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