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Old 02-25-2007, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nrvsreck
I thought TMC only wanted O/O's with late-model, good looking trucks. I've seen some real clunkers lately here in Tejas. :roll:
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i have seen a lot of bad trucks also, most of the drivers/owners say that they are on tx dedicated. i guess they come over from ktl or standards are a little lower.
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 09:33 AM
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I'm on my own now. Truck number 91144. I finished up in DM and had to go to Indianapolis to pick up my truck. They tried to send us all in a TMC van, nine large males and all their gear. I said the heck with that and rented a car out of my own pocket. Three of us rode in luxury. The down side was we didn't get any sleep. So the day I was assigned my truck and received all my equipment I had less than two hours of sleep. I told my dispatcher I didn't want to run until the next morning, no problem. I picked up a load of plastic pipe in Muncie, IN delivered to Fayetteville, AR. Then I had to make like greased lightening over to Joplin, MO, TAMKO, for a load of shingles going to Kerrville, TX. They will load you, if you check in before 1500, luckily I had been there before and made it with one minute to spare. That was cutting it kind of close. You gotta love that GPS! I actually made it there 15 minutes early, but by the time I scaled and found a place to park I had only the one minute to spare. I got to stop by the house, where I am now. I reset for my 34 tomorrow morning at 0600. It is only two hours to the consignee. Hopefully I will pick up something in Laredo and have a chance to get my ten at home tomorrow.
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
I'm on my own now. Truck number 91144. I finished up in DM and had to go to Indianapolis to pick up my truck. They tried to send us all in a TMC van, nine large males and all their gear. I said the heck with that and rented a car out of my own pocket. Three of us rode in luxury. The down side was we didn't get any sleep. So the day I was assigned my truck and received all my equipment I had less than two hours of sleep. I told my dispatcher I didn't want to run until the next morning, no problem. I picked up a load of plastic pipe in Muncie, IN delivered to Fayetteville, AR. Then I had to make like greased lightening over to Joplin, MO, TAMKO, for a load of shingles going to Kerrville, TX. They will load you, if you check in before 1500, luckily I had been there before and made it with one minute to spare. That was cutting it kind of close. You gotta love that GPS! I actually made it there 15 minutes early, but by the time I scaled and found a place to park I had only the one minute to spare. I got to stop by the house, where I am now. I reset for my 34 tomorrow morning at 0600. It is only two hours to the consignee. Hopefully I will pick up something in Laredo and have a chance to get my ten at home tomorrow.
Congratulations Jarhead
When you come up here to pick up a load at Lousiana/Pacific Mill in Sagola let me know
 
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Originally Posted by yoopr
Congratulations Jarhead
When you come up here to pick up a load at Lousiana/Pacific Mill in Sagola let me know
Thanks yoopr, I'll let you know!
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
Originally Posted by yoopr
Congratulations Jarhead
When you come up here to pick up a load at Lousiana/Pacific Mill in Sagola let me know
Thanks yoopr, I'll let you know!
TMC pulls a lot of loads out of there-You don't want to come up now though-Going on 2' of snow and still snowing and you being a Texan you'd die :P
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 10:35 AM
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YOOPR DONT KNOW ANYTHING HE IS IN ALL THESE COMPANYS POCKETS
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 01:13 PM
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Terry, congratulations! Good to hear out of you again,I've been wondering about you,begining to think the bugger man ate you.What did you end up with for a tractor? Thanks and good luck , Jim.
 
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Originally Posted by yoopr
TMC pulls a lot of loads out of there-You don't want to come up now though-Going on 2' of snow and still snowing and you being a Texan you'd die :P
Come on now, who are you trying to fool. I know it doesn't snow anymore than a trace amount every four or five years.
 
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Old 02-25-2007, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jpb
Terry, congratulations! Good to hear out of you again,I've been wondering about you,begining to think the bugger man ate you.What did you end up with for a tractor? Thanks and good luck , Jim.
Not the bugger man, the time management man, and believe me, he is much scarier! They gave me a 379 with 185,000 miles on it. I guess that means I get to swap it out for a new one in a few months. 8) It is much smaller than the 387 my trainer has. It is hard to get between the seats. I think it has more horse power than his 387. I'm happy. Let's see where the wind blows me tomorrow. Laredo I bet. :cry:
 
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CONGRATS TERRY!!!! arty: arty: arty:
 
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