Millis OTR journal

Granted I’ve only been around Millis now for about 7 months. But I have never seen so many trucks at Richfield. Which really doesn’t bother me, hopefully all those ahead of me on the list get Deere loads.

 

How long are you required to stay out?
I applied to one and they told me 3 months. Ain’t happening

 

The company guideline says you earn 1.5 days off for every 7 days out. Generally speaking 2 weeks out but nothing is really set in stone. They are flexible which is one of the reasons I'm here. Some stay out 3-4 weeks or longer by choice. Within reason a lot of it is up to you.

 

People ask me about this all the time. My answer is the ever so vague "Depends on how long I feel like staying out."

Through the winter I was coming home every 14 days. There was once I think I was only out 9 or 10 days and they got me home on short notice and it wasn't even an emergency. It was just that I had forgotten that there was something going on at home that I wanted to attend.

Seems the more popular ways to run is to stay out 3 weeks or a month, and Millis will happily accommodate that.

 

I think he was referring to Steelers new gig not Millis...

 

You are correct.

 

That should be fun. Also from the way I understand how those gigs work, they're low mileage but high pay. Right? So you get paid to sit instead of putting more wear and tear on your truck.

I've thought about getting my passenger endorsement and trying my hand at driving rental tour buses like some of the smaller bands use. But I dunno. I'm not sure if I really want to get to know the business side of all that. Concerts for me are supposed to be fun. Not work.

I'm back in Raphine at Smiley's tonight. Cheers!

 

So they finally got me loaded and billed-out around 0130. By then I'd had a 10, but I had only slept maybe 30 minutes before they called me to put me on a door, so I slept by the guard shack last night. Today was a fun run. First time I've driven the entire length of I99 in NY and PA. Very nice scenery. Also my first time taking that shortcut down US522 through WV and VA. That was enjoyable too, in spite of the Virginia portion being about as hilly and curvy as 220 south of Roanoke, which coincidentally, I will be driving tomorrow.