Week 11 - The Unnecessary Drop

Week Ending 10/28/06

Loads Delivered: 1

Total Miles: 1166
* Loaded: 495
* Empty: 671

Gross Pay: $474.74
* Mileage Pay: $454.74
* Accessorial: $20.00

Hours Logged: 28.5
* Driving: 24
* On-Duty: 4.5

$/Hour $16.66

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 5
* @ Customer:
* In Laurinburg: 5
* Waiting Assignment:

All Hours: 33.5

Actual $/Hour: $14.17

Deadhead: Geneva, NY Saturday, October 21, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Monday, October 23, 2006
Consignee: Columbus, OH Monday, October 23, 2006
Drop Trailer: Church Hill, TN Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Commodity: glass

Only 1 load delivered this week. Ollie’s Gal was scheduled for another minor surgical procedure on Thursday. I had requested the time on 10/19, but after the Deadhead from Geneva, that took 1-1/2 days, I waited in LRBG for 5 hours for a load that would get me back home before my 70 ran out. Load to Columbus would do just that.

But after delivering to Columbus, I was instructed to drop trailer in Church Hill, TN. I advised DM that this would be an additional 160 miles and would put me over the 70 by the time I reached home, but I was told they were desperate for trailers in Church Hill, and to make drop. Since it was impossible to take a 34 hour reset and still make it home in time to take OG to hospital Thursday, I continued home after dropping trailer and was 3.25 hours over my 70 by the time I reached home.

On Friday, I was instructed to return to Church Hill and pick up the same empty trailer for deadhead to LRBG.

Arrive Home: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Leave Home: Friday, October 27, 2006
Hours Home: 65.00
Days Home: 2.71

Week 10 - The Long Relay

Week Ending 10/21/06

Loads Delivered: 2

Total Miles: 1342
* Loaded: 677
* Empty: 665

Gross Pay: $543.38
* Mileage Pay: $523.38
* Accessorial: $20.00

Hours Logged: 39
* Driving: 30
* On-Duty: 9

$/Hour $13.93

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 3.75
* @ Customer: 3.75
* In Laurinburg:
* Waiting Assignment:

All Hours: 42.75

Actual $/Hour: $12.71
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Load 1:

Deadhead: Church Hill, TN Saturday, October 14, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Consignee: Columbus, OH Thursday, October 19, 2006
Commodity: glass

Other than long wait in Church Hill, previously mentioned, this was an uneventful trip.

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Load 2:

Deadhead: Columbus, OH Friday, October 20, 2006
Shipper: Bridgeport, WV Friday, October 20, 2006
Relay: Geneva, NY Friday, October 20, 2006
Commodity: glass

This trip went well, but I question the Relay point. The other driver was coming from Bridgeport, CT. If we had relayed in Scranton, PA, it would have shortened my round-trip miles by 114, and not made any difference in his route.

Week 9 - The Split

Week Ending 10/14/06

Loads Delivered: 3

Total Miles: 2955
* Loaded: 1973
* Empty: 982

Gross Pay: $1,172.45
* Mileage Pay: $1,152.45
* Accessorial: $20.00

Hours Logged: 78.25
* Driving: 63
* On-Duty: 15.25

$/Hour $14.98

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 7.75
* @ Customer: 2
* In Laurinburg: 5.75
* Waiting Assignment:

All Hours: 86

Actual $/Hour: $13.63
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Load 1:

Deadhead: Greenville, SC Friday, October 06, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Friday, October 06, 2006
Consignee: Indianapolis, IN Sunday, October 08, 2006
Commodity: Glass

Uneventful trip and short wait in LRBG
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Load 2:

Deadhead: Indianapolis, IN Monday, October 09, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Thursday, October 09, 110
Consignee: South Easton, MA Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Commodity: glass

Uneventful trip. I arrived at consignee the night before, but had to wait over an hour the next morning for them to unload, while they finished an in-house meeting.

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Load 3:

Deadhead: South Easton, MA Thursday, October 12, 2006
Shipper: Cinnaminson, NJ Thursday, October 12, 2006
Consignee: Church Hill, TN Friday, October 13, 2006
Commodity: glass

There are several problems with this load, that all started with incorrect mileage. To explain how I know this - Ollie’s Gal has purchased routes from Intelliroute (RandMcNally on-line). When she has time to catch up payroll, she checks the miles against those paid, and against the STAA routes (typically 7 - 10% more). The actual empty miles for this trip should have been 280 - not 155, so I arrived at the Shipper late, and sent macro with ETA at consignee 1 hour later than schedule.

When I arrived at the consignee, an hour late, they had not heard anything about a late arrival. Since no one had called to reschedule appointment, I was left to wait until they had an opening. Several hours went by, and I finally called Extended Shift to see if they could do anything to help speed up the process. I explained that I would have to do a split sleeper berth if I was to make it home that night – 1-1/2 hours away. I was told in no uncertain terms that Maverick did not allow splits, and I would have to take my 10 at the consignee's yard, even though I explained I had done many, many, many split sleeper berths just to make on-time deliveries.

I did take a 10 hour sleeper at the consignee, but have not done a split sleeper since. A couple of weeks later a macro was sent reminding drivers that split sleeper berths could be used to help extend the 14-hour day. I question why the split sleeper is OK to make an on-time delivery, but not OK to make it home.

I arrived home Saturday morning with 67 hours logged. Ollie’s Gal was having a minor surgical procedure on Tuesday, so didn’t leave again until Wednesday.

Arrive Home: Saturday, October 14, 2006, 6:00 AM
Leave Home: Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 11:30 AM
Hours Home: 101.50
Days Home: 4.23

Week 8 - The Coil

Week Ending 10/7/06

Loads Delivered: 3

Total Miles: 2956
* Loaded: 1965
* Empty: 991

Gross Pay: $1,172.84
* Mileage Pay: $1,152.84
* Accessorial: $20.00

Hours Logged: 76.5
* Driving: 60.5
* On-Duty: 16

$/Hour $15.33

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 15.25
* @ Customer: 4
* In Laurinburg: 7.25
* Waiting Assignment: 4

All Hours: 91.75

Actual $/Hour: $12.78
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Load 1:

Deadhead: Westville, NJ Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Thursday, September 28, 2006
Consignee: Owatonna, MN Monday, October 02, 2006
Commodity: Glass

Other than long wait in Laurinburg (previously mentioned), this trip went smoothly.

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Load 2:

Deadhead: Owatonna, MN Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Shipper: Ottawa, IL Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Consignee: Indianapolis, IN Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Commodity: glass

3 Hour wait for unload.
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Load 3:

Deadhead: Indianapolis, IN Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Shipper: Butler, IN Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Consignee: Greenville, SC Thursday, October 05, 2006
Commodity: Coil

The weight of the coil was 36,200. I was taught that anything over 36,000 pounds should not be loaded on a converter unless it spans the 2 hinges (10’ apart). Doing so will cause damage to the aluminum deck supports. When I received the pre-plan, I sent macro that I thought coil may be too heavy for converter, but was told not to worry. Below is a photo of that load. Note how the strap in the foreground is bowed by the weight of the coil:




Here is the damage this load can cause to the converters. This is one of several photos showing this same damage.



Here is what the repairs look like. Note it is starting to crack again:




Had unusually long wait in Indianapolis, and a wait as long in Butler, that caused delivery to be 7 hours late. ETA was changed, but new expressway altered directions, leaving me on a back road that left me no choice but to backup over hills and around tight curves for a half mile, with a double-drop converter. I finally found a local who guided me into the plant, and I made delivery 1 hour late.

From Greenville, I was sent to LRBG to pick-up load for weekend through home. There was only a 3.75 hour wait in LRBG. Shirley does a great job of scheduling home-time. Arrived home at Midnight Friday with 68.25 hours logged.

Arrive LRBG: Friday, October 06, 2006, 1:15 PM
Leave LRBG: Friday, October 06, 2006, 4:00 PM
Hours LRBG: 3.75

Arrive Home: Friday, October 06, 2006, Midnight
Leave Home: Sunday, October 08, 2006, 4:00 PM
Hours Home: 40.00
Days Home: 1.67