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Mr. Ford95 05-21-2010 08:44 AM


Originally Posted by Chunker (Post 481151)
Anytime I cross into another state, I have to be expecting a POE somewhere in the first 20 miles or so.

Shoot, not around here with half the scales for POE. Coming into VA from the West on I-64, you don't get to a scale till you get to I-81, 100 miles into the state. Coming from the North around DC, depending on which way you come around the Capital it's 30 miles + to the first scale in VA. Coming from NC on 95 it's 40 miles. I-77 it's 52 miles out of NC.

bentstrider 05-21-2010 01:40 PM


Originally Posted by gcal (Post 481095)
the more i read about it the more i just wanna go find an office job and park this truck....
do office workers deal with this everyday? No
does any industry other then drivers deal with this kind of scrutiny? not that I know of....
I think it will soon be time to find something different to do for a living....and not have to be under the scope all day by not only the people I work for but also the government...

Sort of going along that route now and I find each world of employment has its own ills.
Everybody I know that works in an office, especially after working nights and transitioning into day-shift are always griping about the consistent micro-management found in many big offices.

If anything, stick to the small-frys and small-towns and you'll be good, avoid "Californicated" places like the plague if you're looking to get out.

Hawkjr 05-21-2010 01:42 PM


Originally Posted by Mr. Ford95 (Post 481157)
Shoot, not around here with half the scales for POE. Coming into VA from the West on I-64, you don't get to a scale till you get to I-81, 100 miles into the state. Coming from the North around DC, depending on which way you come around the Capital it's 30 miles + to the first scale in VA. Coming from NC on 95 it's 40 miles. I-77 it's 52 miles out of NC.

If your running 64 all the way to the Tidewater area you dont have a scale until the 200 marker on 64 and thats on the outside of Richmond.....gotta love VA!! the only POE's Coops are the ones coming South out of Maryland on U.S 301 and U.S. 13 respectably

Ridge Runner 05-21-2010 02:43 PM


Originally Posted by freebirdrfd (Post 481115)
You could always hang your keys up like i did and become a dispatcher. :smokin:

X2 :thumbsup: Best move I ever made since becoming involved in this industry.

bentstrider 05-21-2010 03:01 PM


Originally Posted by Ridge Runner (Post 481166)
X2 :thumbsup: Best move I ever made since becoming involved in this industry.

Seems kickback enough to do.

geeshock 05-21-2010 03:19 PM


Originally Posted by Hawkjr (Post 481162)
If your running 64 all the way to the Tidewater area you dont have a scale until the 200 marker on 64 and thats on the outside of Richmond.....gotta love VA!! the only POE's Coops are the ones coming South out of Maryland on U.S 301 and U.S. 13 respectably

don't forget the DC coops

Ridge Runner 05-21-2010 04:06 PM


Originally Posted by bentstrider (Post 481167)
Seems kickback enough to do.


Don't let it fool you. I work WAY harder now than when I drove. I don't dispatch OTR but local and "yard" moves. Most of our "yard" moves are on an auto dispatch. You won't win much respect from a yard driver if he pulls an empty local trailer out of a door and drops it on the empty pad and then his very next move is an empty local trailer to a door 10 doors down from where he just pulled the empty out. I edit the move to do a door to door swap. Do one move and get credit for two. Drivers and upper management BOTH love it. Production reports don't lie. :thumbsup:

I go to bat for my drivers and they step up to the plate for me when needed. I look out for them and they look out for me. That is the way it has to be to make it work. We are a team, nothing less.

bentstrider 05-21-2010 06:43 PM


Originally Posted by Ridge Runner (Post 481170)
Don't let it fool you. I work WAY harder now than when I drove. I don't dispatch OTR but local and "yard" moves. Most of our "yard" moves are on an auto dispatch. You won't win much respect from a yard driver if he pulls an empty local trailer out of a door and drops it on the empty pad and then his very next move is an empty local trailer to a door 10 doors down from where he just pulled the empty out. I edit the move to do a door to door swap. Do one move and get credit for two. Drivers and upper management BOTH love it. Production reports don't lie. :thumbsup:

I go to bat for my drivers and they step up to the plate for me when needed. I look out for them and they look out for me. That is the way it has to be to make it work. We are a team, nothing less.

I get what you're saying and the fact is if I ultimately had to settle on getting an office job, then something like you got would be it.
No having to worry about relocating to the land of high-rises.

Chunker 05-22-2010 05:20 AM

It's amazing how far a thread can get hijacked.

gcal 05-22-2010 04:33 PM

LOL still interesting...


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