Millis OTR journal

There was a run to California that required team driving when I was in training. My trainer really wanted to do it, but it was really rare when it happened.

 

Things aren’t bad just seeing the changes. From Heartland point of view it makes good business sense to streamline. From driver side blehhhhhhh.

 

That's the thing. Publicly traded companies are all about the shareholders and nothing about the workers. If I have my way, I'll never work for another one again.

 

Day was ruined at 4am this morning. Dropping trailer at Molson Milwaukee. No spots to drop at except for one. Right across from dunnage station. Yard dogs saw what I was doing nothing said. I dropped trailer started driving around looking for loaded. Yard dog drives up on me like it’s a SWAT raid. Tells me I can’t drop there and I should go across street.

So rehook to trailer and go across street. No spots over at the brewery. Message dispatch I’m done for the day heading back to rfield. On way out guard says I can go and drop at 55 yard. Go over there dozens of spots. Head back to original guard house to recheck in for my load. He says trailer isn’t even in the door yet to be loaded. Went back to Kwik trip in rfield.

 

First day on the job for my new trainee and they have already been late twice.

 

Since I have never been to North Dakota for Millis. I was just wondering if anyone has? Probably 20 weather messages on Qcom last couple days about North Dakota. Probably easier just to send a message to the one millis driver stuck up there through his dispatcher.

 

Better than my no loads available your #7. Apparently the brewery is behind in Ft worth

 

I was there one time. It felt like I was exploding new lands, as opposed to being punished when I went to the east coast.

 

Lol, so trainee shows up and it reminded me of the scene in Legally Blonde when Elle Woods showed up for law school with all that luggage.

 

Had she been on time I wouldn't have missed it look forward to the stories