The Hunt for Roadbed October
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Ready, Set,...Wait.
Been waiting in limbo for load information for 2 1/2 hrs.
Think I'll make something to eat
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Got a load from Warner Robbins (or, Atlanta when viewed from the Moon) to Tulsa, OK (well, when viewed from the Moon). My first load out of the Dayton office.
Careful with the moon view thinking....dispatch used it on me one night a couple weeks ago...Chicago and St.Louis were the same thing from the view they were using.
And I got one. Karen called me with one that she had. It can't deliver early, so plenty of time and good money!
A little nippy in Alabama this morning 36F. Hopefully freight will heat up today 
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Yep, it's time to give Brian at espar a call and get my espar ready for this winter!
This time, the "we have it" load didn't get away
Rolling towards Milwaukee
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Rolling towards Milwaukee
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Once the air expedite plane lands, I'm picking one up later tonight at the Tulsa airport, and then taking it to the other side of the airport It's about 4 miles. The rate per mile is, uhm, yeah, it's pretty good. Thanks Ex Pee Oh!
When I arrived at receiver very early this AM by Milwaukee it was 31F.
That was a wee bit cooler then Alabama lol. So thankful, with a push of a button (Espar), and permanent bed, it was off to nap time.
After napping some more at Walmart, went back in service, and now booked for return trip to yard then home. Angie has my BestPass waiting for me, will be so glad to finally get it.
So nice when things fall into place
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That was a wee bit cooler then Alabama lol. So thankful, with a push of a button (Espar), and permanent bed, it was off to nap time.
After napping some more at Walmart, went back in service, and now booked for return trip to yard then home. Angie has my BestPass waiting for me, will be so glad to finally get it.
So nice when things fall into place
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Yeah, it's pretty gnarly. Priority Air Charter out of Kidron, OH (between Massillon and Wooster). They have three of those PC-12 planes, each can hold about 2500 pounds (depending on length of the flight), as well as three of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravans, each can hold 3200 pounds and up to 3 skids. The PC-12s are 300MPH and pressurized, while the Cessnas are 184 MPH and not pressurized. But basically, take a Sprinter and add wings, a tail, and a propeller up front, and you have either one of those planes (speed being the only real difference).
Bad day at the office today. Catastrophic transmission failure on Promaster 3500. At the dealer in Arlington, Il waiting on a plan of action. Man, no warning whatsoever. Driving down the road, heard a whirring sound, check engine light came on and started dropping out of gear. Immediately pulled over and had it towed. Definately have had better days.
$5000 in repairs and at least 7 days out of service. Man, I will have to live on the road after this. On the bright side, plenty of expenses to write off this year.
Hate to see that. How many miles on the van? How often do you get the transmission fluid change? On a Sprinter, I think a MB transmission is $7500 or $8000. Can't remember if that's installed or just the transmission.
135,000 miles is all. I get the tranny serviced every 60,000 miles. Really caught me off guard. It has been running like a champ until today.