Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Gettin' off homeytime, it wasn't nice. Truck vandalized to the tune of $1400 had to park in a different spot than usual due to 30 inches of white goodness.

Anyway PA to NC, pickup at the port and down to Okechubby Florida. Need to stay south, did PM in Texas and they put what seems to be straight 30 in, a little thick when cold. Didn't even ask what weight, and I didn't specify. Maybe if it goes down put some 5-30 in.

 

Tues was fun. Rolled out of bed 2;45am. Headed on over to Cargil thinking I would be near top of the list to get loaded. WRONG... Signed in at 3:45 am 10 trucks already ahead of me. Cargil had been closed on Mon for presidents day, so it was just backed up hard!

About 3:00 pm its finally time for me to load. One of the other drivers had warned me the target weight cut off thingy wasn't working right. So I reduced the target weight a little bit, and it still puts about 800 lbs on the scale floor GRRRRRRRRRR. Grab a shovel get it all cleaned up. As I tarp my load, the knuckle that connects the tarp breaks off, and the handle falls on the ground AWWWW crappers! Its now 4pm, and I know the trailer shop is closing in 1 hour, call them head over yonder and they get me fixed up. Any of you guys familiar with Wichita know Larry's Trailer is just about the best company ever. Those guys really bust their butt to help, and my bill was only $76. The shop foreman was standing at the door waiting for me to get there. He rolled up bay 2 as I was driving into their parking lot. The knuckle wouldn't come off with a hammer, they then tried to heat it, still a no go. Finally they had to get an air chisel to remove it. No way was I gonna get that off on the side of the road, those guys didn't have to help me, but they did. Its one of the few businesses out there that have me as a customer for life!!!

Headed on west to Dodge, unloaded and was leaving by 8am. Boss calls says, sorry man your back haul fell through. So... now I get to dead head the 200 miles back home.

'This is a wonderful life I tell ya

 

Kenworth windows, plus the installation. They are a pita to install with Diamond interior, removing all the panels an quick clips. Was the lower sleeper and door windows.

Need new sign on truck shop: EVERYTHING A $1000.00

 

what a bunch of lowlifes.hate to hear about that.what kind of thrill do people like this get out of doing something like that?

 

Yeah I saw you cleaning up when I pulled in to unload my wheat. Everybody's made a mess in here at least once! Those tarp knuckles are a pain; I've had to torch them off before. Do yourself a favor and put some never seize on the new one and on the splines of the tarp pipe and you'll get it off a whole lot easier in the future.

 

Hate to hear that Pawnd, did insurance help much?

Kansas, I thought my Wednesday was bad, but your Tuesday trumped mine. That tarp u-joint can be a pain, something about those splines really like to seize together. I've fought with a couple of ours before, its definitely a spot never seize was made for.

 

Hello Im a grain hauler and we just joined this site. We hauled dumps for two years and hoppers for the last 11yrs. We are here your not by yourself.

 

Welcome to the forum, Lightnin.