Syracuse to Springfield and back

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  1. da1

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    thats what i hate about the small pallets full length and tall as the truck ive done them from KY to IL now the pallets that go to CAT are alot easier

    hate to say it but w/d fm you have(the same as mine) u may do pallets....alot ive done a good amount of pallet loads
     
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    DA1 has done a TON of pallets. If ya have any questions, ask him. He knows what hes talking about.
     
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    I was afraid of that. I just did that exact run but for some reason all the empty trailers were gone. The pallet place in KY is down the road from where I delivered the ingot from close to home. So I have feeling I will be running a lot of pallets. The little ts in Morton, IL is not bad place plenty of food places close by and a walmart plus the people seem nice and the facilities are clean.
     
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    Morton has a Cat plant...
     
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    yep thats the run and i stayed at that exact same ts walked to wm from there its a nice place...i do see a lot of pallets in your future one good thing about the drop you got some good shippers in the area morton as ord mentioned i went up to wisconsin for a load when i dropped there it was preloaded:biggrin_25519:
     
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    I got decent follow up load, foam walls. They loaded and spread my tarps out for me. Even had special corner protectors for the straps. However, this is another tall full trailer length can't tighten the straps to tight load. Short miles too, made to the 01 and back to the 90 in 8 hrs.

    See how things go in the am when there are 9 other trucks lined up to unload. I was the third in and out of the 01 left with 3 other Prime flatbedders waiting to get loaded. Place was crowded.
     
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    Did they at least do a good job?
     
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    oh foam if im not mistaken mont had that same load when i saw him in spf...enjoy your 90 im trying to leave my 01
     
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    Well that was a good day off loaded and on loaded at the same place.

    ORD ... Yup with some instruction from me. Now my new tarps are dirty. Offload was a dirt and gravel lot. Oh well had to happen at some point.
     
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    Thats always nice!!! Unless its from allied AKA alcote....

    Wait til it rains, theyll be nice n clean for a second