I am currently on my way to Colorado for an early delivery Monday morning. I have two drops, but they are only 4 miles apart. Once unloaded, I will more than likely be heading to the meat patch. We call it meat patch because we pick up either in Holcomb, Dodge City, or Liberal, KS and it’s at a meat packing facility. There is a lot of meat going out of there daily!!! They are usually heavy loads as well.
I did end up getting the load from Salinas, CA going to Cleburne, TX. Was a nice run and, believe it or not, I actually had to turn on my heater to knock off the chill when I got up in Salinas! It was 50-52 degrees with a west wind. Was rather nice, because when I delivered load in TX, it was 102! Once I got unloaded, that is when the “fun” began. I got unloaded, received paperwork back from customer, cleared gate guard, and was sitting outside their facility waiting for my next load assignment. I got a message from our OS&D (Overage, Shortage, and Damage) department, telling me to take the refused product to another location in Fort Worth. I thought they had the wrong truck, so I called them and told them I was empty and had already checked out and sent in my empty call. That I was currently waiting for my next load assignment. They said they got an email from customer stating they were going to refuse 165 cases because of the “sell by date”. That I was going to have to go back in and get loaded back and deliver them to another location. Needless to say, I was not happy as I was “done” with that particular trip. They sent me a message stating that everything was taking care of and that I was released for next load. I get a load assignment and head out to next shipper. I get to Fort Worth and OS&D sent another message stating that corporate emailed and said we had to pick up the refused product and take to another location. I had to turn around, pick up product, and deliver it the next morning. I was able to keep my next load, which is the one I am on. It was a very frustrating day and was glad when I was able to shut down and relax.
Onto a lighter note. People watching can be rather interesting. I was in Moriarty, NM at the TA Truck Stop doing laundry. I usually play games or check up on Facebook on my phone during this time. However, this day, it was more fun watching people. When you come into the TA from truck parking area, there is a sign hanging from ceiling pointing to laundry room (left) and showers, bathroom (right). If you were coming from the store side it would be just the opposite. Now, when you look down the hall, you see showers and where the hallway opens up at the end indicating more of the hallway. People were coming down and when they turned to go down hallway, they would stop and look around. Walk back out and look up at sign and look back down hallway. Some would continue down and find bathroom, while others would simply walk back to store. I guess they were asking for directions or figured, I really don’t have to go that bad. I watched this for over an hour and found it rather amusing how easily people either got confused, didn’t understand arrow, or didn’t have the confidence to find the bathroom. Maybe the TA should have a person there to hold their hand and lead them to the bathroom. Better yet, print a map!
Until next time
God Bless and Safe Travels
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