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

That thing is a chick magnet chowick.....lol

 

Statistical comparison of my first month with GTI:
Total miles:7,712 Gross: $3,084
Longest run: Wenatchee,WA-Wapato,WA-Visalia,CA: 1,006
Shortest run: Indianapolis,IN-Mooresville,IN-Spring Valley,IL : 272
Number of hauls: 11 Average: 701

 

So far probably the bet thing for me here is the almost total absence of micro-management that you get with ALL big companies and even some smaller ones. The three of us (Joseph, Tow and myself) have landed with 3 great companies (at least they fit for us!!!) All with decent lengths of haul and trucks that are not passed along the highway by stationary camels. It really makes one heck of a difference. No incessant beeping of the qualcomm no phone ringing 3 times a day, no having to report your hours every day. Here they actually KNOW your hours and can ACTUALLY work out (in a REAL sense) what is within reach and what is not. They could have kept me out an extra day and to be honest, I would not have whined about it as this previous load had to be there on Friday or would have to be on Sunday, they worked hard and got a swap worked out. I like things like this. THEY did the work so I did not have to think about it!! How many times before have WE had to suggest swapping or dropping at a yard??? Awesome!

 

Got loaded this morning 13 skids and gross out over 79,000. Got around 400 miles today. Out of hours till midnight when I get back 9. Have to be in Wi monday afternoon. Home time in another week.

 

I am a bit weary of what "Interesting" (in the proverbial Chinese sense) back haul they come up with for me.

The weak spot with where I am leased to is: Sat eve & Sunday reloads out of Cincy/Ky

The new reset rule kinda messes things up to run hard out, reset, run hard back.

 

Done for a few days!!! A day relaxing tomorrow then lots to do to get ready to head out again on Wednesday!!!

 

Hey chowie how is your co driver working out?

 

He will be blamed for the missing log. "Officer my dog ate my log sheet".

 

I was thinking the other way.

"Sorry about they yellow stains officer, Pup can't tell the log sheets from newspaper yet."

 

Depends on what type of PAPER TRAINING he has 1) DESTROY THE EVIDENCE or 2) USE IT FOR DOING BUSNESS