The Longest Layover

[Lawrence]

We have a feature in our print magazine called "ShoutBox".

We would like to publish your comments there....keep it light-hearted.

Where did you have your LONGEST LAYOVER?

City:
Days/Hours:
How did you pass the time?
Did you leave loaded or empty?
Would you do it again?

Your Name:
Truck: Cargo Van, Straight Truck, Tractor
Carrier:

 

[Turtle]

Where did you have your LONGEST LAYOVER?

City: Tampa, Florida
Days/Hours: 9 Days
How did you pass the time? Spring Training
Did you leave loaded or empty? Loaded
Would you do it again? Absolutely

Your Name: Ken Slaughter
Truck: Cargo Van
Carrier: Panther

When I delivered that load the firs week of March, I knew I should have headed right back out of the Sunshine State to get my next load, but the intoxicating smell of fresh-cut gr**** peanuts and Cracker Jacks, glove leather and baseball stockings were too much for me to ignore.

 

[terryandrene]

City: Dothan, AL
Days/Hours: 5 Days
How did you pass the time? Christmas present shopping, wrapping and shipping
Did you leave loaded or empty? Empty
Would you do it again? Never!

Your Name: Terry and Rene' O'Connell
Truck: Cargo Van
Carrier: Roberts Express

During the month of December, the weather was balmy in Dothan and miserably cold at home and elsewher in the country, so we were content to get our shopping completed. Dothan is not known as an expedited freight mecca, so we'll never return for layover.

 

[Broompilot]

With Terry in MN, never thought we would get out of that Bar.

And we only had Coke, all morning, afternoon, and night. But hey we meet all the wait staff, and kept leaving tips according to shift change.

 

[redytrk]

City:Fayetteville N.C.
Days/Hours:7 Days
How did you pass the time? Mall brousing,Motel TV
Did you leave loaded or empty? Don`t remember
Would you do it again? Never

Your Name: Don
Truck: Cargo Van
Carrier: Roberts Express

Young and stupid at that time About 1989. Dispatchers kept saying "We get lots of loads out of there"

 

[davelees1]

City: LA
Days/Hours: 3-1/2 days
How did you pass the time? Got a motel over the weekend, time flew! Watched NASCAR, walked, window shopped, worked on the truck, enjoyed the weather, 70 degrees, much better than the ice and snow storms of the mid-west!
Did you leave loaded or empty? Loaded
Would you do it again? Yeah, why not

Your Name: Dave
Truck: Straight Truck
Carrier: FECC

 

[dcalien]

City: Charlotte, Nc
Days/Hours: 5 days
How did you pass the time? EO, Myspace, DVD
Did you leave loaded or empty? Empty
Would you do it again? No

While EO was educational, and myspace got me caught up with my family, and the movie was good, I found that as soon as I left, I got a load.

p.s. I am in the market for a load futures crystal ball.

Your Name: Dave
Truck: Sprinter
Carrier: Expressway, and I love the people there

 

[dragontrans0304]

City: Key West, FL
Days: 14
How did you pass the time? I visited a friend stationed at NAS Key West, and went fishing on his boat.
Did you leave empty or loaded? Loaded, the truck not the driver
Would you do it again? In a heartbeat


Name: Jason
Truck: Tractor/Trailer
Carrier: Dragon Transportation

 

[moonweed]

City:Nashville, TN
Days/Hours:7 days
How did you pass the time?sleep...watch tv...go to wally world
Did you leave loaded or empty?loaded
Would you do it again?nope

Your Name:Mark H.
Truck: Cargo Van
Carrier:Con-Way Later

 

[cheri1122]

City: Sacramento, Ca
Days: 5
How I passed the time: chores inside & out of truck, personal grooming, meal preparation in advance (hoping to be too busy driving later!), EO, email, sewing, reading, and finally, called 1 800 CALL DAVEKC to find a backhaul out of there!
Left: loaded, with a backhaul to Atlanta
Would I do it again? Lord, I hope not! But it was a time when I needed to go home, and nothing was going in that direction.

Cheri Heppner
D unit
Polly Express

 

[ebsprintin]

At first I thought we were talking about layovers under load. For me that would be 48 hours. From the discussion, I take it that we are really talking about sitting in one place available for a load, so I won't ask for an exact definition of layover.

City: San Antonio
Days/Hours: 13 days
How did you pass the time? made books for my online shop.
Did you leave loaded or empty? loaded, baby.
Would you do it again? if need be.

Your Name: E. Blake
Truck: cargo van
Carrier: Panther
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[Bruno]

City: Memphis, Tn
Days/Hours: 9 days
How did you pass the time? Talked to other drivers at the Flying J, watched Tv.
Did you leave loaded or empty? Loaded I think
Would you do it again? Nope because I only run team.

Your Name: Dave
Truck: Cargo Van, Straight Truck, Tractor C unit was running solo.
Carrier:Roberts Express 1995

I try to stay away from Memphis if I can. Everytime I go their someone dies. Lets see I found one guy dead at the wheel of his truck from a heart attack back in 1995. Was a witness to a murder at the Petro. Was in Memphis when I got the news that my uncle John passed away,I was parked in the front of the Petro. Four months later parked in the same spot I got the news my father passed away. That was Jan 2002, so I try to stay away from Memphis,Tn

 

[D Team Brothers]

Where/ Waco, Tx
Time/ 5 days
Temp/ 113

Waiting for load/ had work done on truck/ Hooters/ movies. Received load which included 1200 miles DH at full rate. Do it again, Lord I hope not!

 

[Streakn1]

We've been laid over at the Petro in Oak Grove,MO so long the Finches have built a nest in our reefer.LOL Been watching them carrying stuff in for the past five days. Starting the unit and running it for a while did'nt even chase them out. Today I finally got the ladder out so that I could remove the nest before they lay their eggs, plus I did'nt want the reefer catching fire while we're going down the road later!