Thursday, July 20, 2006
Home Again
I am currently taking 2 days off to get my truck in for service and some repairs. My A/C and my transmission have been acting up lately, but I will be back on the road on Saturday. Last month I was having a really bad month for miles only averaging 1800 per week. That put a rough dent in the 'ol bank account with bills to pay, but the past 2 weeks have made up for that and things seem to be back to normal.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Still Truckin
I am currently in Las Vegas, NV! While i enjoy the miles this run from Wisconsin brings my truck has really hated the mountains that I-70 brings. Have had to stop a few times this trip to let her cool down after pulling my 43,000lb load up a steep grade. Tomorrow i will make my 2 deliveries here in Vegas and then my final stop in LA, CA.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Long Time No Post
Hi everyone, hope your enjoying the 4th of July weekend and hopefully your not at work today! I am sorry I haven't been able to post more but with all the problems with and policy changes by the truck stop internet kiosks it makes it very difficult. But I will be getting a laptop soon and internet access with my cellular company soon.
Well let's see, where to begin to get you up to speed. Things at the deBoer have gotten .... Interesting, I guess would be the way to put it and not for the good. Over the past month I haven't been getting too good of miles and it is not because freight is slow. Miles are down because the company is putting most of the high mileage freight on the rail and giving drivers short haul runs. By short haul I mean runs that are 1,000 miles or less. Now I am not sure if I just had a shitty month, or if things are going to continue this way, but I am going to have a chat with my dispatcher about it before I head back out on the 6th. If my miles per week don't get back up to 2500 - 3000 I am going to change things up a bit by taking my time off in Cali and Washington every 2 weeks and take 2 days off. While I don't really want to do this, I never feel like I have really gotten away from the truck if I don't take at least 4 days off, but if I have to do it this way to get the miles I need...
As far as Stephanie and I go, things haven't changed much. We have had a few interesting conversations, but nothing that I think she was actually serious about. But we talk and keep in touch which is nice and I am planning on making a visit out to see her. She might even come out on the truck with me toward the end of the month, but I am not getting excited about it till it actually happens. But it would be nice to have some company on the road.
Tomorrow, I get the to help a friend of mine move to her new apartment. Not really what I would prefer to be doing but what the hell. I bought some fireworks for tomorrow night and were going to a friend of hers house to shoot them off. Hopfully we won't get arrested, LOL.
So enjoy the 4th!! Be Safe and have Fun!!
Well let's see, where to begin to get you up to speed. Things at the deBoer have gotten .... Interesting, I guess would be the way to put it and not for the good. Over the past month I haven't been getting too good of miles and it is not because freight is slow. Miles are down because the company is putting most of the high mileage freight on the rail and giving drivers short haul runs. By short haul I mean runs that are 1,000 miles or less. Now I am not sure if I just had a shitty month, or if things are going to continue this way, but I am going to have a chat with my dispatcher about it before I head back out on the 6th. If my miles per week don't get back up to 2500 - 3000 I am going to change things up a bit by taking my time off in Cali and Washington every 2 weeks and take 2 days off. While I don't really want to do this, I never feel like I have really gotten away from the truck if I don't take at least 4 days off, but if I have to do it this way to get the miles I need...
As far as Stephanie and I go, things haven't changed much. We have had a few interesting conversations, but nothing that I think she was actually serious about. But we talk and keep in touch which is nice and I am planning on making a visit out to see her. She might even come out on the truck with me toward the end of the month, but I am not getting excited about it till it actually happens. But it would be nice to have some company on the road.
Tomorrow, I get the to help a friend of mine move to her new apartment. Not really what I would prefer to be doing but what the hell. I bought some fireworks for tomorrow night and were going to a friend of hers house to shoot them off. Hopfully we won't get arrested, LOL.
So enjoy the 4th!! Be Safe and have Fun!!
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