High-Seas to Highways
#361
08-31-2007, 03:28 PM
Originally Posted by devildice
08/30/07
By the time I got up to Tacoma from Eugene and loaded, the day was pretty much shot and I was only able to make it to a rest area off I-90 (mm-242) in Washington. I got up this morning and ran non stop to the customer in Columbia Falls, MT with the exception of one fuel stop in the late morning. The load I just got off was what I like to think as an “ideal load” because it was low on the deck and perfectly squared which made it a breeze to strap and tarp. The only thing was that it was heavy, some 47,000lbs and change which in turn shot my fuel economy while climbing all these mountains. Tomorrow I will be picking up from a plant that is about 10 minutes down the road in White Fish, MT and will carry me through the weekend to Houston, TX for a Tuesday delivery. From Houston I will be heading home to the San Antonio area for a few days off. My pay for this week was a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet one as I netted over a grand off those 2 runs I had. Wish it was like that every week. STOP......STOP !!!! Yer making me home sick. :wink:
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#362
08-31-2007, 05:08 PM
I am sitting here reading about Devildice's travels. I'm on Hwy 93 just south of him in Kalispell Mt. Scheduled to start Sage in Missoula on the 10th. Today's my last day on my old job. Having problems paying attention to my job as I keep standing outside. I figure ole Devildice will blow by sometime today
 !!Good luck and keep us posted Devidice. Orangetxguy: so you are from around here too?? Rick
#363
09-01-2007, 03:57 AM
Originally Posted by rjallen
Orangetxguy: so you are from around here too?? Rick
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#364
09-02-2007, 01:45 AM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 2,065
08/31 & 09/01/07
I was at the customer’s front gate just before they opened at 7am and there was only one truck that beat me to the punch. I fully expected, or at least hoped, that I would be in and out and on the road within a reasonable amount of time. I intended to stop by the Missoula terminal to pick up a few supplies and say hello to everyone and then back on the road as I wanted to shut down just east of Billings in Hardin, MT. Well it took them a LOT longer than I anticipated. By the time they loaded me, I got strapped and tarped, and on the road, it was 4:30pm when I arrived in Missoula. While I was there, I ran into a guy I went to orientation with. We started telling each other our “road stories” and before I knew it, the day was a complete loss. So I have no choice to run a little harder than I originally planned in order to make up for my lost day. I have just less than 48,000 lbs on deck and this little C-13 CAT motor just does not like pulling that kind of weight over the mountains. Because of that, I only made it to Evansville, WY before shutting it down for the night. This load is not scheduled to deliver until 9am Tuesday morning in Houston, TX, but I was hoping to get to the customer Monday afternoon. As it going, it looks like it will be Monday evening/night. I hope that as the terrain starts to level out a bit the further south I go that I will be able to make up for lost time.
#366
09-02-2007, 01:47 AM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 2,065
Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
Originally Posted by devildice
08/30/07
By the time I got up to Tacoma from Eugene and loaded, the day was pretty much shot and I was only able to make it to a rest area off I-90 (mm-242) in Washington. I got up this morning and ran non stop to the customer in Columbia Falls, MT with the exception of one fuel stop in the late morning. The load I just got off was what I like to think as an “ideal load” because it was low on the deck and perfectly squared which made it a breeze to strap and tarp. The only thing was that it was heavy, some 47,000lbs and change which in turn shot my fuel economy while climbing all these mountains. Tomorrow I will be picking up from a plant that is about 10 minutes down the road in White Fish, MT and will carry me through the weekend to Houston, TX for a Tuesday delivery. From Houston I will be heading home to the San Antonio area for a few days off. My pay for this week was a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet one as I netted over a grand off those 2 runs I had. Wish it was like that every week. STOP......STOP !!!! Yer making me home sick. :wink:
#368
09-02-2007, 01:55 AM
Originally Posted by devildice
This load is not scheduled to deliver until 9am Tuesday morning in Houston, TX, but I was hoping to get to the customer Monday afternoon. As it going, it looks like it will be Monday evening/night.
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#369
09-02-2007, 02:31 AM
Originally Posted by devildice
08/31 & 09/01/07
I was at the customer’s front gate just before they opened at 7am and there was only one truck that beat me to the punch. I fully expected, or at least hoped, that I would be in and out and on the road within a reasonable amount of time. I intended to stop by the Missoula terminal to pick up a few supplies and say hello to everyone and then back on the road as I wanted to shut down just east of Billings in Hardin, MT. Well it took them a LOT longer than I anticipated. By the time they loaded me, I got strapped and tarped, and on the road, it was 4:30pm when I arrived in Missoula. While I was there, I ran into a guy I went to orientation with. We started telling each other our “road stories” and before I knew it, the day was a complete loss. So I have no choice to run a little harder than I originally planned in order to make up for my lost day. I have just less than 48,000 lbs on deck and this little C-13 CAT motor just does not like pulling that kind of weight over the mountains. Because of that, I only made it to Evansville, WY before shutting it down for the night. This load is not scheduled to deliver until 9am Tuesday morning in Houston, TX, but I was hoping to get to the customer Monday afternoon. As it going, it looks like it will be Monday evening/night. I hope that as the terrain starts to level out a bit the further south I go that I will be able to make up for lost time.[/quote] Once you get to Denver, then the road is much flatter. But, like someone else said and you know, Monday is a holiday so you have plenty time to get there on Tuesday. Take it easy going thru DFW and south on Labor Day. I know you can smell home, but be safe.
#370
09-02-2007, 02:33 AM
Originally Posted by devildice
Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
Originally Posted by devildice
08/30/07
By the time I got up to Tacoma from Eugene and loaded, the day was pretty much shot and I was only able to make it to a rest area off I-90 (mm-242) in Washington. I got up this morning and ran non stop to the customer in Columbia Falls, MT with the exception of one fuel stop in the late morning. The load I just got off was what I like to think as an “ideal load” because it was low on the deck and perfectly squared which made it a breeze to strap and tarp. The only thing was that it was heavy, some 47,000lbs and change which in turn shot my fuel economy while climbing all these mountains. Tomorrow I will be picking up from a plant that is about 10 minutes down the road in White Fish, MT and will carry me through the weekend to Houston, TX for a Tuesday delivery. From Houston I will be heading home to the San Antonio area for a few days off. My pay for this week was a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet one as I netted over a grand off those 2 runs I had. Wish it was like that every week. STOP......STOP !!!! Yer making me home sick. :wink:
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