My Experience with Lone Star Transportation

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American Trucker

 

As I do in all my blogs; Some Completely off topic funny video....to fill in the blanks between my good post....enjoy



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It would be at least 3-5 years before i'd do anything that big




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Did more pipe today, learned how to secure Pipe Stakes and Dunnage. I've done 10+ loads of pipe so i think i have it down

There was allot of stuff going on today so we didnt get to finish up, tomorrow will be the last day.

I have to be their at 7am, we are going to follow a driver to watch/help him secure his load (im assumeing a big oversize load) then back to the terminal to test out, them i think i'll be driving back to Gainsville to get a truck (if they have one) if not they'll pay for me to stay in the hotel up there again, but i figure by now they should have a truck lined up for me (i hope).

I also got to hook to 2 RGN's today, the first one was a 2 axle single drop with a flip over 3rd axle we had to attach the flip axle, then put it down, then i grabbed a 2 axle Double drop and backed it next to the other one, then they picked it up with the forklift and put it on the 3 axle, and another driver grabbed the 2 RGN's.



Also got to see a port today, one of the O/Os that runs local-ish was over their with a stretch trailer loading a HUGE 80' long thing it looked like a giant creat, but anyway he needed 2 8x8's to we ran them across Houston over to him.






American Trucker

 

We started EARLY this morning, got to the terminal at 645am. We bobtailed to a shipper to meet up with a O/O who was loading there to "supervise" as per the receivers contract with LST, and anyway i got to secure 1 side of it while the driver did the other side. we used EIGHT 1/2" chains, them sum beaches are HEAVY! lol

Anyway then we went back to the terminal and i secured a flip axle on a RGN (secured it up on top of the trailer) that was quick n' easy.

Then I had to do my test, i was told my test could be anything, and they cant help me. They threw me the keys to a day cab and said go secure that stack of trailers and i'll be over to check it out in a few minutes....


I passed!

I also used 10 chains when i only needed 5 oh well, I didnt know the amount of trailers determind the amount of chains needed, i thought the company policy of 10 chains was for any stacked trailers....oh well i just did more work then i needed too.

Anyway then i checked out of the hotel and Headed north, and of course hit Dallas at rush hour AGAIN! i did that last friday too! I should have been at the hotel in gainesville, tx at 530pm......i didnt get here until 7pm! bumper to bumper traffic from the south side of dallas all the way to denton, tx


Anyhoo they have a truck for me, its in the shop at the terminal here in gainesville......BUT the EARLYEST it'll be done and ready to go is monday. Soooo I get the weekend off to relax and reset my log book in the hotel (paid for by them of course) and i still have the rental car.

So monday morning i'll check out and go check out my truck, i still dont know the truck # or anything about the truck. I'm hopeing its clean and ready to go early monday morning. I dont even know what they're doing to it ( i didnt ask).



American Trucker