Week 19 – The Holiday Spirit

Week Ending 12/23/06

Loads Delivered: 2

Total Miles: 1203
* Loaded: 572
* Empty: 631

Gross Pay: $469.17
* Mileage Pay: $469.17
* Accessorial:

Hours Logged: 34
* Driving: 26.75
* On-Duty: 7.25

$/Hour $13.80

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 10
* @ Customer: 1.5
* In Laurinburg: 8.5
* Waiting Assignment:

All Hours: 44

Actual $/Hour: $10.66

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Load #1:

Deadhead: Charlotte, NC Thursday, December 14, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Friday, December 15, 2006
Consignee: Indianapolis, IN Monday, December 18, 2006
Commodity: Glass

On 12/13 a macro had been sent advising all drivers to pick up snow chains in LRBG. Since I had already inquired there long before the macro came out, I placed a call to Brett (Safety Manager), who told me I should be able to find them in LRBG. Asked again at shop, this time found someone who knew where they were kept.

Was in LRBG over 20 hours, waiting for assignment. First load offered had an open window of pickup in LRBG anywhere from 15:30 (same day) until 7:00 the next morning, with a delivery in Cuyahoga Falls, OH 12/18 at 7:00 am. My experience with LRBG is that they push the load until the last possible minute. If I had to wait until the next morning, there would not have been time to go through home. I had already been out 10 days and taken one reset away from home. I asked if delivery could be changed to 12/19 to accommodate time at home. Instead load was pulled. The next load assignment I received had a closer delivery point, and later schedule, but I had to wait in LRBG until the next day to pick up load - arriving at home 11:00 EST.
During long wait, checked again on repairs to truck. LRBG still did not have parts.

Since I had taken Reset on Tuesday, only 33.75 hours logged when I arrived home for this Reset.

Arrive LRBG: Thursday, December 14, 2006, 5:45 PM
Leave LRBG: Friday, December 15, 2006, 2:30 PM
Hours LRBG: 20.75

Arrive Home: Friday, December 15, 2006, 11:00 PM
Leave Home: Monday, December 18, 2006, 8:30 AM
Hours Home: 59.50
Days Home: 2.48

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Load #2:

Relay: Harvey, IL Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Consignee: Roanoke, VA Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Commodity: railroad machinery

Uneventful trip. Deadhead to LRBG after unload in Roanoke.