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