Joe & Tow's new trucking adventures/ex GTI thread

Been running US highways in WY, NE, and CO for the past couple of days.

After being down a week changing carriers, had to suck it up and do a couple higher paying short loads. Time to set up for a longer run once I drop in Boise.

 

How in the heck did I end up in Boise?

At least the sky isn't red from smoke and fire this time.......

 

Oh. What with all the excitement of the past two days - experiencing untarping during a very cold winter storm, the welcome news that we we were being t-called to Nashville to get me off the trainer's truck, then the unpleasant experience that's keeping me in a hotel in New Haven just down the street from the Freightliner dealership - I neglected to mention that I saw a lot of new aquatint-colored trucks with and without decals being towed by other GTI tractors coming out of Indy heading for Pontoon Beach. As far as I could tell, those with decals had 105** numbers assigned. Some weren't even painted blue yet.

Having been in this non-APU-and-no-inverter-allowed-plus-no-bunk-heater-installed truck for longer than I should have been, it made me miss the quality of good equipment. I think before this current accident-related even is over, I will miss the quality of the GTI people, too.

 

Gti does not have a monopoly on quality equipment i assure you....we have just as good equipment at big g plus ours doesnt break down all the time...

the 105 series trucks are trade ins...gordon is shedding a lot of trucks right now since heartland doesnt want any million mile trucks.. the 105 series is what i and greyhound had and they had 300k on them when i left over a year ago...

DD did you try ptl...at least they have apus and inverters plus bunk heaters....they are a second chance company...

 

Please dont hold back joseph....you know how irritable you get when you dont speak your mind.....

Besides...there were some good people at gordon....unfortunately they all quit.....

 

Oh, I know about their maintenance issues and how a guy could run 45 days or so with an inop APU. It's just that looking at them from the driver seat in what I'm driving...well, you understand.

 

I comprehend DD..... when i see one of those trucks i think "there but by the grace of #insertdietyofyourchoice go i"

I do hope you can upgrade soon tho'...dont stop trying

 

I just gotta get off this knucklehead's truck...and the powers that be seem to be conspiring against me.