Well, after a night at one Kraft, no empty trailers. I head over to the other one, and guess what. No ******* empties. I call the local towing company to see if they have any empty trailers this morning, and they have one and only one, so I head over there. And it's a dry van. Geeze. So back to the second Kraft yard to wait some more.
My FM calls and goes into full ***** mode. He thinks I should have waited at the other Kraft overnight, as if I have any clue which Kraft is having more loads arriving than the other, and claims two guys got empties this morning out of that one. According to the guys in the office, NO EMPTIES TODAY, period. Not last night, not this morning, not today. They tell me again that they are loading empties and don't have any to let go, and don't expect to have any today. I wonder who's trailers they are. Don't they have a big Stevens logo on them? I don't remember seeing any Kraft logo on them anywhere.
Then he goes on about not leaving, because if you do you move down "the list". Now, you don't go on any list when you pull into one these places wanting an empty. He's so sure you do though. I'm HERE, at the place, and I know there is no list. If they put an empty out, the first guy waiting, if he's awake, gets it. The next guy if the first is bunked out. We sort it ourselves, Kraft doesn't give a flying **** about who was first or last, and they don't keep any list. But I'm not going to argue that one with him. The point is, there aren't any empties here, and what trailers we bring in loaded are hauled right around to the outbound docks and loaded up. I watch it for hours and hours.
So I let my FM rant and rave, and point out where he's contradicting himself, let him rage. I pretty much just suck it up. I'm good at that. He winds down like he always does, and I hear that little bit in his voice that tells me he feels like an ### now, so I'm now happy. He wants me to call back at four.
So at four I call and tell him they are still loading the ******* empties, and not giving any to the three of us waiting for them. So he finally says to bobtail 200+ miles to the shipper. And the shipper doesn't like us bobtailing in, it's a completely drop and hook facility and they only have room for about twenty trailers there. I get there and the pickup number is the wrong ******* number, so after calling the night crew I get the right ******* number and hook up. I have five hours and 23 minutes to go almost 300 miles through some of the densest ******* construction in the whole ******* country.
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I also have to fuel the reefer that has enough to maybe get to the first truck stop. Of course, I get there and the ******** pumps aren't taking cards. I get to the next one and fuel it enough to last and hit the road hard.
Of course, there's new construction areas all along I65.
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I push my governor and start counting mile markers and doing math. The last half hour I'm sure I'll just make it. As I'm humming along I294 where it and I80 split, it's 55mph, and I might be in a hurry, but I'm not going to get a ticket for any ******** load. A container hauls ### around me, and not even a mile later I see the white four-door pull out of the middle and right up behind him. Another mile or so and he hits the lights and pulls him over. I sail on by at 55.
Pull into the rail yard with 8 minutes left on my 14.
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I need a shower, but I don't have any hours to get anywhere with one. A couple of friends live nearby, but it's after three am.
So, a #####'s bath and into the bunk, and a long prayer that days like this stay rare and far between.
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Hey Drivers,
I have been studying the CDl Manual hard, just wanted to clarify- does Stevens trucks use s-cam brakes? Are the systems all dual air systems- Automatic adjusting rod?
Another question on the " Interview"- what part of the training process is this- day 5- week 3?
Sorry about your week Smokr, good luck with the next few loads!!
Starting end of Sept- it couldn't come fast enough for me, just about have this CDL manual memorized.....!!!
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Thanks Buzzarddriver, I might be driving my wife more crazy with CDL information than myself
! I have enjoyed reading up on these systems!!
Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions!!!
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