June and load one

jelliott · Jun 10, 2016

guido4475 said:
I hope you are resting in July while we are experiencing the fruits of you're labor and running our butts off in July.

Well I was thinking of resting over the 4th weekend.

Dynamite 1 · Jun 10, 2016

guido4475 said:
That is true, but you and your wife are very smart people in the business world and it will be just fine. I can picture this truck, with the colors, as you have brought some of the outside color scheme into the inside as well, like many show truck people do. It's going to be sweet. I have to suggest, marker lights by maxxima, which are a sealed unit, but the exact same bolt pattern and size of a standard double bubble incandescent light, but more of a directional beam from all directions, both red and yellow. I replaced all of my lights this year with them and love them. They're about 9 dollars each, but so worth it.

We put all LED's on it including tail lights !!

jelliott · Jun 10, 2016

I run all LED's on all my trucks and trailers. Don't miss the bulbs!

jelliott · Jun 10, 2016

And another day...and another flight.

Turtle · Jun 10, 2016

Interesting factoid:
I have more complete and detailed (not to mention... accurate) contemporaneous notes in an EO May Flowers locations banter and banal chit-chat thread from May 31and June 1 than does Dispatch... at the office.

My notes, of course, match the recorded phone conversations, since, you know, that's where my notes came from. Not sure where Dispatch got theirs. Instead of a small army trying to play catchup trying to read their own incomplete notes, and still getting it wrong, I sure wish they'd have just pulled the phone recordings 5 days ago like I suggested.

While I do believe that I will eventually get paid what was promised, I'm also of the likewise firm belief that if this had been taken care of at the time it happened, then Load One wouldn't be stuck having to pay a large portion of this simply because the customer now only wants to pay a portion of it (what portion that is, I really don't know). But they'll get it figured out in Monday. Again.

In the imortal words of Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, "Never give up! Never surrender!" and of Dr. Lazarus, "By Grabthar's hammer, we live to tell the tale."

Lt. Tawny Madison chimes in with, "All systems are working, Commander."

"Look! I have one job on this lousy ship, it's *stupid*, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?"

Windsor · Jun 10, 2016

guido4475 said:
That is true, but you and your wife are very smart people in the business world and it will be just fine. I can picture this truck, with the colors, as you have brought some of the outside color scheme into the inside as well, like many show truck people do. It's going to be sweet. I have to suggest, marker lights by maxxima, which are a sealed unit, but the exact same bolt pattern and size of a standard double bubble incandescent light, but more of a directional beam from all directions, both red and yellow. I replaced all of my lights this year with them and love them. They're about 9 dollars each, but so worth it.

Are you trying to get reindeer to land on your truck?

GuyUpNorth · Jun 10, 2016

GuyUpNorth said:
After 4 days in El Paso, I think I will give Dallas a try. Lots of competition in El Paso (vans all over the place) Thanks guys.

Loaded on Thursday afternoon in Dallas with a load to Indianapolis after sitting less than a day. As soon as I dropped, got a call immediately for a shorty to Cincinnati at a great rate. Thanks again for the advise to try Dallas out.

Steady Eddie · Jun 10, 2016

At the J after dropping off on the other side of the river. As our old friend would say ,"5 for5- Ken aka OVM aka Ontario van man aka The Voodoo van man( doll). No not that one, he's in my van all tied up.

jelliott · Jun 10, 2016

Steady Eddie said:
At the J after dropping off on the other side of the river. As our old friend would say ,"5 for5- Ken aka OVM aka Ontario van man aka The Voodoo van man( doll). No not that one, he's in my van all tied up.

We are seeing numbers move back up!

Steady Eddie · Jun 11, 2016

jelliott said:
We are seeing numbers move back up!

I was going to fix that statement for ya. Lol

Dynamite 1 · Jun 11, 2016

Here are a few more pics from Friday !!!

jelliott · Jun 11, 2016

Really cool seeing her all come together!!!

Dynamite 1 · Jun 11, 2016

jelliott said:
Really cool seeing her all come together!!!

Thanks, is it ok to forward email w/pics for L1 FB page !!

jjoerger · Jun 11, 2016

Doing a 45 mile shorty today at a great rate. It pays to have a lift gate.

jelliott · Jun 11, 2016

You in Taylor still?

Steady Eddie · Jun 11, 2016

Done and done with load #6. Right place right time, nothing on my part made it happen. Shocker,- not at a J.

jjoerger · Jun 11, 2016

jelliott said:
You in Taylor still?

Yes Sir. Leaving in the morning for a pick up going to GA.
Trying to sleep off a trip to the Chinese buffet.

jelliott · Jun 11, 2016

jjoerger said:
Yes Sir. Leaving in the morning for a pick up going to GA.
Trying to sleep off a trip to the Chinese buffet.

Ok was gonna tell you to come up to golf outing but we are already done. Have a safe trip!

jjoerger · Jun 11, 2016

Thanks. The only time I've ever been on a golf course was to mow the greens and cut the cups. Also drove the ball pick up cart on the driving range. I was on special duty while in the Army at Ft. Hood.

guido4475 · Jun 11, 2016

jjoerger said:
Thanks. The only time I've ever been on a golf course was to mow the greens and cut the cups. Also drove the ball pick up cart on the driving range. I was on special duty while in the Army at Ft. Hood.

When I was a wee little boy I got hit on my right ear by a golf club as he was swinging backwards. 6 stiches. It hurt..lol...I'm now feeling the repercussions of that, and lack of medical technology back than.