Nature of the business lately, unfortunately.
Locations, capacity, demand for that particular load, etc all play into possibilities to get something.
March 2017 this and that.
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Locations, capacity, demand for that particular load, etc all play into possibilities to get something.
Trust me id love to be running those 1200+ mile runs...1000 per day is feasible in my book but at our contracted rate they either go to xpo teams or low balled by other carriers
"whale" in my book is anything over 1200 miles. Anything under is a day work.
But then again, I am too young to think of rest.
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I can tell you a story about Express1 and It looks things never really change...
I was sitting once with the Late Great Jack Berry and his wife Gracey one day..they had just emptied out it was a Friday and kind of slow.....I was supposed to be #1 and had been for 2 days....I had told him how E1 favours teams and loads them quicker and he couldn't believe it....so anyhow....he gets the "Call" ..845 miles to Nashville for a Monday delivery.....he looked at me and said...this isn't a team run...you can do this over a weekend....to which I said..there ya go proof in the pudding!
Steady Eddie can tell ya the time JuJu and I got out of Olive Branch ahead of him on the same kind of deal...
self control can be a good thing....Oh my! I could get into so much trouble with that one.But how would I keep my feet warm then? lolBe careful, someone might steal that "Glowing Gem"yup he can.....
I felt the same way as you are now 20 yrs ago. Now I feel like OVM and Ragman and others.
"whale" in my book is anything over 1200 miles. Anything under is a day work.
But then again, I am too young to think of rest.
Not just that.
Once I was sitting with another driver in KY.
I wanted to go home, MA.
He needed to go to NC.
I was offered a run to TN or GA, he was told to go to PA. We asked if we could swap. Were told no, and they scrapped both runs.
It's now in the hands of the almighty dispatcher Murray.
I have "triangulated" myself into El Paso.
I felt the same way as you are now 20 yrs ago. Now I feel like OVM and Ragman and others.
"whale" in my book is anything over 1200 miles. Anything under is a day work.
But then again, I am too young to think of rest.
Long goes away..short has staying power....thats what I've been selling....LOL
you "should" get out of there ok...I hear plenty a Canadian loads go out of there to swap at border...I have "triangulated" myself into El Paso.
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on the flipside...JuJu and I were sitting in Franklin and E-1 vans were like in and out.....so I called in...oh they are doing 5-600 mile loads we are saving you for the long ones....well DOH I lost it I swear and so did JuJu...man we were pissed....
Wouldn't that be nice. Up to Maine border, please.you "should" get out of there ok...I hear plenty a Canadian loads go out of there to swap at border...
I can wish, can't I?
JuJu and I once took a load across thru St Stephen New Brunswick thru Maine...beauty trip in the summer...Wouldn't that be nice. Up to Maine border, please.you "should" get out of there ok...I hear plenty a Canadian loads go out of there to swap at border...
I can wish, can't I?
Met a guy once in El Paso.
He owned several textile factories in Northern US. Said that due to free-trade and agreements, in order to compete with Asian manufacturers he was forced to relocate his business to Mexico. Can't blame him.
Wonder what he is up to now, with current political shift.
He owned several textile factories in Northern US. Said that due to free-trade and agreements, in order to compete with Asian manufacturers he was forced to relocate his business to Mexico. Can't blame him.
Wonder what he is up to now, with current political shift.
Good morning. Heading up I-85 thru Charlotte to drop at 13:00.
And Magnificent Murray has set the hook on a weekend whale. Just have to reel it in. Will update when I have it onboard
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And Magnificent Murray has set the hook on a weekend whale. Just have to reel it in. Will update when I have it onboard
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MT, Knoxville area. Green grass, trees budding, sun shining, would be a great place to get loaded. LOL
Loaded ... Northwood , Iowa to Grovetown , Ga.... 45 minute shipper delay but what else is new .... 
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