What a bad week

[Mackman]

Well Monday i went into work to find my truck was dead. So i had to go into the shop and get the battery charger out to get it going. I put the trolley brake on Friday and the brake lights stay on all weekend.

Tuesday I got into work and locked my keys in my pickup at 530am. My shop keys were in my truck as well. So i couldn't get into the shop or nothing. I was there by my self. I had to wait around 1 hour for the other driver to show up to let me in.

Today. Bossman called me and told me to get 18ton of TOP (type of blacktop.) To take up to are abington job. Well for the past 2 weeks i have been hauling binder(another type of blacktop) up to that job. When he called all i hared was 18ton. I didn't hear the TOP part. So i went to the job with 18ton of binder on. Bossman was not to happy. I was the only truck on the job and he had about 5 labors standing around with nothing to do since i had binder on the truck. He called up the other driver and he got the right blacktop. I had to go back to the yard and dump off the 18ton. Binder is about 42dollars a ton. (756.00 bucks wasted.) Plus the 5 labors were getting paid 23/hr (union labor) for about 2 hours waiting for the other truck to get there. I cost the company a good amount of money today.

Why did i even go to work this week.

[RostyC]

Sorry to hear that Mackman.

Last week I had to load in Chambursburg, PA to take to Fredericksburg, VA. then reload in Fredericksburg to come home. The load required a tarp if it was raining. It was raining Well the lock (the one on the bottom handle that you turn to open the box) had broken and was stuck in the locked position. It cost me an hour and a half, then after I got the box open and the load tarped, the girls in the office were out to lunch so I had to wait another half hour to get my bills. I didn't get home till 9pm that day. Trucking........gotta love it!

My recommendation to you...... At the end of the week..... drink heavily

[Creek Jackson]

Well Monday i went into work to find my truck was dead. So i had to go into the shop and get the battery charger out to get it going. I put the trolley brake on Friday and the brake lights stay on all weekend.

Tuesday I got into work and locked my keys in my pickup at 530am. My shop keys were in my truck as well. So i couldn't get into the shop or nothing. I was there by my self. I had to wait around 1 hour for the other driver to show up to let me in.

Today. Bossman called me and told me to get 18ton of TOP (type of blacktop.) To take up to are abington job. Well for the past 2 weeks i have been hauling binder(another type of blacktop) up to that job. When he called all i hared was 18ton. I didn't hear the TOP part. So i went to the job with 18ton of binder on. Bossman was not to happy. I was the only truck on the job and he had about 5 labors standing around with nothing to do since i had binder on the truck. He called up the other driver and he got the right blacktop. I had to go back to the yard and dump off the 18ton. Binder is about 42dollars a ton. (756.00 bucks wasted.) Plus the 5 labors were getting paid 23/hr (union labor) for about 2 hours waiting for the other truck to get there. I cost the company a good amount of money today.

Why did i even go to work this week.

Well, be careful,,,,, you still have two days to go.

[cdswans]

. . this guy is having a bad week:

TheCabin.net ·· Tractor trailer rig drives into Beaverfork 06/17/09

Nothing beats a cold drink and a refreshing swim on a hot day.

[Jumbo]

If I send you two dollars will you run to Walmart and get a spare key made for your truck? When I get a new vehicle the first thing I do is get a spare key made. I have 3 spares for my semi. One hangs in the office, one is zip tied under the hood and one in my pickup.

[Mackman]

If I send you two dollars will you run to Walmart and get a spare key made for your truck? When I get a new vehicle the first thing I do is get a spare key made. I have 3 spares for my semi. One hangs in the office, one is zip tied under the hood and one in my pickup.

I had a spare key made for my pick-up. I locked my keys in my truck in state college pa. About 3 hours away from home. I had to throw a rock threw the window to get in.. After that i had one of them little black box's with the magnet on the frame. Well my truck is a F-350 so it rides real ruff. I went off roading about 3 months ago and i think the box came off. Cuz i went for it and it wasn't there. Now i have a key zip tied.

[Mackman]

. . this guy is having a bad week:

TheCabin.net ·· Tractor trailer rig drives into Beaverfork 06/17/09

Nothing beats a cold drink and a refreshing swim on a hot day.

What is funny after all this. I said to my boss this has been the week from hell. HE said it cant get any worse. I told him not to say that. The next call might be me calling him to tell him his truck is in the ditch. It can always get worse.

[Syncrosonix]

What is funny after all this. I said to my boss this has been the week from hell. HE said it cant get any worse. I told him not to say that. The next call might be me calling him to tell him his truck is in the ditch. It can always get worse.

yeah, it could be worse. the next thing you hear is the phone ringing. you answer and it's your boss telling you that you've been replaced by somebody named pedro, and that he'll be paid much less than you, and saving the company more money that way.

[TimberWolf]

Mackman don't feel to bad about what you cost the company it could have been worse.
We had a driver here drop 8800 gallons of ULSD into a regular tank, that mistake cost the company over $25,000.. and the driver his job as it was his second time mixing cocktails. All because his mind was else where and he did not follow his procedure.. Yellow = diesel and white = Regular...
It can happen to anyone at anytime.....


Timberwolf

[RostyC]

I had to throw a rock threw the window to get in

I had an F-150 once and locked my keys in it. So I busted out the smallest window I could, the wing window, turned out to be the most expensive window in the truck. Glass guy said "man you should have busted out the rear window (which was solid) I could have have put in a tinted rear slider for 60.00"

Son of a ..........

[repete]

It can always be worse< a while back I got a QC msg about checking ld # and such. It seems we had a driver in Chicago who picked up a load going to Portland, He got it there and found out it was the WRONG PORTLAND!! No idea how he did that. A week late and 5000 mi out of route, the ld got to Portland Maine not Oragon

[Creek Jackson]

I had an F-150 once and locked my keys in it. So I busted out the smallest window I could, the wing window, turned out to be the most expensive window in the truck. Glass guy said "man you should have busted out the rear window (which was solid) I could have have put in a tinted rear slider for 60.00"

Son of a ..........

Did the same exact thing in my F-350. I think the guy said $190 to replace it. I bought a entire front clip with doors & glass and a cloth bench seat for $500. Needed new fenders anyway.

[ronjon619]

I had an F-150 once and locked my keys in it. So I busted out the smallest window I could, the wing window, turned out to be the most expensive window in the truck. Glass guy said "man you should have busted out the rear window (which was solid) I could have have put in a tinted rear slider for 60.00"

Son of a ..........

that's funny

[vavega]

they come in 3's mack, so they're done with you.

enjoy your weekend!

[ironeagle_2006]

Mackman I hear that was a WEEK fro hell. But I would have traded YOU IN A SECOND. Saturday night my father had Emergancy Surgery to save both his life and leg. He lost 20% of his Muscle in his Right leg and only has 2 open wounds there one in 6 inches long the other is 8 inches long for the next 4 weeks. Monday my mothers van broke down. Lost both drive hubs and also the RR hub. 1500 bucks later fixed. Worst thing for me was I just found out that my house is being claimed by Eminant DOMAIN for a freaking new Ambulance station so I have to move everything AGAIN.

[Blacksheep]

Sorry to hear that Mackman.

Last week I had to load in Chambursburg, PA to take to Fredericksburg, VA. then reload in Fredericksburg to come home. The load required a tarp if it was raining. It was raining Well the lock (the one on the bottom handle that you turn to open the box) had broken and was stuck in the locked position. It cost me an hour and a half, then after I got the box open and the load tarped, the girls in the office were out to lunch so I had to wait another half hour to get my bills. I didn't get home till 9pm that day. Trucking........gotta love it!

My recommendation to you...... At the end of the week..... drink heavily

Yup we,ve all had days or (weeks ) like that, sorry to hear it was your turn bro. you should be o.k for a while now.

[Snowman7]

Back in May I was turkey hunting in southern Ohio about a 2 hr drive from home. I park about a mile into the woods and hike all over. When I'm done I go back to my truck and I got no keys. Muther f*****! They fell out of my pocket. I have no cell phone service so I hike about 20 minutes to the top of a hill and get a couple bars. I call my wife and of course she'e thrilled to death about driving all afternoon to bail me out. So I sit on the hill for a couple hours to keep my service. I dont see a thing but I did doze off for a few minutes. My wife is getting close so she calls and I give the final directions into the woods. Shes on a state route and I tell her when she gets to the top of the hill thats her turn into the woods and follow the road down to the river where you'll see my truck (this parts important)...then she drops me. OH well shes knows where to go so I start hiking down thinking she'll be there when I get to the bottom. Nope. And of course I can't call her unless I hike back up and even then she lost her service anyway. So I wait...another 45 minutes and then she finds me. I asked her what happened and she said she found the turn but it didnt feel right because she was going down hill and I had said she would be going uphill so she turned around. I said when have you ever seen a river on top of a hill? I'm trying not to get mad cause the whole thing is my fault anyway!

[Fredog]

If I send you two dollars will you run to Walmart and get a spare key made for your truck? When I get a new vehicle the first thing I do is get a spare key made. I have 3 spares for my semi. One hangs in the office, one is zip tied under the hood and one in my pickup.

if you take your own blank to Ace Hardware, they will cut it for free. then you will have 2 more dollars for beer

[RostyC]

Back in May I was turkey hunting in southern Ohio about a 2 hr drive from home. I park about a mile into the woods and hike all over. When I'm done I go back to my truck and I got no keys. Muther f*****! They fell out of my pocket. I have no cell phone service so I hike about 20 minutes to the top of a hill and get a couple bars. I call my wife and of course she'e thrilled to death about driving all afternoon to bail me out. So I sit on the hill for a couple hours to keep my service. I dont see a thing but I did doze off for a few minutes. My wife is getting close so she calls and I give the final directions into the woods. Shes on a state route and I tell her when she gets to the top of the hill thats her turn into the woods and follow the road down to the river where you'll see my truck (this parts important)...then she drops me. OH well shes knows where to go so I start hiking down thinking she'll be there when I get to the bottom. Nope. And of course I can't call her unless I hike back up and even then she lost her service anyway. So I wait...another 45 minutes and then she finds me. I asked her what happened and she said she found the turn but it didnt feel right because she was going down hill and I had said she would be going uphill so she turned around. I said when have you ever seen a river on top of a hill? I'm trying not to get mad cause the whole thing is my fault anyway!

ok..... that really sucks.

[Windwalker]

Back in May I was turkey hunting in southern Ohio about a 2 hr drive from home. I park about a mile into the woods and hike all over. When I'm done I go back to my truck and I got no keys. Muther f*****! They fell out of my pocket. I have no cell phone service so I hike about 20 minutes to the top of a hill and get a couple bars. I call my wife and of course she'e thrilled to death about driving all afternoon to bail me out. So I sit on the hill for a couple hours to keep my service. I dont see a thing but I did doze off for a few minutes. My wife is getting close so she calls and I give the final directions into the woods. Shes on a state route and I tell her when she gets to the top of the hill thats her turn into the woods and follow the road down to the river where you'll see my truck (this parts important)...then she drops me. OH well shes knows where to go so I start hiking down thinking she'll be there when I get to the bottom. Nope. And of course I can't call her unless I hike back up and even then she lost her service anyway. So I wait...another 45 minutes and then she finds me. I asked her what happened and she said she found the turn but it didnt feel right because she was going down hill and I had said she would be going uphill so she turned around. I said when have you ever seen a river on top of a hill? I'm trying not to get mad cause the whole thing is my fault anyway!

And, she hasn't let you forget it either, has she...