that dedicated gravy run again loading in Hopewell Va Monday, delivering in Houston Wednesday, arriving back in High Point Friday. Life is good.

 

I thought you were leaning towards getting away from tanks. I got lucky this week with this Texas load. I am sure a few of my terminals drivers are sitting with you on those dedicated N Chicago loads. TWT doesn't pay as well?

 

12/13-12/22

Last week and a half has been uneventful. I ran High Point- Hopewell Va- Houston Tx- high point NC last week. Got home Friday around 6 PM. This week I ran a N Chicago Dry bulk out and back. Left Monday around 9 AM got back Wednesday around 7 PM. That included a 12 hour break Tuesday night to let the sun come up since it was real foggy with freezing drizzle across Ohio and W Va yesterday. Off until Monday for Christmas.