My Experiance with Watkins Shepard!

im way behind here:

Unloaded Monday in SC and deadheaded to conover, got a 5 stop load in OH that i had to RUN with. Got all the stops off, last one was at the austintown terminal (all stops were on tuesday).

Then I got a load from Cleveland, OH to Kernersville, NC after doing the 5 stops and going all the way BACK to cleveland i had just enough time to fuel and make it to the TA in North Canton, OH.

This morning i got up at like 3 am so that i could deliver in NC then make it back to conover and go home for a long 10 and go back out thursday morning....

Well.....my truck had other plans, I leave the ta 65mph Down I-77 SB 9 miles south of the TA and BOOM! The drivers side front leaf spring broke

So i got to sit at the Truck stop at the next exit for like 5 hours till the shop opened so i could get a shop to fix it. I had to call like 8 places and all said anywhere from end of the week to next week until they could get it in But then i finally found a shop and the guy says "we dont do springs.......well i guess i can come take a look at it and see what i can do...."

so he comes out in his service truck and decides he'll do it...but not tow it to his shop and do it that would be the proper way to do it But instead he jacked it up in the McDonalds parking lot i was sitting in and fixed it right there.

By the time that was all fixed i had yet another 10 done and headed south and fueled then delivered.


Now im home dispach said he'd call friday with load info for a load to leave saturday.....I'm tired anyway been awake for 23 hours now.





American Trucker

 

huh?



American Trucker

 

Ya i'm ok i supose


i think y'all would manage.




American Trucker

 

I'm at home now doing a long 34. I have to sell my boat before i can buy a new one. I'm on the List to switch to flatbed, i have to wait for 5 drivers to quit, retire, get fired before i'll get to switch.





American Trucker