Sightseeing while OTR
#33
Rookie
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Slumming the flight line.
Posts: 12
Originally Posted by Part Time Dweller
Like DD60 said, fair weather, R-Place, no problem.
#34
Originally Posted by Rooster Cruiser
In all my years, I bombed right past that place going either direction. Maybe someday..... :wink:
#35
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 716
Originally Posted by Part Time Dweller
Originally Posted by inmate1577
I work for SNI and I schedule all my weekends off, months in advance.
As far as weekend layover, what company pays you to not have the wheels rolling? Thats how you make your money, thats how they make their money by moving freight, not sitting on your *ss complaing.
Me? I'll stick to the more money + less miles plan, and spend my weekends and holidays doing what I want, not playing tourist in someone else's truck. Maybe I should explain things in simple terms you might understand. I go through my calendar and schedule in advance the time I want off. And I get it....I book my time for about 3 months at a time that way when its time to go home.........I go home. I dont take a trailer home, I dont "babysit a load" and you dont know what your talking about. Now if you think you should be paid for doing NOTHING, join a union or work a govt. job.
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#36
Originally Posted by inmate1577
I go home. I dont take a trailer home, I dont "babysit a load" and you dont know what your talking about.
I was referring to the weekends you don't get home, or all the other so called free time that you are on the road. On those occasions your screen name is quite fitting. 1577 must be your truck number.:lol:
#37
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 716
Originally Posted by Part Time Dweller
Originally Posted by inmate1577
I go home. I dont take a trailer home, I dont "babysit a load" and you dont know what your talking about.
I was referring to the weekends you don't get home, or all the other so called free time that you are on the road. On those occasions your screen name is quite fitting. 1577 must be your truck number.:lol: Well no, its not my truck number, and its so cryptic you wont be able to figure it out. As far as weekends I dont get at home, I work on those days. What is so difficult to understand? I'm paid to deliver a load, period. If that means I have to wait for the shipper/receiver then so be it. That is part of the job. If you arrive early for a shipper/receiver on a Sunday, that doesnt have to be delivered til Monday, do you think you should be paid for it. I dont. Sitting on my ass, eating greasy food and sleeping doesnt consitute getting paid. You want that kind of benefit, go work for a state road construction crew. :wink:
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#39
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 716
Next thing you know drivers will want extra pay because they have to drive in the rain/snow/ fog etc etc.
The way I look at it you are signed on to drive, not sit on your butt. The wheels aint rollin' you aint getting paid. Period.
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#40
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Rockwall,Tx
Posts: 477
Originally Posted by inmate1577
Next thing you know drivers will want extra pay because they have to drive in the rain/snow/ fog etc etc.
The way I look at it you are signed on to drive, not sit on your butt. The wheels aint rollin' you aint getting paid. Period. That's right. YOU are not getting paid. :lol:
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