Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

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  1. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    • Found another big gap in the Peoplenet network, at the worst place. I-40 coming out of TX into OK, 6 or 7 miles either side of the OK super coop, I had a big red X where the signal bars should be. T'wood suck to have to go thru an inspection and have no signal to send them the logs. I guess I would have to do it from my phone, but without signal, online wouldn't be up to date with the duty changes at the scale on the in-cab box.
     
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  3. newbietrucker91

    newbietrucker91 Road Train Member

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    I'm supposedly the only truck this far north in rural Michigan. That or I'm just over 30 miles away from it so least amount of deadhead. Place is closed on Sundays so I hope there is SOMEONE there overnight since it's a 3am pu and office dosent open till 6am on Monday. Small place, with just 2 docks.

    Makes it just a 250 mile load.

    Hope I can find a parking spot to drop this at our -office size- yard. Or the one picking it up is already there and we can swap spots.

    Safety says I have till the 15th to do a physical so might as well use this as a way to get that done. Wonder if that terminal even has a company car.

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  4. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    I've never had an issue finding a parking spot there.

    Usually they want you to take your physical at your home terminal in case you don't pass, that way they don't have to rent you a car to get home
     
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  5. newbietrucker91

    newbietrucker91 Road Train Member

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    Everytime I try to get to my home terminal they keep me away. Now no choice BUT to do it here, unless saftey extends my due date. Also my regular med card is still valid. Now that I'm on a cpap they want the physical done yearly.
     
  6. bowlwinkle

    bowlwinkle Heavy Load Member

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    I am yet to do one at my home terminal. They always just get me to one of our terminals near my route.
     
  7. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Really? Thing must have changed. Going back including when I was a Crete driver, the only time I have done one away from my home terminal was orientation.
     
  8. bowlwinkle

    bowlwinkle Heavy Load Member

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    I may have done my orientation one at Lincoln, but my home terminal was Council Bluffs until it closed, and I never did one there, or at Lincoln after I was switched to there.
     
  9. newbietrucker91

    newbietrucker91 Road Train Member

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    Some good news for a change.

    Arrived at the shipper around 1120pm to wait for my appointment when I saw a bunch of people arriving. After waiting a good 30 minutes went to check in too see and they put me in a door right away. Was out of there a little past 12am, so am glad I checked in.

    Dropped trailer off at the yard and now waiting for the morning crew to show up.
     
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    iraqralph43 Road Train Member

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    20220613_093057.jpg Truck parking beside me...did this and drove off...but I got company's name for safety
     
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