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RC, good luck with your new position. Stop by this thread now and again to keep us posted regarding how you are doing.

I just finished my first night shift team driving. Ran it from Gallup, NM to Pratt, KS and finished with 5 minutes left on my drive time. My partner just let me know that with the new 34 hour reset rules this TJ Maxx run doesn't allow us to get home every week like my DM said. Instead we have to take a 34 reset in Las Vegas each week. As long as we keep cranking out at least 5000 miles a week I have no problem with that.

 

The "glass" filter is supposed to serviced @ 100, 000 miles or if it fills up (which ever happens first). Cannot see Swift servicing it ever B service. Something is wrong if you have to service it much more often that every 100K. My truck has 199K on it and I just had it serviced for the 2nd time. However I realize that Swift doesn't service my truck which a lot to do with it.

 

good luck rc. dont think you have to worry about dac since you didnt abandon truck or was on a load. you can check your dac to make sure.

 

well,my big window on the delivery changed to a set time of 01/09 1700. wouldve been nice to let me know yesterday, since i would've drove into mira loma last bite and do a 34 rest today. sitting in fontana terminal now waiting for dl to get back from lunch. he tols me this morning he mite be able to tcall this load if he can get a swap for it

 

I have never had to do a trailer washout, guess I was lucky. How do the trailer wash's work, does someone do it for you or do you have to get up in there and clean it out?

Last night was a long night, got back to the dc about 3:30am, got home around 4:45am and now taking today and tomorrow off

 

wolfy...take trailer to a truck wash and they powerwash it out for you. usually cost 25.00 dollars. at least the last one did. haybales make a big mess and really smells the trailer. !'ll sweep it out as best as i can at the final.

 

Tonapah, AZ. Deliver at 1300 tomorrow in PHX, then off to KW. First time today in almost 7 weeks I actually saw 7.1mpg. Of course if you know coming East on I-10 out of Banning, lots of down hill.

As far as trailer washout, with hay, you will need to. We actually have a account in Denver for trailer washouts when going for can loads from Coors.

 

swift sending me to a truckwash in long beach again. hopefully they are not as busy as they were last time i was there

 

sitting here at fontana terminal and everyone saying same thing...no freight

 

Dont you have to let it dry out before you can get it loaded?

need to get that truck fixed asap there squeak, has it been hitting the pocketbook pretty bad? I think if I was ever to get my own truck I would get the newer evolutions since they get food fuel mileage