well my week started out pretty good i thought. got unloaded early enough all that jazz. got me a load that put me right between Gary and Indy on Thursday. wouldn't you know it NOTHING going east. so i got a load of paper going to Tennessee. sent my empty at 0720. wouldn't you know it. i ended up being bounced 151 miles further south ended up over 800miles away from home on friday. need i say more? :evil:

It seems like the only freight that is moving is coming out of the steel mills out of Indiana or cheep freight like I picked up on Friday. A load of Concrete to be delivered to North Carolina.

Low freight levels are very common this time of year. Auto plants shut down for 2 weeks which cause other companies to slow down or close, especially during the week of the 4th. They cant get anything done. You'll be back to normal by the end of the month and you should be rocking from Labor day till after Thanksgiving.

i've been running pretty hard lately. i have stayed in the central states though hauling mostly building products. NC, i was going to stay out next weekend but the wife says that i have to do some stuff around the house. so i wont stay out after all. gotta be in little rock in the morning. :cry:

I'm about to head out the door here in about the next hour or so, I'm taking my load up to Oxford N.C. that's only about a 2 1/2 hour drive from here but I would still rather just get on up there and go to bed and get the load off a.s.a.p. in the morning so I can move on down the road to the next adventure.




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I know how you feel. I just got to finish packing anf then head out... I have to be up NC myself about 3 hrs from the house. would rather get up there now then wait till morning and deal with Charlotte traffic[/quote]

Hey guys I just started school today and hope to be in Des Moines in a couple of weeks. Brand new adventure, I'm a little nervous plus this is a total 180 from what I've done for the last 16 years.
Later.....

you will do fine if you keep your wits. this is a tough job but very rewarding in the long run. there are a bunch of folks on here that will be more than glad to give you a few pointers. pm if you dont want to ask everyone.

Thanks, I actually have followed this board a great deal. The drivers from TMC have posted a lot of good info and helped me decide to go with TMC. I,m lucky that I also have a freind who is a trainer and only lives about 6 miles from my house.
I may very well ask more questions after I've learned enough to know what I don't. lol
Thanks

Report From The Mother Ship
 

Spent the weekend in DSM. Attended the mandatory safety meeting and TQM.

Safety
--Per Todd, all logging is to be done legitimate. Always, no exceptions. No 64 MPH rule. No backlogging. No poopy-stink no mas.
--We had great fun watching accident pictures. (Hey, did you know that if you get into an accident the following could occur: the truck is broken, you and other people may get hurt or die.)
--Todd put out of service tags on a bunch of trucks that were in town for TQM. Some serious, some not. Dudes, when you go to Des Moines take the blow up doll out of the cab, kill the hookah and beer cooler, and secure your loads according to the book!

General TQM Opinion
I did learn that TMC is a good solid company that cares about their drivers and "generally" does the right thing. They care about the equipment, the money we make, and our general happiness. They are not without fault.