Millis OTR journal

Lot at Miller to re-open??

 

Yes, they are spraying something in the lot to help keep the dust and grime down. Was suppose to be done an hour ago

 

Ahh ok gotcha. Trenton has became a cluster f since we got that LeSaint contract. Was so much better when Millis drop lot meant just Millis drop lot not everyones drop lot.

 

This will be my first time going in there, but my trainer has been there before.

 

I've been away from Millis 2 years. When I was there, they had "certain" guys who would do long runs to California.

Millis doesn't talk about it much. In fact, in training they told us" Millis never runs west of Texas, so don't ask."

I got one of those runs once because the guy assigned to it broke down and they needed it moved right away. Prior to that I had been told that Millis doesn't go to Cali.. When I got out to L.A. I thought i'd be the first millis there, ever! When I pulled into the lot, there were 8 other Millis trucks there.

One of the Millis drivers told me they "don't advertise" the long runs.

 

Ya the Cali runs are usually saved for trainers with a student able to run team out there and back. Occasionally a solo driver will get 1 but not often. Usually they are from the Jersey/Long Island area picked up from same customer everytime and delivered to same customer in Cali everytime.
Hell I've ran to Golden Colorado with Millis too from IL, and we also take loads out there from Green Bay. Gravy run out and back.

 

I too have changed my mindset on stopping for a 10/34 (although I've only had one 34 so far) as far as being picky or upset. I've had a number of overnights at shoppers/receivers lately and I choose to value the time I'm saving on my clock over a few creature comforts with a truck stop, and then I appreciate those truck stop conveniences more as well. Leads to less stress & more thankfulness! Since I'm a coffee addict I bought a small 5 cup coffee maker from WalMart for $10 & Im able to have coffee right away those mornings I'm stopped at a customer or on-ramp & it makes a world of difference in how my day starts as well! The whole pot fits perfectly in my big Love's coffee mug!
Thanks for updates, keep truckin'!

 

Well it's official, I'm set to attend Trentons class on July 3rd. It should be fun, I hope!