On The Road Again or In My Truck v.2.0
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mickeyrat said:
are you getting a full 48 off or more per week? maxing out your 70?SPEEDY MCCREADY said:There are a couple other newer guys, with our company, who are also doing OTR. And for the life of them, they cant figure out how to manage their hours. They will arrive at delivery, and then have NO HOURS for pickup. The company has to basically wait 24 hours to schedule a pickup. I have tried my best to tell these guys they need to leave for their delivery, at the beginning of the week, 10-15 hours early. That way you arrive at delivery, or close to it, sleep your 10 hours or so, and then get off your break, make your delivery, and have 8-10 hours available for pickup and getting your ass back to the barn. They look at me like I'm nuts. No way in hell are they leaving their home early. Yet at the end of the week they can figure out why I can do 1000 more miles a week than them .There were issues with my company, at 1st, with them thinking 34 hours off was sufficient. But I am thinking we have that worked out. I had to let them know there will be times I need 48-60 off. But for the most part its a minimum of 48 off.
I never max out.
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very carefully. forward is the easy part.....HesCalledDyer said:A buddy of mine did OTR for a few companies for a number of years and now has a dedicated route with FedEx. Keeps telling me I should get in their apprentice program or whatever. I'm like, fuck dude, I can't drive an F-150 without thinking I'm gonna fucking hit everything. There's no way I'm driving a truck and getting it around without running over shit. I can't back a small car into places. Backing out is fine, but I've never been able to judge backing in very well. Ain't no way I'm successfully driving a truck with a 53' trailer attached to it. I don't know how you guys do it.
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HesCalledDyer said:A buddy of mine did OTR for a few companies for a number of years and now has a dedicated route with FedEx. Keeps telling me I should get in their apprentice program or whatever. I'm like, fuck dude, I can't drive an F-150 without thinking I'm gonna fucking hit everything. There's no way I'm driving a truck and getting it around without running over shit. I can't back a small car into places. Backing out is fine, but I've never been able to judge backing in very well. Ain't no way I'm successfully driving a truck with a 53' trailer attached to it. I don't know how you guys do it.
I'm more comfortable driving my rig and trailer, than I am driving my car. I drive my truck better than my personal vehicle. I just do. I cant explain it either. I just feel more comfortable in my semi.Take me piece by piece.....
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field of vision cant be beat....SPEEDY MCCREADY said:HesCalledDyer said:A buddy of mine did OTR for a few companies for a number of years and now has a dedicated route with FedEx. Keeps telling me I should get in their apprentice program or whatever. I'm like, fuck dude, I can't drive an F-150 without thinking I'm gonna fucking hit everything. There's no way I'm driving a truck and getting it around without running over shit. I can't back a small car into places. Backing out is fine, but I've never been able to judge backing in very well. Ain't no way I'm successfully driving a truck with a 53' trailer attached to it. I don't know how you guys do it.
I'm more comfortable driving my rig and trailer, than I am driving my car. I drive my truck better than my personal vehicle. I just do. I cant explain it either. I just feel more comfortable in my semi.
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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Exactly.mickeyrat said:
field of vision cant be beat....SPEEDY MCCREADY said:HesCalledDyer said:A buddy of mine did OTR for a few companies for a number of years and now has a dedicated route with FedEx. Keeps telling me I should get in their apprentice program or whatever. I'm like, fuck dude, I can't drive an F-150 without thinking I'm gonna fucking hit everything. There's no way I'm driving a truck and getting it around without running over shit. I can't back a small car into places. Backing out is fine, but I've never been able to judge backing in very well. Ain't no way I'm successfully driving a truck with a 53' trailer attached to it. I don't know how you guys do it.
I'm more comfortable driving my rig and trailer, than I am driving my car. I drive my truck better than my personal vehicle. I just do. I cant explain it either. I just feel more comfortable in my semi.
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Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
Hey Mickey? What exactly have you been up to? Local? Linehaul? OTR? Regional?
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linehaul. Dayton. building a 3rd yard in Chi between Ord and Midway. Midway is our biggest term company wide. Its like 180 doors or so. In 13 states. Expanding. profit margin ladt year was 12.8%average 2500 plus a week. 50 to 55 hrs week. home daily. about to top out. .674 and 27.30 an hr. Work at a great barn with a great line haul group. fucking company is driver centric._____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
mickeyrat said:linehaul. Dayton. building a 3rd yard in Chi between Ord and Midway. Midway is our biggest term company wide. Its like 180 doors or so. In 13 states. Expanding. profit margin ladt year was 12.8%average 2500 plus a week. 50 to 55 hrs week. home daily. about to top out. .674 and 27.30 an hr. Work at a great barn with a great line haul group. fucking company is driver centric.
Very nice.Looks like ya found a nice home.
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oh yeah.SPEEDY MCCREADY said:mickeyrat said:linehaul. Dayton. building a 3rd yard in Chi between Ord and Midway. Midway is our biggest term company wide. Its like 180 doors or so. In 13 states. Expanding. profit margin ladt year was 12.8%average 2500 plus a week. 50 to 55 hrs week. home daily. about to top out. .674 and 27.30 an hr. Work at a great barn with a great line haul group. fucking company is driver centric.
Very nice.Looks like ya found a nice home.
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
Why do truckers bother heading out during rush hour?did you see me? i saw you.0
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load dictates that. load has to be picked up and/or delivered at or by a certain time, you go. most ship/receive depts are bankers hours.shortstack said:Why do truckers bother heading out during rush hour?
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
one more working day til I reach top pay scale.........
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
at top scale......mickeyrat said:one more working day til I reach top pay scale.........
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
So after being on the road again for a few months?
Its good to see that some things have not changed over the last 20 or so years.
ATLANTA? You fine folks are THE WORST DRIVERS ON PLANET EARTH!!!!
Good Lord. And can you do me a favor? Explain to me why there are dozens upon dozens of vehicles, either abandoned or dead, on the shoulder of all your major highways? Those abandoned cars, along with the 7,365 accidents that occur on your highways on a daily basis? MAKE ME CRAZY!!!!!
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stay out of Connecticut then. THOSE fuckers really suck.SPEEDY MCCREADY said:So after being on the road again for a few months?
Its good to see that some things have not changed over the last 20 or so years.
ATLANTA? You fine folks are THE WORST DRIVERS ON PLANET EARTH!!!!
Good Lord. And can you do me a favor? Explain to me why there are dozens upon dozens of vehicles, either abandoned or dead, on the shoulder of all your major highways? Those abandoned cars, along with the 7,365 accidents that occur on your highways on a daily basis? MAKE ME CRAZY!!!!!
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
mickeyrat said:
stay out of Connecticut then. THOSE fuckers really suck.SPEEDY MCCREADY said:So after being on the road again for a few months?
Its good to see that some things have not changed over the last 20 or so years.
ATLANTA? You fine folks are THE WORST DRIVERS ON PLANET EARTH!!!!
Good Lord. And can you do me a favor? Explain to me why there are dozens upon dozens of vehicles, either abandoned or dead, on the shoulder of all your major highways? Those abandoned cars, along with the 7,365 accidents that occur on your highways on a daily basis? MAKE ME CRAZY!!!!!
So according to Mr. Dispatcher, I will be doing Chicago to Miami and back on a weekly basis. I was told this 3 days ago. Im really hoping this happens. But as you know, in the trucking industry, things change quite often. But going to Miami for the next 3-4 months during the Winter? SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!
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yeah, but when they get ice you're fucked. light dusting too. drivers down there cant hang. tenn and below.SPEEDY MCCREADY said:mickeyrat said:
stay out of Connecticut then. THOSE fuckers really suck.SPEEDY MCCREADY said:So after being on the road again for a few months?
Its good to see that some things have not changed over the last 20 or so years.
ATLANTA? You fine folks are THE WORST DRIVERS ON PLANET EARTH!!!!
Good Lord. And can you do me a favor? Explain to me why there are dozens upon dozens of vehicles, either abandoned or dead, on the shoulder of all your major highways? Those abandoned cars, along with the 7,365 accidents that occur on your highways on a daily basis? MAKE ME CRAZY!!!!!
So according to Mr. Dispatcher, I will be doing Chicago to Miami and back on a weekly basis. I was told this 3 days ago. Im really hoping this happens. But as you know, in the trucking industry, things change quite often. But going to Miami for the next 3-4 months during the Winter? SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
oh, you may want to find an alternate to bypass ATL too.
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
oh yay. currently on the shoulder of I71 approx 38 miles from my home terminal with a tractor transmission that. decided to give up the ghost and come apart internally.waiting process to get a tow out to me...._____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
So I cant WAIT to get back on the road today, heading to Miami. Chicago and this 30 below wind chill for the next week, CAN KISS MY ASS!!!
Im actually leaving home a day early. Just because I don't want to deal with this cold, and the 6 inches of snow that is coming tonight.
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