Truckers, lets see your rigs!

lorendiesel5.9 said:
At least your boss spent money on looking good lol
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But complained about my fuel mileage all the time and breathed down my neck about every little thing. Micro manage like no other.

This deal is so much better. I don't hear from them like... Ever. I get my loads from our dispatch lady and that's pretty well it unless I need something. I've talked to my actual boss 1 time and seen him 1 time.
 
BRE said:
But complained about my fuel mileage all the time and breathed down my neck about every little thing. Micro manage like no other.

This deal is so much better. I don't hear from them like... Ever. I get my loads from our dispatch lady and that's pretty well it unless I need something. I've talked to my actual boss 1 time and seen him 1 time.
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I don't blame you a bit, if Jace is anything like he used to be I can't see him being the "boss" of anyone, seemed to have a bit of a Napoleon type complex :lolly:
 
I talk to and see my boss all the time haha. He doesn't give a rats ass about my fuel mileage, all he cares about is making sure his trucks are maintained and the guys driving them are making some coin
 
I have guys driving two trucks. I want good mileage but want them to drive the truck properly and look after it. I don't bug them about how they drive but I make sure I put the point across I don't need them speeding or smashing the trucks up on the road. I can't afford to pay for major repairs with a driver wrecking a truck. Nor do I have the time. If that's the case I'll park the truck.
 
I try for fuel mileage. I take care of or drive the trucks like I would if they were my own. Always have always will...
If it's broke and not running, then I'm not running.
The last guys in this truck were getting 4 mpg, I'm getting 5-5.1.
My last tank figured at 5.4 but not sure if I believe that.

My deal on the last one just wouldn't work. No matter how I drove that truck, it wouldn't pull and wouldn't get any fuel mileage. Yea he spent money on looking good and it was nice but it came with a price.
We got along exceptionally well until he had a come apart. I wasn't gonna take it.
I don't know if money got tight or what happened. Plus that job turned into something it was never supposed to be but at first didn't bother me.
That was a out a max of 2-3 days a week if we had to. Then went to 5 days (ended up not minding), then went to 3000-3200 miles a week in 5-6 days and there was a couple times I was out 2 weeks.

Now, I went into this job with a different agenda and I kinda just stay out. We shoot for Monday through Friday or early Saturday type of thing. However like last weekend I tried to just stay out for some more dough and ended up beating the clock and ended up back by the house Saturday afternoon so I worked on the truck. This week however I'm headed for Iowa at the moment, unload Friday and reload for a KC unload on Monday.

I understand a person looking after their trucks and being a boss, totally. There's a line though where I can't deal with... I get more done and comfortably if I just get left alone.

Also on a side note, if I get one more check call on a load from odd ball numbers, I'm gonna strangle someone lol. I'll get the load there when it's due. Even if they took 8+ hours to get me loaded and then kicked me out on the street to strap down.
 
What annoys me is unrealistic expectations, I cannot unload, drive 80 miles, reload with a checkout time of 5pm and be 700 miles north by 8 the next morning, not happenin
 
BRE said:
Also on a side note, if I get one more check call on a load from odd ball numbers, I'm gonna strangle someone lol. I'll get the load there when it's due. Even if they took 8+ hours to get me loaded and then kicked me out on the street to strap down.
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Never haul a load for Total Quality Logistics aka TQL. They expect a check call between 8 and 9am Eastern time, doesn't matter if you're on the west coast and it's 5am there. If you don't answer they'll call 10 times in a row without leaving a VM, then call your dispatcher, then they call your boss and then they call you 10 times in a space of 3 minutes again until somebody answers.

Mr.T said:
What annoys me is unrealistic expectations, I cannot unload, drive 80 miles, reload with a checkout time of 5pm and be 700 miles north by 8 the next morning, not happenin
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Sure you can. I thought you were a super trucker? I got 1200 miles to go right now and I'm gonna try to be there by 8am tomorrow lol
 
I probably would have made it if I hadn't run into a super bad ice fog problem lol. My defrost couldn't keep up and I couldn't see so I shut it down for a couple hours
 
Mr.T said:
I probably would have made it if I hadn't run into a super bad ice fog problem lol. My defrost couldn't keep up and I couldn't see so I shut it down for a couple hours
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Oh yea I'll shut it down in a heartbeat over ice. And if I have to throw chains? Not happening. You'll get your load when I can drive again
 
The roads were fine, I just couldn't see a damn thing. 8am appointment be damned, if you want your chit at all you'll let me park, I'll throw chains if I'm within a couple hours of my destination but that's it. Lol
 
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lorendiesel5.9 said:
Never haul a load for Total Quality Logistics aka TQL. They expect a check call between 8 and 9am Eastern time, doesn't matter if you're on the west coast and it's 5am there. If you don't answer they'll call 10 times in a row without leaving a VM, then call your dispatcher, then they call your boss and then they call you 10 times in a space of 3 minutes again until somebody answers.







Sure you can. I thought you were a super trucker? I got 1200 miles to go right now and I'm gonna try to be there by 8am tomorrow lol
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Been there!! Lmao!


If I have to throw chains, I don't need to be driving.
 
What's with the sissies not hanging iron? If all that's standing between me and the ol lady's hot ass is a snow covered mountain pass, by God I'm hanging chains and going home! Lol
 
I would've been sitting for weeks waiting out storms this year, glad it's close to over.

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I haven't chained up at all this year, mostly because I haven't been back to ND since December haha
 
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