USIT Talk

I know we kind of derail/hijack a lot of threads on here with our daily encounters among other things...


So this thread is dedicated for us to discuss our Daily/Weekly/Monthly/etc... experiences that you want to share. Whether it be good, bad, just need to vent, or just feel like posting about whatever...

 

I wasn't able to deliver my load today since the place closes at noon... I was late because I spent way to long at the shipper... I think it took 2+ hours to do a drop/hook. Had to clean trailer, drop, weigh, hook, weigh, then reweigh... And of course there was a line almost every time I went onto their scales lol. Other then that it was a decent day, got over 600 miles in .

Also was offered to become a trainer while I was home, Although it sounds like it may be interesting... I had to turn it down for now. Especially with me still planning on quitting here next month (hoping anyways). Got a call back from another company that is interested in me. Doing an MVR History today and found out a couple hours ago that they are calling my previous employers (except USA) since a friend still works at one of my previous employers. If I do actually get hired, They'll train me on bulk tanker and when I get my 'X' endorsement they'll train me on liquid and gas tankers . So if one of the lines slows down they'll run me on another line. Company is about 20 miles from my house, home everyday, weekends off, and higher weekly gross paycheck (or should be).

 

Well for today I had a little bit of Good and a little bit of Bad haha...

The Good...
Got a call from a company I applied to and talked with earlier. They are willing to hire me and asked if I wanted to start orientation on the 15th. Sadly I can't due to not being 100% sure when my contract with USA is up. But if all goes well I will be leaving as soon as they started taking the money out of my pay. But on a plus side... (as long as it holds true) this one company I'm looking at has a minimum of $800/week gross...

I moved my vacation to better suit me, going to be nice to take a trip up to Canada and enjoy time outside with friends I rarely see.

The Bad:
While traveling up to Tennessee from Mississippi I blew a tire... So instead of being in Tennessee tonight, i'll be there in the morning. While sitting for them to send a new tire, my other tire "popped".

Found out my "new" fleet manager (a few weeks ago) isn't going to be in for a couple of weeks. That makes me really not want to stay but oh well. Thinking I am going to be parking the truck in Vandalia and taking my vacation only to return so I can fill out proper paperwork, turn in keys, turn in comdata card.

Probably will be getting my background check for hazmat before I leave for Canada as well. Talked with another driver (friend of family member) and he gave me some other leads to some other jobs, so might check those too.

 

Thanks for the info, I think I was upgraded and received my first solo assignment August 27th. I'd have to look at either my load books or my last years pay stubs. Might have been the week before, but I think it was the last week of August.