Van Wyk Inc.

Picking up at waverly headed to manassas, hoping i get loaded soon enough so i can get there before my 14 comes up, it amazes me how a full 8 years after that stupid 14 hour rule took effect, shippers & recievers still cant seem to grasp that it helps to schedule enough time to get the stuff loaded once the driver gets to the shipper, and the brokers and dispatchers in the industry(im not slamming any particular company, this is industry wide)cant seem to figure out how to schedule around it by now.

 

Well I was wrong got unloaded this morning as scheduled. Decided to do my 34 at the pilot in Hesperia,didn't feel like sitting in crappy Ontario and paying for the privilege to boot. Hopefully will be loading Wednesday headed back to the Midwest. Sounds chilly out in Iowa bundle up boys and be safe.

 

Chilly is an understatement my friend. I awoke to 0 degrees and a -23 windchill this morning in Coralville. Not the worst I've seen this week though. I stopped at the J in Cokeville, WY on Friday for a coffee refill and it was -22 WITHOUT the windchill! Luckily it wasn't windy so it was bearable. On Saturday I did luck out and had a 40 mph tailwind so I only used 41 gallons of fuel in my 439 mile drive back to Lincoln. Rolled into the house about 0700 on Saturday and managed to squeeze in a 34 which is really odd to be home two weekends in a row but oh well. My wife went over to Iowa City this weekend for a girls weekend so it was just me and the dog for two days which was quite nice. I honestly think the only productive thing I did was go to HyVee to get some groceries.

 

Sitting in cnicago at amigos....I made a bone head maneuver and apent an hour trying to ###### myself here I knew better than to go there at this time of night but I did anyway and practiced really hard at my close quarters backing skills to get out of here and back down the street to a parking spot out of the way....uggg...this is the first time in about a month I didnt get to go to denver to start my week...kinda bummed about that cause I like going west...the drive is so much more relaxing...

 

Got my next load assignment p/u in Oxnard heading back to Coralville good trip. Make sure you guys get rid of that frigid air before I get back over there . Truck it safe out there boys.

 

Now I am sitting in Northlake waiting on a brokered load...UGGGGGGG.....problem is the shipper wanted me there ASAP...and now guess what...they aren't ready for me....greaaaattttt.......I will be suprised if I get loaded on the original appt time....

 

At toms brook waiting for my edinburg to medina oh /baraboo, turns out they wont have it ready until 2200, with the delivery appt in medina for 0600 tomorrow.....they ought to change the name of the shipper to Never Ready, or teach whoever schedules that crap to learn to read a clock. Looks like a good time to load the ipod up with some more metal tunes lol

 

Well at least with never ready they can change the appointment time..cause youll be hard pressed to make it tomorrow....on a good note after 6 hours of waiting I finally got my door assignment at my pickup.... just have to be in the cities by 07...piece of cake....

 

I think by the time i get done in baraboo my 11 hours will be shot, I'm hoping i can convince sheldon dispatch to get me something to pick up the morning after...i don't mind doing the all-night stuff once in a while, but a whole week of it gets old.

 

hey spyder, I,m moving up to the land of snow and taxes as soon as the weather breaks...how often do you get home? I have talk some to Tim but I trust trucking recruiters as much as the army ones...just like to get the scoop from someone that actually lives the life. Any help would be appreciated