Week 17 - The Search for Snow Chains

Week Ending 12/9/06

Loads Delivered: 1

Total Miles: 1779
* Loaded: 1162
* Empty: 617

Gross Pay: $733.81
* Mileage Pay: $693.81
* Accessorial: $40.00

Hours Logged: 49.5
* Driving: 36.25
* On-Duty: 13.25

$/Hour $14.82

Off-Duty - Not Logged: 5
* @ Customer: 2.75
* In Laurinburg:
* Waiting Assignment: 2.25

All Hours: 54.5

Actual $/Hour: $13.46

Deadhead: Milford, OH Saturday, December 02, 2006
Shipper: Laurinburg, NC Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Consignee: Riviere du Loup, QC Friday, December 08, 2006
Commodity: Glass

While in Laurinburg, I asked about snow chains, since I was heading into Canada, and bad weather was predicted. Was told they didn't have any. I looked anyway, and finally found these:




I stopped at the Maverick terminal in Jarrett, VA, and they had no snow chains either. Shirley told me to pick up at truck stop and I would be reimbursed, but couldn't find a truck stop that carried snow chains for the super single tires.

The Jarrett mechanics expressed their surprise that I would be allowed to drive my truck with the bumper missing. Note it has now been a month since my first request for repairs, and I am still driving with tape holding on the turn signal and left third of bumper missing.