Week 16 – The Snowball Effect

Week Ending 12/2/06

Loads Delivered: 2

Total Miles: 1736
* Loaded: 1175
* Empty: 561

Gross Pay: $917.04
* Mileage Pay: $677.04
* Accessorial: $240.00

Hours Logged: 56.75
* Driving: 42.25
* On-Duty: 14.5

$/Hour $16.16

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 20
* @ Customer: 10
* In Laurinburg: 10
* Waiting Assignment:

All Hours: 76.75

Actual $/Hour: $11.95
________________________________
Load #1

Deadhead: Church Hill, TN Monday, November 27, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Consignee: bridgeport, NJ Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Commodity: glass

This load was 6 hours late out of Laurinburg and started a snowball effect continuing with late deliveries through the week.

Again, while in Laurinburg and waiting on load, asked about repairs to truck. Told parts were still on order. (There is a Freightliner dealer in Charlotte 90 miles away).

I waited 5 hours for unload at Consignee. Sent Extended new ETA at next shipper.
________________________________
Load #2

Deadhead: bridgeport, NJ Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Shipper: Mt Holly Springs, PA Thursday, November 30, 2006
Consignee: Milford, OH Friday, December 01, 2006
Commodity: glass

When I arrived at Mt. Holly Springs, they had not received notice that ETA had changed. As a result, I had to wait 15 hours before they could load me. I took 10 hours in sleeper berth and was at Consignee a total of 18 hours. On 11/30, I received instructions to Deadhead home after delivery in Milford. However, after I sent in Empty macro, I received a macro from Extended that I would be “left on ice” overnight since they had no loads. Why did they not have a record that I was given a deadhead home?

I made delivery in Ohio, and had logged 50.75 hours by the time I reached home. Since freight was slow, I had 3 days at home before I received load assignment.

Arrive Home: Saturday, December 02, 2006, 7:00 AM
Leave Home: Tuesday, December 05, 2006, 6:30 AM
Hours Home: 71.50
Days Home: 2.98