Where's the freight?
#121
12-21-2008, 04:52 PM
i wonder if kevin told me to shut up on the radio? man, if i don't get told that 20 times a day i feel like a failure. as for the advice he recieves, it is excellent. you know guys, there comes a time when you need to realize that you cannot help someone that does not want to help themselves. i do the same route day after day, after day, after day, after day, after day...sorry i got lost. it snows and gets freezing rain on my route all the time. i slow down, or pull off till i feel the roads are safe. this is something kevin can do but he refuses the loads. he will never learn and he will never last long in the proffession. oh, well. stop wasting you time and energy on this clown. merry christmas to all and to all a good night.
Yet, Kevin0 seems to have a mental block, or something. Most often, it looks like he's trying to pick a fight, rather than learn about what he's supposed to do to survive it. If he puts on a legitimate post, I will do my best to answer it. When he starts to act like he's about to run to Momma and cry in her apron, I stop. If he wants to be a spoiled brat, he can pick a fight with me. Go on outside and get ready, and if I'm not there in ten minutes, he cans start without me. I learned a very long time ago, "YOU JUST CAN'T FIX STUPID".
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#122
12-21-2008, 06:19 PM
 :lol2:I got 3 pages behind on this one, and I'm now finishing my 3rd bag of popcorn! :clap:
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#123
12-21-2008, 06:31 PM
You're just going to have to deal with it Kevin. Weather is part of the job. If you're going to be late then keep dispatch informed. They've seen it thousands of times, it happens every year. You mentioned empty, I pull empties (plural) in the snow all the time. I pull doubles with a single screw tractor. I dont know where your from or where you live but it's just part of the job around here. Why do you keep arguing with guys who have way more experience then you do? Try learning from them instead.
Hehehe...Kevin could move to Puerto Rico or Hawaii and be driver, and never have to worry about snow again!!
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#124
12-21-2008, 06:35 PM
I have never been, so I ask... do they even have semis in Hawaii?
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#125
12-21-2008, 06:43 PM
Yeah, but they pay a heavy toll to get from one island to another! They have built in pontoons, and they come with oars!
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#128
12-21-2008, 06:58 PM
Send me a prepaid ticket with lodging, and I'll go GET you some! :lol2:
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#129
12-21-2008, 07:00 PM
dobry4u --
Yes, there are semis in Hawaii, but, if I recall (I could be wrong), no log books and few sleeper cabs. I mean, you're on islands -- how far from home can you go? :-) I think most of the work is container spotting for hourly pay. Safe trip.
#130
12-21-2008, 10:30 PM
Kelly...I have been over there..numerous times in days gone by, and yes...they have semis over there. Mostly as has been noted, Can haulers, but they also have Reefers and the odd flatbed. On the smaller islands, straight trucks are used, except for the "Cans".
Back in the day.....circa 1979-1987...the company I worked for would ship the trucks and trailers we would need for a job, over on "Containerized flatbeds", then we would arrive a week before the job was to start, to get the equipment prepped after the journey. Worked it in reverse when the job was done. Aaaaaaaaaah....The Hilton on the north shore of Oahu...the Marriott at Kaanapali Shores...the Sheraton at Hilo....what great sleeper-berths they made!!! Some days I wish I were still doing that work....then I look at the kids that are doing it now...and realize that they are the ones whom should be doing it!! I loved working the night shift then. I got by on 5 hours sleep quite well at the time. The "relief cooler" was a must back then! I still plan on getting back over there in the next year or so. I haven't been to any of the Islands, for vacation, since 2000. Back in 95 I went tuna fishing with friends. We were out on the charter boat for 3 days and had a blast catching fish and just relaxing.
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