Well, that "not too long" turned out to be 3 1/2hrs! Our Fleet manager called just as we finished up and asked if we were still going to be able to make the 0500 delivery. Thats doubtful. OK, he said he'd notify the customer and get us some more time. We got notified it was now due in at 0700. We rolled!
I drove hard all day, not really stopping till we were in Des Moines for fuel. Kim took over from there, and was about 5hrs out. We made our delivery at 5:04am! WHEW, that was a kick butt day!
Dropped the trailer, picked up an empty and headed back to a Pilot about 15mi away. Just as we layed down to get a nap while we waited on the next assignment, the Qualcomm chirped. DAMM, sure would have liked to get a little more sleep.
But, all good things come around. This had us picking up right where we dropped at the Michael's distribution center here, and headed to Jacksonville, Fla. AND we don't have to pick up till 4pm! YA, we went back to sleep for awhile then got up, got a shower, and now doing a load of laundry. You take care of things when you get a chance out here.
We have been kept pretty busy lately. We have had 2 weeks in a row of just over 6000mi each. AND we have had a little down time during each week, including time to get a reset on the 70hr clock, so we have really been doing good.
Till next time, keep it safe out there!
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