Magnum ltd - fargo, nd
Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by Interplanet Janet, Nov 17, 2014.
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When I first started here, I did everything "balls to the walls". My 10 hour breaks were 10 hours. My 30 minute breaks were 30 minutes. My drive days were somewhere between 10:50 and 10:59. I got everywhere super early. I had my blinders on. I felt very productive and was certain I was "doing well".
Flash forward to today. I honestly feel kind of lazy. My breaks aren't so defined. I spread my trips out a bit more. 30 minute breaks sometimes turn into 2 hour breaks. I don't "do" 10:59 drive days so much anymore. So I had a hunch that I was possibly "not as good" as I was when I started.
So I just made a spreadsheet comparing the miles on each of my paychecks between 2016 and 2017.
I started in August 2016, so August through December is really the only data I have to compare with.
Turns out, I drove 8,204 MORE miles this year during this time period than I did last year.
My gut feeling was not only wrong... but very, very wrong. I guess I've become more efficient and not more lazy. Weird how actual numbers can turn that around. I'm glad I did that because I was starting to feel kind of down on myself hahaha.Knucklehead Thanks this. -
Just picked up my new load from Michael's foods, got a crazy air leak. Took it to the mechanics and they are saying there is a hole in my red hose just under the fitting. Such an awesome day lol. Thank god for pre trip inspections.
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When you drop a trailer in the yard, is there anything we can do to reduce the likeliness the next driver will have to deal with frozen brakes?
I’m guessing wait a few minutes before setting the brakes, but I’m not sure how much good that would do, if any. -
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Magnum started buy trailers with disk brakes?
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I was told to set the brakes, wait 20-30 minutes, release and roll it a few feet and repeat 2-3 times. Doubt people will do it when in a rush. Another driver was saying give it a smack with a hammer and theyll release.
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