Sunday, December 2, 2007

Confused

Well, after dropping our trailer last nite, and not finding the empty they said was there, we spent the nite there. We were awakened this morning by the now famous CHIRP of our Qualcomm unit telling us there was a new important message. We were being sent to Pocahontas, Ill (about 30 mi east of St Louis) to pick up a trailer and from there back to South Carolina. My trainer called to make sure the system had a note specifying we needed to get to a truck.
"Yup, its there, and you're confirmed for this load". Oh Well, back to SC!!!
Kim called and told me they were headed to guess where? Pocahontas, Ill!! Only problem was, they wont be there till late tonite, we were only 75mi away. SOOOOOO, we stayed in touch, and got to wave at each other as we passed each other in Kentucky!
I now have 10,350 mi when we get to SC. Don't know where we are going from there. One thing is for sure, if we keep putting miles together like this, her 600mi plus my 700mi today, they are going to pay us pretty good to stay in training status. They pay each of us as solo drivers, which is more than we will make when we are in the same truck teaming, but not by a whole lot.
Bottom line is just when you think you know what the planners are going to do,,,,,forget it, you'll just get confused!

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