Good Night From II

Moose, I carry a spray bottle of clorox. It qualifies as hazardous fluid clean up. Figure that's good enough for terminal showers.

 

I was doing well, 1600 miles from sc to Wyoming then 1000 from Denver to nogales AZ. Was hoping to get another long run but sitting at pilot in nogales with nothing on mac 30. Figures.

 

Back home now after a very long flight today. Became even longer when I lost my reading glasses getting off the first flight. Now on Safety hold due to new DOT physical. Lucky I flew in today and not yesterday. If yesterday would have been stuck at a hotel near the Columbus Airport due to it being a Level 1 snow emergency where I live. Lots of voice mails and one from Target wanting to know my status. I thought that I was transferred back to OTR and now not know. My last day in the Philippines got to take a bike for a ride and what a experience. First time on one in over 30 years and it was a semi automatic and lots different from what I remember.

 

Walmart DC in Cleburne, TX. Yesterday evening I received an urgent call from the DM at the DC, asking if I'd be willing to come help out on local runs. Seems with the pending ice storm they were short of willing drivers. $180 per load. I did a three stop with a reefer, went fairly smoothly but a bit behind schedule due to the road conditions. Good thing there wasn't much traffic overnight. I shut down with 3:45 on my 14 at the DC and will go again tomorrow afternoon, hopefully get two loads in (but not holding my breath with rush hour to start).

 

Ya, the planner there is my first DM from Lancaster. Forrest is a trip.

 

lepton..r u sure its 180 a trip and not 180 a day?. drivers who do the surge here in jv gets 180 a day.

 

I'll need to double-check that. If it's $180 a day then that's less than I make on a solid long haul.

Waking up midday at the Cleburne DC to an inch of ice over everything. Broke out the YakTrax strap on ice walkers to go use the bathroom. Walmart isn't sure if they are going to allow any trucks out the door today. I'll check in with the office after my 10 is up and see if anything will be running. Looks like the roads will be extra special challenging tonight.

 

I'm going on my 20th hour with no load sitting at the pilot in nogales. If almost rather be in the snow and ice, at least moving some is better then none

 

Do a mac34 and check your pta ... plus one is notoriuos for arbitrarily deciding you need a 34.

 

I had thought of that, it's still at at yesterday. Thank you though. Just got excited for nothing, been doing mac 30 hour, something pops up. A local delivery too pick up now and deliver at noon tomorrow. I don't think so....