My Poly Trucking experience

Decided to take a home load back to Vegas instead of one back to GP with no chance of a Friday load. Going to take a couple of days off and then hit it again.

Week 1 (3445 miles, 1 p/u)
Week 2 (3194 miles, 2 drops)
Week 3 (2636 miles, 6 drops)

Week 4 (ca. 2842 miles, 3 drops, 2 days home)
9/25 GP, TX --Smyrna, ga --- Newton, NC --- 56/1156 (1 drop)
9/25-9/27 Newton, NC --- Morristown, Tn -- Houston, TX --- Mont Belvieu, Tx --- 1236 miles (2 drops)
9/27-9/29 Mont Belvieu, Tx --- Henderson, NV --- ca. 1550 miles
9/30-10/1 home time

 

Running as hard as the load board has allowed me to run thus far and that hasn't been particularly hard but still turning decent miles. Averaging a shade over 3K miles a week over the first four weeks. That bodes well for a nice yearly total. I don't take home time much so should be aiming at a 145-150K mile year total. At 150K that puts me in the realm of the low 90ish gross which ain't too shabby.

Had some nice egg plants and peppers in my garden when I returned. Going to try and rustle up a nice egg plant Napoleon dish this afternoon fueled by a couple of cervezas and some home made sour dough bread.

Week 1 (3445 miles, 1 p/u)
Week 2 (3194 miles, 2 drops)
Week 3 (2636 miles, 6 drops)

Week 4 (ca. 2828 miles, 3 drops, 2 days home)
9/25 GP, TX --Smyrna, ga --- Newton, NC --- 56/1156 (1 drop)
9/25-9/27 Newton, NC --- Morristown, Tn -- Houston, TX --- Mont Belvieu, Tx --- 1236 miles (2 drops)
9/27-9/29 Mont Belvieu, Tx --- Henderson, NV --- 1536 miles
9/30-10/1 home time

 

Another week another no loads available for the day I put my name on the board for out of poly Carolina. That makes 4 out of the last 6 weeks that has happened which didn't use to be the norm by a long shot. Pulled up a bit short tonight from my delivery in Charlotte tomorrow since I don't have to be in a hurry as my load to Uxbridge, MA won't be ready until Wednesday. Looks like I will eventually get my own truck to help alleviate problems like this but for now have to make the best of it. Still managed to turn just under 3k miles in 6 days so guess I can't complain too much.

Week 1 (3445 miles, 1 p/u)
Week 2 (3194 miles, 2 drops)
Week 3 (2636 miles, 6 drops)
Week 4 (2828 miles, 3 drops, 2)

Week 5 (2994 miles, 1 drop)
10/2 home
10/3-10/4 Henderson nv -- SLC, UT --- 544 miles
10/4-10/6 Slc, UT -- Farrwest, UT -- GP, Tx --- 1398 miles, (1 drop)
10/6-10/8 GP, tx -- Charlotte, nc --- Chester, SC -- 1052 miles/ca. 1160 miles

Week 6
10/9 - GP, tx -- charlotte, sc -- Chester, SC --- ca. 108/ca. 1160 miles
10/10-10/12 Chester, SC -- Uxbridge, MA --- ca. 850 miles

 

Well at least a decent back haul. First trip to Carolina Poly was a cluster ####. Those guys are not on point. The only bright side I suppose was I qualified for layover pay due to my load being 9 hours late being loaded. Still averaging 3000 miles a week so I suppose things are ok but nothing like last year.

Week 1 (3445 miles, 1 p/u)
Week 2 (3194 miles, 2 drops)
Week 3 (2636 miles, 6 drops)
Week 4 (2828 miles, 3 drops, 2)

Week 5 (2994 miles, 1 drop)
10/2 home
10/3-10/4 Henderson nv -- SLC, UT --- 544 miles
10/4-10/6 Slc, UT -- Farrwest, UT -- GP, Tx --- 1398 miles, (1 drop)
10/6-10/8 GP, tx -- Charlotte, nc --- Chester, SC -- 1052 miles/1198 miles

Week 6 (ca. 3000 miles, 5 drops)
10/9 - GP, tx -- charlotte, sc -- Chester, SC --- 146/1198 miles
10/10-10/12 Chester, SC -- Uxbridge, MA --- 962 miles
10/12-10/15 Uxbridge, ma -- Norfolk, MA - Farmers Branch, tx -- GP, tx --- ca. 1900 miles

 

Put my name on the board Thursday morning for a load this Tuesday and got a call with only 5 loads left. Fortunately one real decent one going to garysburg, nc with the time I have left to run between now and Friday morning.

Week 1 (3445 miles, 1 p/u)
Week 2 (3194 miles, 2 drops)
Week 3 (2636 miles, 6 drops)
Week 4 (2828 miles, 3 drops, 2 home days)
Week 5 (2994 miles, 1 drop, 1 home day)

Week 6 (3110 miles, 4 drops)
10/9 - GP, tx -- charlotte, sc -- Chester, SC --- 146/1198 miles
10/10-10/12 Chester, SC -- Uxbridge, MA --- 962 miles
10/12-10/15 Uxbridge, ma -- Norfolk, MA - Farmers Branch, tx -- GP, tx --- 2002 miles

Week 7
10/16-10/19 GP, tx -- Garysburg, NC --- ca. 1300 miles
10/19 Garysburg, nc --- ?

 

Well 5 of 7 weeks now where there was no load available or it was running way behind getting loaded. Got the call this morning that my load won't be ready until tomorrow. Also that they were trying to reschedule it which I told them not to do as I will have a reset in and can easily drive 1300 miles in two days, hope they don't screw that up with some stupid delivery time which messes up my weekend running. Also if anyone has run this load recently to Garysburg is that little lot right off the interstate still open to park in, thanks for the help.

 

The little lot off the exit is no longer available. Still waiting on back haul to call which sucks as loads for Monday are probably gone in a short bit.