Sunday, October 21, 2012

Summer is GONE ...........


Load #15
10/15/2012-10/17/2012
From: Lawton, OK
To: Vance, AL
Commodity: Tires
Weight: 26300 lbs
Loaded miles: 797
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10/15/2012
Start: Oklahoma City, OK
End: Shreveport, LA
* Delivered in Arapaho, OK, picked up next load 
in Lawton, OK bound for Vance, AL

Driving miles: 622

Service hours
Driving: 9.25 h
On duty not driving: 1.0 h
Total: 10.25 h
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10/16/2012
Start: Shreveport, LA
End: Vance, AL

Driving miles: 428

Service hours
Driving: 6.5 h
On duty not driving: 0.25 h
Total: 6.75 h
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Load #16
10/17/2012-10/19/2012
From: Decatur, AL
To: Smithton, PA
Commodity: Dick's Sporting goods store merchandises
Weight: 14955 lbs
Loaded miles: 687
* One stop in Danville, KY for additional pickup
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10/17/2012
Start: Vance, AL
End: Danville, KY
* Delivered in Vance, deadhead to Decatur, AL to pickup next load

Driving miles: 437

Service hours
Driving: 8.0 h
On duty not driving: 1.0 h
Total: 9.0 h
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10/18/2012
Start: Danville, KY
End: Smithton, PA
* Picked up second half of load in Danville. 
Arrived at customers location in Smithton.

Driving miles: 441

Service hours
Driving: 6.25 h
On duty not driving: 0.25 h
Total: 6.5 h
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Load #17
10/19/2012-10/20/2012
From: Brockport, PA
To: Imaly City, MI
Commodity: Consumer goods
Weight: 43800 lbs
Loaded miles: 377
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10/19/2012
Start: Smithton, PA
End: Imlay City, MI
* Delivered in Smithton, deadhead to Brockport, PA for next load
Driving miles: 532 Service hours
Driving: 10.0 h
On duty not driving: 0.5 h
Total: 10.5 h
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Load #18
10/20/2012-10/22/2012
From: Monroe, MI
To: Foxboro, MA
Commodity: Auto parts
Weight: 2500 lbs
Loaded miles: 793
* 2 stops - 1st: Holyoke, MA, 2nd: Carnston, RI
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10/20/2012
Start: Imlay City, MI
End: Effort, PA
* Delivered load in Imlay City, deadhead to Monroe, MI to pickup next load.
Going to meeting just few miles from here in
 Albrightsville, PA in the morning and than on to MA.

Driving miles: 592

Service hours
Driving: 9.25 h
On duty not driving: 0.75 h
Total: 10.0 h
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Was going 65 mph in a 70 zone and got pulled over
in Columbia, Kentucky.  Well ..... it turned out to be 
a random roadside safety inspection by the State Police. 

It wasn't speeding so no penalties with the law.... 
 nor my friend David.  He is not going to get his bag
of candy from me just yet!!  

Tomo passed with a perfect score!  
Thumbs up to TRUCKER TOMO!

Summer is definitely gone!!  
Somewhere in West Virginia  10/18/2012
  Finally came across one in the US.  
Best coffee joint EVER!!!  
One thing I do miss from not 
going into Canada recently
Welcome to the eastern states, where you either pay 
the outrageous tolls and fuel prices and go the shortest way
 .... OR ....
avoid the tolls and go the long way around but
 still have to pay the extra/outrageous fuel prices. 
 Second trip to Tim Horton's for Mac'n Cheese.
I-280 bridge in Toledo, Ohio

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Pumpkins to Honda Toys to HazMat to Liquid Chemicals .....



Load #11
10/02/2012-10/06/2012
From: Farmington, NM
To: Port Orange, FL
Commodity: Pumpkins
Weight: 45000 lbs
Loaded miles: 1917


Arrived at the pumpkin farm in Farmington, NM at 10:00. Got in line behind the other trucks to check in for my pickup. Finally at 13:30 got to check in, found out I was the 50th truck that day. Then had to wait more to get escorted out to the field which happens at 16:30. Finally finally came my turn to get loaded at 18:30 only to face the sundown at 19:30 and the whole operation stopped.

A whole crew of 15 or so working a good one hour and my trailer is not even half way yet.....

Now I'm in the desert/pumpkin field along with 10 or so other trucks for the night.

10/03/2012
Start: Farmington, NM
End: Amarillo, TX

Driving miles: 520

Service hours
Driving: 8.25 h
On duty not driving: 0.5 h
Total: 8.75 h

Midnight Snack of frozen peaches and raspberries!

10/04/2012
Start: Amarillo, TX
End: Choudrant, LA

Driving miles: 683

Service hours
Driving: 10.25 h
On duty not driving: 0.5 h
Total: 10.75 h

Quick Breakfast of left over snack plus milk and ice!

10/05/2012
Start: Choudrant, LA
End: Thomasville, GA

Driving miles: 603

Service hours
Driving: 10.0 h
On duty not driving: 0.5 h
Total: 10.5 h

Suggestions from a 'friend'
Time off to visit a friend and family

Blowing off steam with some friends in Georgia!
Load #11 Pumpkins
This was the chosen spot for the delivery!!!!
Glad this driver likes backing into small spaces!

Arrived at final destination in Port Orange, FL, at a Methodist church on a Sunday morning. Apparently this load of pumpkins will be sold here for there fundraiser. Kind of ironic missing meeting do to a delivery for some other church's fundraiser operation.

10/07/2012
Start: Thomasville, GA
End: Jacksonville, FL

* Delivered pumpkins, deadhead to Jacksonville for next load.

Service hours
Driving: 6.0 h
On duty not driving: 0.5 h
Total: 6.5 h
This was at midnight Eastern Standard Time!  

Load #12
10/08/2012-10/09/2012
From: Jacksonville, FL
To: Mobile, AL
Commodity: Honda Motor sports goods
Weight: 7000 lbs
Loaded miles: 404

10/08/2012
Start: Jacksonville, FL
End: Mobile, AL

* What I thought about the Honda goods turned out to be 11 ATVs. 
(Quantity 5) TRX420, 

(Quantity 6) TRX250



Driving miles: 441

Service hours
Driving: 6.5 h
On duty not driving: 0.5 h
Total: 7.0 h

10/09/2012

Off duty in Mobile, AL
l  Delivery rescheduled for 10/10/2012


Load #13
10/10/2012-10/12/2012
From: Axis, AL
To: Axis, AL
Commodity: HazMat- Non High risk
Weight: 44000 lbs
Loaded miles: 657
One big recipe for disaster!
* Round trip from Axis, AL to Carrollton, KY.
HazMat going up, empty totes coming back.

10/10/2012
Start: Mobile, AL
End: TN/KY state line
* Delivered ATV load in Mobile, Picked up hazmat load in Axis, AL

Driving miles: 535

Service hours
Driving: 9.5 h
On duty not driving: 0.75 hA
Total: 10.25 h

10/11/2012
Start: TN/KY state line
End: McCalla, AL

*Delivered/Reloaded in Carrollton, KY, On my way back to Axis, AL

Driving miles: 635

Service hours
Driving: 10.25 h
On duty not driving: 0.75 h
Total: 11.0 h


Load #14
10/12/2012-10/15/2012
From: Mobile, AL
To: Arapaho, OK
Commodity: Liquid chemical (Non hazmat)
Weight: 44000 lbs
Loaded miles: 850


10/12/2012
Start: McCalla, AL
End: Shreveport, LA
* Delivered the return portion to Axis, AL, got loaded out in Mobile, AL

Driving miles: 673

Service hours
Driving: 10.5 h
On duty not driving: 0.75 h
Total: 11.25 h

10/13/2012
Start: Shreveport, LA
End: Oklahoma City, OK

Driving miles: 392

Service hours
Driving: 6.5 h
On duty not driving: 0.25 h
Total: 6.75 h