Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

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  1. 201773

    201773 Medium Load Member

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    My company does that all the time and it is quite nice. Last week my steers were at 6/32 in one spot. I new they were getting close but decided to give it a week or two before writing them up. I went home for the night and when I returned the next day two new steer tires magically appeared on my truck without me saying a word.
     
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  3. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    Not gonna lie, as a company driver in a small satellite yard, I’m jealous of the maintenance. I’d take them taking it and working on it on my days off, over never being able to work on things.
     
  4. mstrchf117

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    I mean... its the same people that pull it in anyway when you go to a shop. Hell, probably better when youre on hometime since youre not wasting a day of driving. I always took anything valuable home too.
     
  5. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

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    I live 20 minutes from my companies yard. I agree with you, no flippin way am I waiting while I get a PM. I’ll be at home.
     
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  6. iraqralph43

    iraqralph43 Road Train Member

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    Some drivers who parked at Marrietta for hometime..have come back to find truck not locked...after shop serviced their truck
     
  7. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    That needs to be addressed with shop mgr..they’re supposed to lock the truck up when done..
     
  8. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    The only downside, if you come in expecting to load up and go only to find that when they took your truck in, it will need to go to the dealer for something that the company shop couldn't handle, or, it's still in the company shop when you get there, then you have to bail on a load. In @drvrtech77's case, he comes all the way from the Houston area all the way to our Wilmer terminal to start his tour. It would suck to show up and not have his truck available after he had already been planned on a load and drove that far to get rolling.
     
  9. drvrtech77

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    I’ve had that happen three times last year that’s why I got Ostergard and Kutter involved after that the shop manager knew I wasn’t screwing around. He got a surprise three-way call with me and Kutter on the line
     
  10. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Already have a preplan. After I drop this load at one of the Bentonville Wally warehouses, I head to Tyson in Fayetteville to load going to Commerce City for Wednesday evening. It shows a pickup window like it's a drop/hook but the load info says it's a live load, so we shall see. It's another 850 miles, but delivers Wednesday evening, so unless I get a beer run, not sure they will have any runs that can be completed by Friday evening, but it does give me 2650 by Wednesday night, so, that's a livable week either way...we will see what transpires.
     
  11. drvrtech77

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    That anheuser run from ft Collins Co to Sioux Falls is 585mi could easily del Friday..
     
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