The Anderson Lease thread - redux.

I delivered my OD Granite load in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning about four hours earlier than my appointment time. Brooklyn wasn't so bad. I have been hearing horror stories about NYC ever since I became a driver.

There were four of use delivering OD roofs to a cementary. Despite starting at different times, we all met up on the road, partly because we couldn't run PA on Sunday.

We crossed at the George Washington Bridge Monday evening. We had an escort, which made it much easier. We took a circuitious route through Brooklyn to avoid further tools. We were dropped off at our destination about 2200. The came and got us, one truck at a time about 0800. It was a crane unload from the street, it went really fast. I was the last unloaded.

I had to find my own way out, I chose the cheapest and paid to cross one bridge and bounced down to our yard in Bridge Water, NJ. Got a load the next day.

Despite losing time waiting at the GW Bridge and waiting for a load until the next day it was still a profitable week.

I found out that I have been officially bumped up to Class 3. Now to work on class 2.

 

Crossing the bridges into nyc OD at night is always easy, I've always had an escort due to size, but when off loaded and ready to get the heck out of there is the fun part 2-3 pm oh what fun, the city/roads are set up for 40' trailers and the 4 wheels what can say!!
Question at ATS do the loads crossing the bridges pay extra/additional for your tolls? OD tolls are around $ 80-100

 

When lded and rted that way they pay the tolls.
Mty I believe that's on you if lease driver. Company they pay.
You also get combat pay for crossing into the city. Well the last I knew you did.

 

#### i thought ats was a good company, guess thats what i get for thinking.---southernpride

 

I dont understand what your saying southerpride

 

He was quoting some of my one line comments to another driver and thinks things are not good here.

I was just kinda picking at the other driver.
Things here are just like any other company,some things good some bad.
I work H.H. The other driver works general freight I believe.
Apples and oranges.
Yes my work has been slow compared to 2008.
I'm still hanging in there. Just trying to ride out this bad year and get ready for the new year.

 

Well enjoy your holiday home time. Honest
We are booked to fly home the first part of Dec.
But I think we may need to change that due to me needing one more good load to cover my bills for Jan.
If I can pull that off then we won't come back untill Feb. next year.