playing the mini load games...... ha

[morningstar55ny]

ok....... wasnt sure how to title this......
cuz this can be serious and humorus with some sarcazim mixed in......
ok.......
it drives me a lil crazy to do mini loads....... 1st out offers .. oh Boyyy......
does it really matter if there r no other trucks there????
guess u will be 1st out ahead of youself i suppose.........
then there is it kicking in your drive clock.. tic tic tic ......
lord hope they come up with another load soon......

wonder if landstar drivers run into this ??? just wondering....
anyways.......
im in toledo.... and doing a 30 mile there and back mini load...... oh boy.
dont pic up for a couple more hours yet........
but soon as i finish my lunch here im going there...... 9 times out of 10 i know it will be ready. *wink*
its been a while since i been on the site..... soo just checking in with a thread....... ha
have a good day and a safe trip where ever you may be heading.
TTFN

 

[Suds43]

welcome back morninstar, have been wondering where you've been.
I think most any driver that has to run logs runs into that problem when they take a short "mini" as you call it.
I don't think dispatchers think of the problem of the driver and the dreaded 14 hr. clock. Their only interest is getting the load delivered.
From my experience, basically, if you take the "mini" your screwed for that whole day. Unless another "mini" pops up, but how often will that happen???
Before accepting that "mini", you have to run the scenario. What if the your stuck at the shippers? tick, tick, tick. Run into unforseen traffic problems? tick, tick, tick. Are held up at the consignee? tick, tick, tick. Then you said you'd return to where you were sitting before the 'mini', tick, tick, tick.
Then you have to wait for another load, tick, tick, tick. Before you realize it, your out of "ticks" and doing your 10 off again with only a "mini" for the day.

 

[morningstar55ny]

welcome back morninstar, have been wondering where you've been.
I think most any driver that has to run logs runs into that problem when they take a short "mini" as you call it.
I don't think dispatchers think of the problem of the driver and the dreaded 14 hr. clock. Their only interest is getting the load delivered.
From my experience, basically, if you take the "mini" your screwed for that whole day. Unless another "mini" pops up, but how often will that happen???
Before accepting that "mini", you have to run the scenario. What if the your stuck at the shippers? tick, tick, tick. Run into unforseen traffic problems? tick, tick, tick. Are held up at the consignee? tick, tick, tick. Then you said you'd return to where you were sitting before the 'mini', tick, tick, tick.
Then you have to wait for another load, tick, tick, tick. Before you realize it, your out of "ticks" and doing your 10 off again with only a "mini" for the day.

OHH i been here........and there...... and everywhere...... lol

yes....... it does screw up ur whole day... plus it was a friday.
i guess i took it and hoped for one of them pic up fri deliver monday loads with miles.
now....... yesterday morning i missed a load picking up this morning * sunday* going to canada .... I was not in my truck.
i left them 2 messages in a row... i will be out of my truck please reach on cell.
now they usaly are pretty good on calling me.....
but they didnt and the load wen to someone else.... i was ticked off....... i could of gone home today after dropping that off .. *sigh*