Surprised

**Kyle06** · 02-02-2010, 10:50 PM

Well we have been sitting in Florida since Thursday and just got a load to California..... Now hopefully we will be able to get out of their

Now have any of you been out there in awhile and how did you do getting out?

**Bruno** · 02-02-2010, 11:03 PM

Yes, we had one of our trucks out west about a week ago. What size are you? They was offered a load to AZ and I told them to take it and they got a load from AZ to Ohio. if that helps. When you get there let me know, I can look for a load for you with one of my contacts.

**Kyle06** · 02-02-2010, 11:13 PM

We are a Type D unit.. it's been a year since I have been out there, they where telling me that the board that we would be on will be a 4 a day area, so I'm hoping that they where not pulling my leg....

You know what would be nice to see.. you know when you log in the driver log-in then go to board position, it shows all the boards within 300 miles, I think they should have a page that shows all the boards, they have cut down on the boards so I don't think it would be that hard to do.. then you could have a running figure in your head on how many trucks are in a area and how many they are getting out in that area......

Now I know that the numbers change but it would give you a hint on what the area is doing, instead of having to ask the dispatchers each time you call in...

**Bruno** · 02-03-2010, 12:45 AM

You will get a load out of there, trust me.

**Kyle06** · 02-03-2010, 12:49 AM

Well Hopefully we can get something back towards the house been out since the 4th of January..... but it's hard to turn down a 2860 mile run lol

**bernieh48** · 02-03-2010, 09:51 PM

I would sure like to know where you got a load out of FL from? We have been sitting in FL since last Thurs as well at 8am. Been bumped down the board so many times I can't count. And can't even get them to empty move us.

**davekc** · 02-03-2010, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by bernieh48

I would sure like to know where you got a load out of FL from? We have been sitting in FL since last Thurs as well at 8am. Been bumped down the board so many times I can't count. And can't even get them to empty move us.

Where are you at in FL?
We had two trucks there and both loaded out on Panther loads.
Might want to consider a broker load out or just head to Atlanta or South Carolina. Kinda foolish to just sit there.

**Falligator** · 02-04-2010, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by davekc

Where are you at in FL?
We had two trucks there and both loaded out on Panther loads.
Might want to consider a broker load out or just head to Atlanta or South Carolina. Kinda foolish to just sit there.

Aint that the truth.....LOL I'm afraid to go home anymore. I can never get out. There used to be some good ol days if gettin loads out of florida, but I think those are gone.

**Kyle06** · 02-04-2010, 10:27 AM

We where sitting at that TA in Vero Beach, we picked up in Orlando..... Me and the co-Driver agreed if we did not get out of there by Tuesday night we where going to DH to Atlanta.....

But they did offer us .25 a mile to go up to Atlanta wonder why they did not offer that to you to? did you call in and talk to driver relations

**davekc** · 02-04-2010, 11:06 AM

I am guessing it must be the vehicle type or the location in where one is sitting. The ones we did were from Jacksonville and the other was from Cape Canaveral. The previous week we did one and the return load out to IN was from Fort Myers. We did sit a day on the last one, but hard to complain on that when looking at FL.

**bernieh48** · 02-04-2010, 11:55 AM

We delivered last thursday morning in orlando, FL. We are sitting in Ocala, FL right now right in the middle of the orlando tampa jacksonville area.
Kyle how heavy was your load to Cali? We have not been offered any loads. We have been talking with Linda Slezak, and even Frank and they said they are not paying to empty move people out of here. And quite frankly we don't have the fuel money to dead head to Atlanta or somewhere and then have fuel to get to a pick up. We are saving what little fuel money we do have to make it to a pick up somewhere.

**davekc** · 02-04-2010, 12:49 PM

I think where you are sitting is the biggest issue. The other trucks whether in Jax or Orlando are closer to the where the loads are actually coming from. If you are over 100 out from JAX and they need a 90 minute pickup, they will go for a truck in town verses one much farther out.
Probably should add, may want to consider a shorty broker load to AL or GA. Not a lot of trucks in either state.

**bernieh48** · 02-04-2010, 01:58 PM

At this point we would take any type of load broker or otherwise but not getting offered anything. They won't even come up with any pay for an empty move for us. And our owner has been talking with everyone all the way up to and including Frank.