Electric Chicken
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Yup. That reminds me I need to take my passenger seat out and get some wraparound sunglasses.It's an LTL truck.
Ya know,... Like Old Dominion and ABF.
Yup. That reminds me I need to take my passenger seat out and get some wraparound sunglasses.It's an LTL truck.
Ya know,... Like Old Dominion and ABF.
The J.B. story Mike's Book Club: JB Hunt The Long Haul to SuccessJb Hunts founder was a RAILROAD man or so I've been told
I'm not sure how the Grain Elevator did that I just drove em and we had empty to bring back upHow does rail chassis work? Are they company chassis or is there a chassis pool owned by the rail yard?
They offered me a job once doing Meijers but they Hair Test and I had smoked pot around that time
Ironically my first experience in Hair Follicle testing wasn't even trucking.They offered me a job once doing Meijers but they Hair Test and I had smoked pot around that time
You can "Beat" a PEE but hair follicles stay 6 months even a year
I wish you would - it helps others that may be considering following in your claw steps.Yeah I can math. I just don't feel like sharing.
I put it all out there on the thread I maintain since I started - just so folks have an idea what is all involved.I put out there what I want to put out there.
Agreed. I’ve shifted to a mentality of revenue per day/hour spent in the truck. I’d be interested to know the details.But it’s not rude to ask about money when you brought the subject up.
That’s cool. People have an affinity for older gear. I didn’t buy an older truck to look cool, but it’s surprising that others find it cool.Dispatcher asked me about my truck because apparently he keeps getting asked.
So I texted him a couple pics.
Hauled maybe 3 loads to town for a friend in his day cab, 48’ trailer 3/4 full of soy beans - 109,000 gross. Surprised the heck out of me.Grain will max out weight long before it cubes out. A 53 weighs more than a 40 therefore it will take less grain to max a 53 out than it would a 40. 53’s are about cubic feet. That actually hurts you on heavy products.
That’s the attitude.If I didn't have anything important to do, I'd be listening and asking questions. Screw that day's revenue.
I heard once that they really DO NOT like being called "Keystone Cops". But I imagine at this point that joke is so old it doesn't matter anymore.That's not really a fair question since I'm lazy.
I'm more concerned with whether I'm adequately profitable for my own household.
I'd be willing just like other rail drivers are willing but it's not fair to compare it to any other line like OTR or heavy haul.I wish you would - it helps others that may be considering following in your claw steps.
I put it all out there on the thread I maintain since I started - just so folks have an idea what is all involved.
Agreed. I’ve shifted to a mentality of revenue per day/hour spent in the truck. I’d be interested to know the details.
That’s cool. People have an affinity for older gear. I didn’t buy an older truck to look cool, but it’s surprising that others find it cool.
Hauled maybe 3 loads to town for a friend in his day cab, 48’ trailer 3/4 full of soy beans - 109,000 gross. Surprised the heck out of me.
That’s the attitude.
Good to see you’re trucking now. B.
They don't want your potentially virus carrying self in the building.Oh and this was like the third time the customer came out to greet me and sign or take my papers out near my truck.
I dunno why I think that's cool but it is. Lol.
None of them had masks on. I think they love my truck.They don't want your potentially virus carrying self in the building.
The My Pillow place does that too.
I legit love having the truck at my house, eating breakfast every morning in my house while it warms up, and then jumping in with my coffee and rolling.
I know a lot of y'all have been doing that for years so it's no big deal but I haven't. I've packed my POV, commuted, unpacked my POV, packed the truck, ran all day, unpacked the truck, packed my POV, commuted since I got my CDL...and being a night driver basically on my own for basic repairs, the more problems I came across, the heavier my go bag got.
Life is different when you don't have that daily trudgery.
Seems that way. And it's the little things, no single one big thing.It’s a hell of a lot nicer having your own truck. The quality of the job is very much improved at that point.
I don't even mind lives anymore. It's built into the rate and it's not burning fuel or wear and tear.
I'm usually quick with a drop and hook because I've been doing it soooooo much the past 5 years but the effort level is higher. So I'm cool with these 30-45-60 minute waits with the same trailer.Drop and hook is way overrated. Most of my stops are done almost as fast as a drop and hook. Not all, but most.