Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Weekend linehaul was the shiznit. Started Friday night at 8 PM, then did a turn. Usually back by 5-6 AM. Then Saturday I would start on my ten. I had some off the logbook prehook going on so all I had to do was turn and burn when I came in. 3- 4:30 PM out the gate and I could be back as early as 9 PM. After that, the rest of Saturday was mine. My assigned days off were Sundays and Mondays. So I had a very long weekend most months.

Top it off, I was making $1,000 more a month than I do now with only a fraction of the effort and frustration. Miss those linehaul days.

 

JFC... Another driver is looking at throwing in the towel. If he leaves, we will be down to two drivers. We are staffed to have seven, but right now we have four with one leaving for sure.

Anyone else had this happen? What happens to a terminal when you are only 25% staffed? Do you start turning down freight or do you shut that place down?

I am blaming this on McManagement. We are gonna end up like that French Foreign Legion where our entire staffing are drivers from foreign terminals.

 

I applied with them. Offered me the shortest linehaul position in the state. Belgrade to Butte... 6 hours of dock. So $200 a night which is what I am making working days. I had to turn it down.

 

Gonna end this night on a positive note. Someone mailed me in a FxF pro sticker for my collection. I really appreciate it. Not gonna call out the name on the return address. But it looks like @Gearjammin' Penguin

Thanks a bunch!!!

 

You can always learn how to back a con when attached to your lead trailer. It's not the easiest thing to learn. But you wanna get everything as straight as possible and at a slight angle so you can see your con out the drivers side mirror/window. Then the biggest rule is that you crank your steering wheel in the direction you want your con to go. Go slow and make minor adjustments as you start going backwards.

 

Jackhole customer is giving me the run-around. Finally had enough and told him I'd be back later. I worked around his crap and now I am camped out two blocks away. I am waiting for him to shut down the store at 6 PM and make my epic return 10 minutes before. I'll give him the old "your boss is going to get hit with a $120 redelivery fee if you don't take it today."

Way to start a Friday night. Maybe next time he will just take his crap. It's only two skids and he has a forklift.