From desk to own authority part 2

[Rev.Vassago]

Those crossfire things should be in early next week and I guess I could put them on myself but I don't think I have a wrench big enough to get the lug nuts off. Maybe I'll just drag the trailer to the local garage.

You don't need to remove lug nuts, you need to remove a HUB nut, which is about 9/16".

You don't need to remove lug nuts, you need to remove a HUB nut, which is about 9/16".

Ya but on my drive tires I'll have to take off my really cool moon hub caps :sad:

Made it home and 10 million letters. I delivered to the customer and my handy dandy GPS told me to get onto 395 North so I do. It tells me to get off at the very next exit then get into 395 South. Sometimes that thing drives me crazy!

After hauling 44,000 pounds for the last week my empty flatbed feels like a race car. Parked my truck and now it's stuck on this itsie bitsie little hill. Not even really a hill but all the ice we have I'm stuck. Don't care at this point. Stopped and got Chinese food, 2 shots of tequila, fire going, afghan and good night Irene for the last 2 hours!!!

My phone already rang twice here at home from brokers asking if I was available. How the HELL did they know I'm home!

I realized this morning that even though I'm home it's not a mini vacation. Every day that I'm home I'm sure that at least half my day will be involved with something to do with the truck. I'm sure all you old timers are nodding your head in agreement.

Those crossfire things should be in early next week and I guess I could put them on myself but I don't think I have a wrench big enough to get the lug nuts off. Maybe I'll just drag the trailer to the local garage.

Yes, it did take me a while to figure out that pulling through the fuel island was a good guarantee that it's a path to the exit. I may be done with truck stops and start with rest areas. Not a big fan of the CB either. So much really bad talk and especially near NY, big surprise! But, the CB is really necessary for getting a heads up on trouble both ahead and with something wrong with your rig.
Glad to be home and time to restock and get ready to go out again.

My CB is rarely on... I think they are worthless. Truckstops are a neccesary evil, but I have a CFN account and a Pacific Pride account so I can usually avoid truck stops.

[Rev.Vassago]

You don't need to remove lug nuts, you need to remove a HUB nut, which is about 9/16".

Ya but on my drive tires I'll have to take off my really cool moon hub caps :sad:

Pop the cap off, take off the bolt, put the Crossfire on, and put the cap back on. It'll fit. I've got them on mine. :wink:

[btinc]

My phone already rang twice here at home from brokers asking if I was available. How the HELL did they know I'm home!

Depending on the load board that you use, if you don't tell them to take you off the hot list, all brokers can pay a little extra to see the load searches that carriers do and the loads that they click on, so they have a good idea where you are and where you are looking to go.

[GMAN]

Yes, I have looked on one of the load boards that I subscribe and have had brokers call me and ask if I have booked my truck in the area where I was just looking around. It set me back the first few times until I asked one of them and he told me that they could see where I was looking for a load. Of course, Steve, in your case there were probably some brokers watching the forum about your exploits and knew that you were home. :wink:

[brian]

My phone already rang twice here at home from brokers asking if I was available. How the HELL did they know I'm home

when i`m home that means i`m not working, as in I have a business phone and a home phone and nobody is going to contact me regarding work on my weekends off unless....

a. its my wifes company

or

b. your one of the very few people who know my personal cell and your prepared to offer me ALOT of money.

[RostyC]

My CB is rarely on... I think they are worthless. Truckstops are a neccesary evil, but I have a CFN account and a Pacific Pride account so I can usually avoid truck stops.

Do you get better prices than the truckstops with PP or CFN? Do you get discounts depending on how many gallons you buy through the year?

[rank]

That is true, but Union forces did aggressively invade the South. :P

They wanted that cotton.

[rank]

Steve,

I think your readers would find it interesting if you posted your revenue/expense/mileage numbers for the latest trip. I was keeping track for a while but I got busy and lost track...

[Bigmon]

[quote="SteveBooth"]Made it home and 10 million letters.

About 90% of that are checks from shippers.

Steve,
Wasn't there was a guy from TMC that was picking up a load at the copper mine when you were there? Did he deliver to the same place as you? If so, who got there first?

[terrylamar]

Show Low is on the Devil's Highway

I agree but it was absolutely breathtaking.

No-It actually is Called the Devils Highway-It used to be Route 666

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! :shock:

[quote="Bigmon"]

Made it home and 10 million letters.

About 90% of that are checks from shippers.

Steve,
Wasn't there was a guy from TMC that was picking up a load at the copper mine when you were there? Did he deliver to the same place as you? If so, who got there first?

Ha, ya, I wish they were all checks. I have someone picking up my mail and depositing any checks that come in. They have been pretty regular. The shippers pay within a week or 2 and the brokers take 30+ days.

Yes, there was a TMC guy there. He's the one that gave me a hard hat. I really thought I was taking my time and we all ended up within an hour of each other at the drop off point!!!!! I ended up driving that one day in the bad weather and doing 185 miles. One guy stayed in that Texas truck stop for an extra day and beat feet the next day and made up the 185 miles I did.

I can't believe how long my list is of things to do related to this job. Just the laundry alone took all day yesterday washing everything under the sun from my privacy curtain to my overalls.

I'm ready to hit the road again already!!!!

[GMAN]

Steve, you seem to like running the left coast. Do you plan on continuing to run the West?

I'm not planning it that way it just happens. I'm going where the freight is but that sink hole Texas always sucks me in. I do like running out West. I wish I could get a dedicated run out West then back again.

[solo379]

Steve,

I think your readers would find it interesting if you posted your revenue/expense/mileage numbers for the latest trip.

Sure thing! It's an O/O forum....

[RostyC]

Steve, how do think you're handling the learning curve business wise so far? I know it's early but if you're keeping detailed records you should have an idea how you're doing. Are you making a fair profit after all expences including a truck payment if you had one?

Keep up the good work.

[Big John]

Twelve pages and everyone is playing nice, including Rev.

Thanks Steve for telling us about your adventures, I really enjoy reading the posts. Keep up the good work and if I run into you out on the road, coffee is on me.

[GMAN]

That is nice Big John. I like civility.

[Paul McGraw]

Hey Steve, great job with posting all of this. I really admire what you are doing and think your posts are awesome. Sadly I didn't see part 1 but would really like to do so. Any way the origianl part 1 could be reposted?

Awesome posts.