November 2014 where ya at's
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f4ftrucker
Rookie Expediter
I have now dead head 639 miles sat 2 days at a lowes/walmart and hoping to find a early run to get me home. Im 5 hrs from home and have to be there by 6pm. Dispatch in this pay period has only gotten me one run that was 202 miles. Its been 6 days and i will be home for 4 so that gives them 5 days to give me a **** load of miles.
guido4475
Not a Member
Why I don't go out there in a van...straight truck, yes. Van, no.
when I go to places that are out of the way, I try for more money since I know in advance I'll be deadheading out.
Now back to the real world, I've got lucky in Dallas the other day and got a load from Dallas to Athens Al. Then yesterday got one from Cullman Al to Greenville SC. Good pay on both 1.51 and 1.45 a mile.
Now back to the real world, I've got lucky in Dallas the other day and got a load from Dallas to Athens Al. Then yesterday got one from Cullman Al to Greenville SC. Good pay on both 1.51 and 1.45 a mile.
shoulda taken the Fargo/Minnisoda route of 94...much more freight up there as opposed to 90 thru SD.....I would have....well no....I would have gone home I live up there...LOL
Yeah, maybe I shoulda passed it by, but I was sick of sitting in Texas. Houston, McAllen, slow as molasses. Hasn't been too long ago that I could get out of Houston barely 8 hours after getting there.
Ken, point taken about 94 vs 90; I did, however, want to see SD as I had never been there. Once I get to NV and WA, that'll be all 48
Yeah, maybe I shoulda passed it by, but I was sick of sitting in Texas. Houston, McAllen, slow as molasses. Hasn't been too long ago that I could get out of Houston barely 8 hours after getting there.
Ken, point taken about 94 vs 90; I did, however, want to see SD as I had never been there. Once I get to NV and WA, that'll be all 48
did you do Rushmore or the Badlands?....and you went just about by Devils Tower....
Yeah, maybe I shoulda passed it by, but I was sick of sitting in Texas. Houston, McAllen, slow as molasses. Hasn't been too long ago that I could get out of Houston barely 8 hours after getting there.
Ken, point taken about 94 vs 90; I did, however, want to see SD as I had never been there. Once I get to NV and WA, that'll be all 48
In my 30+ years I've done 49 that 50th is gonna be a tuff one.
myvan010
Seasoned Expediter
laredo to princeton IN went home(cbus oh) then took a load up to buffalo. Came back to the office in garfield hgts, And accetped a load for monday picking up out of Cbus going to hillsboro oregon,yea :-(......so my week is booked for next week, just gotta figure out where to go from oregon
f4ftrucker
Rookie Expediter
Heading home empty. Not to happy. In past week all i have had was a 202 mile run.
Thought my week was gonna suck, but with the 2 runs I had, I made the weekly budget!
Wow, some vans are really slow. I went back in service on Thursday Oct 30th after a week of home time. I've done an IL to KY then onto GA (double load), an OH (paid DH) to Laredo, Laredo to KS and now booked on an OK to MI. Then I'm going home unless they book a load while I'm between OK and MI.
And that includes one day (last Friday) OOS to get a new front hub installed. Grossed over $4,100 this last 10 days. I don't think that's too bad for a short length slop bucket.
And that includes one day (last Friday) OOS to get a new front hub installed. Grossed over $4,100 this last 10 days. I don't think that's too bad for a short length slop bucket.
No. Had to pinch pennies, didn't feel so hot that day, and it was nighttime when I passed by the Tower. I'm not one to do the tourist thing unless I'm feeling flush.
Prestige? My condolences if so
I recommend Salt Lake or Denver; ask dispatch for advice. Wherever you go, drive with fuel economy in mind, cos you're gonna rack up some f'real deadhead. Have fun and stay warm.
myvan010
Seasoned Expediter
Prestige? My condolences if so
I recommend Salt Lake or Denver; ask dispatch for advice. Wherever you go, drive with fuel economy in mind, cos you're gonna rack up some f'real deadhead. Have fun and stay warm.
Yea w/them for the biggest part I have done ok with them, Ran 2 companies for awhile and ran more than slept. So I am now on the look out for a 2nd company I only left the the other guy because I could would not go with progressive insurance.