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<p>[QUOTE="wsyrob, post: 1098370, member: 10487"]<b>11/1-11/6</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Driver appreciation week at the terminal. I pretty much missed it but did stock up on some free truck food supplies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Headed down to the terminal Monday around 3:00 PM since my load was supposed to be ready at 4:00. I had to swap out tanks so I got there a little early. My yellow check engine light came on so I pulled it into the inbound check line and asked the mechanic to check the codes on it. It had been coming on under load for for a few weeks but would go off whenever I restarted the truck. Never seemed to be on when I was at the shop. They checked the codes and decided to replace the ERG valve.</p><p><br /></p><p>That meant I had to move into a "spare truck". Got moved in, backed under my trailer and did a pretrip. The tractor had a flat spot on the drives that looked boarder line and there was a lot of oil covering the drive axels. I had the mechanics take a look at it and they decided to put me in another "spare truck". I took another 45 minutes to drop the trailer and move all my stuff into it. It was filthy with a full ashtray and cigarette ashes covering everything. Fortunately the mattress had a plastic liner over it even if it was half the thickness of my usual one. I considered swapping it for the one in my truck but didn't want to contaminate it with smoke smell. </p><p><br /></p><p>The worst part of this truck was the drivers seat. It hit the back of my legs at a spot that after 3-4 hours on the road caused leg cramps in hamstring muscle. It was a pretty long week but at least I was moving and making money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since it was 9:30 PM by the time I got my load I decided to stop 3 hours down the road and split break. It is possible to turn this load in 2- 10 hour breaks if they don't take too long to unload you. That's an unknown and about 1/3 of the time they run out your 14 under the rack. I decided to plan for that. I shut down about 12:30, headed out at 8:30 that morning after an 8 hour break. I took a 2 hour lunch/ shower/ walk break and backed under the rack with 90 minutes to spare on my 14 around 9:30 PM. I told the guy unloading me that I needed to stay there 8 hours and went to bed. The next morning I drove the 2 miles to the truck stop where we weigh and took the other 2 hours of my break. That got me headed for home around 8:00 AM Wednesday morning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had planned to take my time getting back and drive about 8-9 hours. Got a call from dispatch wanting me to load in Winder Ga at 4:00 Thursday. In order to make that I had to max out my hours Wednesday to be able to leave late enough to get the load. I shut down in Beckley, Wv and made it back to the terminal by 8:45 AM.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I got there I found out my truck wasn't ready yet. It seems another driver pulled in there under load with a problem. They took a part off my truck to keep him moving then the parts supply company screwed up the order and the new part for my truck didn't come in. I was stuck in the "spare truck" for another day.</p><p><br /></p><p>The rest of my week was uneventful. I got back about noon Friday after dropping my load. Got moved back into my truck and was rewarded for my troubles with a 2500 mile run from Greensboro NC to Whittier Ca for next week. 24 hour delivery window. Really get to stretch my legs next week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wsyrob, post: 1098370, member: 10487"][B]11/1-11/6[/B] Driver appreciation week at the terminal. I pretty much missed it but did stock up on some free truck food supplies. Headed down to the terminal Monday around 3:00 PM since my load was supposed to be ready at 4:00. I had to swap out tanks so I got there a little early. My yellow check engine light came on so I pulled it into the inbound check line and asked the mechanic to check the codes on it. It had been coming on under load for for a few weeks but would go off whenever I restarted the truck. Never seemed to be on when I was at the shop. They checked the codes and decided to replace the ERG valve. That meant I had to move into a "spare truck". Got moved in, backed under my trailer and did a pretrip. The tractor had a flat spot on the drives that looked boarder line and there was a lot of oil covering the drive axels. I had the mechanics take a look at it and they decided to put me in another "spare truck". I took another 45 minutes to drop the trailer and move all my stuff into it. It was filthy with a full ashtray and cigarette ashes covering everything. Fortunately the mattress had a plastic liner over it even if it was half the thickness of my usual one. I considered swapping it for the one in my truck but didn't want to contaminate it with smoke smell. The worst part of this truck was the drivers seat. It hit the back of my legs at a spot that after 3-4 hours on the road caused leg cramps in hamstring muscle. It was a pretty long week but at least I was moving and making money. Since it was 9:30 PM by the time I got my load I decided to stop 3 hours down the road and split break. It is possible to turn this load in 2- 10 hour breaks if they don't take too long to unload you. That's an unknown and about 1/3 of the time they run out your 14 under the rack. I decided to plan for that. I shut down about 12:30, headed out at 8:30 that morning after an 8 hour break. I took a 2 hour lunch/ shower/ walk break and backed under the rack with 90 minutes to spare on my 14 around 9:30 PM. I told the guy unloading me that I needed to stay there 8 hours and went to bed. The next morning I drove the 2 miles to the truck stop where we weigh and took the other 2 hours of my break. That got me headed for home around 8:00 AM Wednesday morning. I had planned to take my time getting back and drive about 8-9 hours. Got a call from dispatch wanting me to load in Winder Ga at 4:00 Thursday. In order to make that I had to max out my hours Wednesday to be able to leave late enough to get the load. I shut down in Beckley, Wv and made it back to the terminal by 8:45 AM. When I got there I found out my truck wasn't ready yet. It seems another driver pulled in there under load with a problem. They took a part off my truck to keep him moving then the parts supply company screwed up the order and the new part for my truck didn't come in. I was stuck in the "spare truck" for another day. The rest of my week was uneventful. I got back about noon Friday after dropping my load. Got moved back into my truck and was rewarded for my troubles with a 2500 mile run from Greensboro NC to Whittier Ca for next week. 24 hour delivery window. Really get to stretch my legs next week.[/QUOTE]
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