Pritchett Trucking

I'm not sure on the O/O's, we are all company drivers in Tallahassee. I know Palatka has kind of slowed down with the down housing market, most of the O/O's I know are local dump haulers that haul rock, sand and what not. I like Pritchett, I don't speak for everyone though it works good for me, I do put in a lot of hours, get up at ungodly times of night, but at the end of the day I feel like I've accomplished something and am out here working for not just myself, but Pritchett as well.

 

What do you mean springbrake?

 

Well quickly, totals for my past week are as follows:

Trash loads/2=$100
Bio-Solid loads/11=$715
Revenue Bonus=$50

Total for the week=$865

Again, nothing too interesting to note, I'm kind of just doing this to keep up with my earnings for the year, but still think others might be interested to know.

Also as an add on, my first quarter earnings were $10,300 with a $500 safety bonus, so $10,800 for the start of the year, if I can keep this up I should have a good year and hopefully achieve my goal of becoming part of the top 10 club with Pritchett.

 

Well more of the boring stuff, my week as follows:

Trash Loads/1=$50
"Poo" Loads/11=$715
Revenue Bonus=$50
Total for the week=$815

First quarter safety bonus=$500

I wish I had more of the interesting stuff to post about, but my job is as cut and dry as they come, load at the same 2 places everyday and unload at the same place. Just a bit of interest today though, while driving down the HWY231 i hear a loud boom on my back window and sure enough my drive tires threw a rock right through it, this was not the first time. I pull a dump trailer 80 percent of the time and the box sits mostly behind my drives leaving them free to fling whatever they will, today it was a rock, thank god Mack had a back window in stock from the last time I was there, hopefully this time I'll get some fenders out of the whole deal, my heart can't take another scare like that.

 

Well got up at 2am this morning to go ahead and get a jump on everyone, first one to the landfill which doesn't open till 7 on saturdays, set up my bed, mind you I drive a day cab but with a little bit of an innovative spirit, a coleman cooler 3 pillows and blanket I quickly found myself resting like a baby again Anyhow 7 rolls around, get in get my ticket roll down the horrendously maintained road, up the big hill and back on to the tipper, get my load tipped and I'm on my way back to Tally. Saturdays are typically slow but today was one of the worst I've seen in a while, I waited an hour and a half for another load which got loaded right at cut off time for going back, so I tarp it pull around the scale and low and behold 80,600 son of a biscuit, so all the while I could have been snuggled up nicely with the wifey but instead it was just me, the coleman, and the fresh night air of the landfill, what a Saturday, and only one load to boot...............

 

Well what I like about Pritchett is that I feel I can controll my success, I know how much I'm going to make every week, or how little. I'm happy here and as long as they offer me a position I will continue to drive for them, as for you JT, enjoy your retirement and maybe find a place that lets you pull a load every now and then, even if it's only a couple times a month.