Thursday, September 18, 2008
Accident
After getting to North Carolina we got a load to Laredo. That went well but all has gone down hill from there. When I got to Laredo the broker was closed. We had a Saturday 8:00 ETA but had got there on Friday at 16:00. The dispatch gave me a delivery to make that was rushed because the broker was closing for the weekend and wanted the delivery for some reason before he closed. It was a high value load so I drop my trailer and hook to this one and get to deliver to the broker. While I was dropping this trailer the dispatch called and asks if I wanted a load to Las Vegas. I said yes and he dispatched it through. After dropping the load I looked at the dispatch and I didn’t have the hours available for the delivery time. When I got back to the terminal I go in to tell the dispatch and he tells me I now have to go through Joplin. I had just driven for 10 hours straight to beat the hurricane and had no time to drive that night. Joplin told me to take it and they would get me a relay. So I dropped the load in El Paso, Texas and get a load to Miami, Florida. For any of you that haven’t been to Miami, it sucks for parking. I go to the Seminole Truck Stop on 27. I had been driving 700 mile days to get her. We took I-20 across Texas to avoid Huston and I was tired. I got into a tight turn and was watching my wheels around a corner and the trailer got an overhanging metal awning. I was stuck on it. I couldn’t go forward and it wouldn’t let be back up. I dropped the trailer and came back in at an angle to push it away. I made sure that the king pin was catching it to push it away and it worked. But the police was called and did an accident report. It put a scrape on the trailer that is very minor and bent the corner of the metal awing but this is Miami. The cop was cool and didn’t want to make the report but just have us exchange information but the owner insisted. So now I will see what happens with all of this. I have hi lighted for home. We have been out for 6-7 weeks and I need a break.
Accident
After getting to North Carolina we got a load to Laredo. That went well but all has gone down hill from there. When I got to Laredo the broker was closed. We had a Saturday 8:00 ETA but had got there on Friday at 16:00. The dispatch gave me a delivery to make that was rushed because the broker was closing for the weekend and wanted the delivery for some reason before he closed. It was a high value load so I drop my trailer and hook to this one and get to deliver to the broker. While I was dropping this trailer the dispatch called and asks if I wanted a load to Las Vegas. I said yes and he dispatched it through. After dropping the load I looked at the dispatch and I didn’t have the hours available for the delivery time. When I got back to the terminal I go in to tell the dispatch and he tells me I now have to go through Joplin. I had just driven for 10 hours straight to beat the hurricane and had no time to drive that night. Joplin told me to take it and they would get me a relay. So I dropped the load in El Paso, Texas and get a load to Miami, Florida. For any of you that haven’t been to Miami, it sucks for parking. I go to the Seminole Truck Stop on 27. I had been driving 700 mile days to get her. We took I-20 across Texas to avoid Huston and I was tired. I got into a tight turn and was watching my wheels around a corner and the trailer got an overhanging metal awning. I was stuck on it. I couldn’t go forward and it wouldn’t let be back up. I dropped the trailer and came back in at an angle to push it away. I made sure that the king pin was catching it to push it away and it worked. But the police was called and did an accident report. It put a scrape on the trailer that is very minor and bent the corner of the metal awing but this is Miami. The cop was cool and didn’t want to make the report but just have us exchange information but the owner insisted. So now I will see what happens with all of this. I have hi lighted for home. We have been out for 6-7 weeks and I need a break.
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