Running with JCT, Part Deux

Will be out of here no later than 4 am for 6:30 am appt in Portland on the east side. Thanks for the info, will remember for future trips out here.

 

Jubitz on I-5 exit#307

 

I get to do a 34 in Ontario/Fontana with no apu and santa anna winds.. lovely.

 

Found me a little sandwich/coffee shop about 1/4 mile from Easton. And Man is it good and better than any subway you can get. It called Della-Rose. And Easton is across from Mann and Taylor Farms.

 

Got to drop load in Colton but won't get a new load till 2moro. It's movie time!

 

Well just got my ppl picking up in Amarillo tomorrow headed to Wilmington CA DM said might be a lot of time on it so might be able to drop in Colton ....

 

Got loaded an hour early at Easton. Now getting loaded and hour early at T&A. Then drive overnight to avoid traffic.

 

I turned into a cripple a couple days ago, had to crawl out of the truck because I couldn't even stand up & didn't want the rescue squad to tear out the seat to get me out of there.

$1200 (and a separate ambulance bill that I have yet to hear word about), 3 morphine shots, and 21 percocets later, I'm recuperating in a motel room while anti-inflammatory steroids and muscle relaxants kick in so I can regain the use of my legs.

The nurse told me the doctor didn't often prescribe narcotic pain relievers (like I should be impressed that my inability to move without being in agonizing pain was not interpreted as drug seeking behavior). I choked back my normal snarky remark and just said it's hard to fake pain when you're already high as a kite on morphine. Still snarky, I know... but tame for me.

 

I hate to say it, but JCT isn't working out well for me.

I like the folks in the office, the way folks treat me is 90% of the reason I've stuck around this long... but great people or no, this truck is a nightmare to ride in, and running solo miles as a team isn't sustainable.

If I was retired and simply wanted to be paid to tour the country with my wife or significant other, it'd be awesome (if we had a better truck, that is). Trying to actually turn team miles here at JCT has been impossible, though.

If things don't significantly improve in a fairly quick manner, I don't see myself staying with the company. Once all the expenses are taken out, there's just not much meat on the bone when you're splitting 2-3k miles between 2 people.

 

And on another note, here's what a Jeep Cherokee looks like when it's driven by an idiot that rear-ends a trailer:

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Mike also has a pic of the guy's interior (the steering wheel and shifter are all messed up, it's nuts). What's truly sad is that this happened in a 35 mph area.