S&S Transport

Yes. Miles are abundant and still busy! I know I am still very happy here.

 

I filled out that survey as well, I hope we get it!

Here has been my lineup since thanksgiving:

Jamestown, ND to Phoenix, AZ- 1,992
Surprise, AZ to Athens, AL- 1,715
Tanner, AL to East Syracuse, NY- 1,017
Plattsburgh, NY to St. Cloud, MN (3 extra stops, a second pickup in Plattsburg, one in Hilliard, OH, and the third in North Liberty, IA, each extra stop pays $20)- 1,997

Did a reset in Grand Forks for the safety meeting.

Grand Forks, ND to Jamestown, NY- 1,489
Jamestown, NY to St. Cloud, MN with an extra stop in Salamanca, NY- 1,040
St. Cloud, MN to Rice, MN back to St. Cloud, MN- 57
St. Cloud, MN to Anniston, AL.

I am currently sitting for breakdown. I was going to get my mud flap changed when I noticed a very serious problem with the trailer that the last driver did not report. I will more than likely have to sit until mid week until it is all fixed.

 

Naw. Jessica.

 

The trailer didnt take all that long to fix. Thanks to the Clearwater Travel Center shop, I will finally be able to start my trip tomorrow!

It is so important as a driver to check your equipment. If you screw up, please report it. The problem I stumbled across has only been seen by my shop manager 2-3 times in his life, but it could have caused my tandems to slide off the back of my trailer if I had to brake hard enough. The driver that did the damage knew they did it because they hid the tandem stop bar that was snapped off the subframe up behind the mud flap mount. The only reason I found it was because the stop bar bounced up on my 5 mile trip to park and get the mud flap replaced. One side laid high enough that I could see it over the mud flap mount. After even more careful inspection, there was much more damage to the suspension and trailer, that would have easily been overlooked if you had not seen anything like it before.

As a driver with only 6 months of experience, I take great pride in taking care of the equipment. I learn something new every day. I am SO glad I stopped at the nearest truck shop to fix a mud flap, otherwise this could have had potential disastrous consequences. They are using my pictures for the next company safety meeting.

So if any new drivers out there read this thread, please do not let fear of getting let go stand in the way of reporting any mistakes you make. It will be 100x worse if you hide it and get caught. You risk the safety of everyone on the road as well as your own coworkers. Do NOT have that on your conscience!