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Never Stand Still

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Mike2633, Aug 23, 2016.

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  1. Sep 14, 2017 #151
    bzinger

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    Amen !
     
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  3. Sep 14, 2017 #152
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    I had to carry hundreds in my own money sometimes for the cursed tolls. It was NUTS... aggravating. Had to be a accountant every payday to count pennies. Did that .25 I paid to the main toll in Richmond get frigging reimbursed? noooo. Working the Tappan Zee half the toll of the GWB etc etc etc.

    I finally found a special route through essentially the entire space from Maryland House Conowingo through almost to Boston before tolls kicked in. That year Jersey Slammed a law saying ALL trucks stay on the f interstate system. I attempted to continue my toll free ways... but the local police kicked me off.

    I can rant. But all of you gliding across GWB NB with company issued pre-pass automatically electornically transferring 106 some dollars you enjoy that. I had to do that with my own money before transponders.

    Oh well... It's way easier to run the rockies I say.
     
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  4. Sep 14, 2017 #153
    Mike2633

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    I'm still here and I do have an update for this thread. But I have to re-freshen up I've been busy with life. I've been working out of town for 3 weeks at our warehouse living in a hotel and while that's no excuse it's easier to do this thread at my house on my computer then on my phone. But will get an update coming because I know it died off.
     
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  5. Sep 20, 2017 #154
    Mike2633

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    Ho guys I'll be around with that update coming very soon. Life this month ended up changing directions on me. I was on the road for work for 3 weeks this is my first week back home on my normal grind in almost a month. The bottom fell out at work so to speak and I was away for a month trying to shore it up.

    Um, then over this past weekend I have a brother 1 brother that's all I have and he got married this past weekend, so that's why there wasn't much of an update this past weekend. But I do understand that an update is in order. It takes a little time because I try to be accurate with information. Anyhow that's about all for now.
     
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  7. Sep 20, 2017 #155
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    You don't owe anybody anything, but good to hear things are getting back to whatever passes for 'normal' in MikeLand. :D
     
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  8. Sep 20, 2017 #156
    Mike2633

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    I wrote more about it on my other thread over in social land but I was on the road working volume truck for 2 weeks straight which is our version of OTR truck load were out and back, but we take the 50' to all the big stops and big truck load back hauls.
    I was on night shift from our warehouse in Pittsburgh going to Cleveland or Buffalo, New York.
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    However I'm back home now on my regular run I had not been to my regular yard in almost a month:
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    Most food companies everyone thinks of the pup trailer truck that goes to the restaurant and delivers and that's true that's a big part of it, but there's a lot of behind the scenes like transit/shuttle and volume truck/ truck load that nobody sees that run at night and take care of all the big stops and drops.
     
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  9. Sep 20, 2017 #157
    bzinger

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    Yep ! I was a shuttle driver for alliant in my foodservice days ..Omaha to souix falls sd every night .
     
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  10. Sep 21, 2017 #158
    Mike2633

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    I haven't pulled doubles to to much, but Volume truck and truck load I've got some miles in on PITT-CLE and PITT-BUFF.
     
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  11. Sep 21, 2017 #159
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    I got to fat the past 3 weeks LOL! Well it was bad sleep scheduled and eating poorly and in general living poorly hopefully that's all behind me now!
     
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  12. Sep 23, 2017 #160
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    Mike2633,

    Thanks for the report on this book, it's one I've always meant to read but never got around to it. I found your posts while reviewing google search results on CF, a company I always found interesting. I drive line haul for a small regional LTL that is using Converter Dollys that were once owned by CF, I will post some pictures soon of them. Looking forward to your next post, Keep up the good work !
     
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