I just know the bare bones basics about blogging. Like... write and post. I would love to learn more, because I would love to make this blog more creative, but I'm not sure where or how.
Anyway... we have been switched to a new dispatcher, again! Second one is two weeks.
This one has been contracted by Sam
Kholi to do dispatching through American
Freightways.
The very first load he tried to give us was 2500 miles in 48 hours. We said NO.
He said that he has solo drivers that average 800 miles a day. (I say... Not legally!)
Our truck is governed at 65, so even in the states that we could go 70 or 75, WE can not.
and...
Since we are Christians we believe that we should be honest in our log books, in our driving legally the speed limits, and in our dealings with others. (Especially since we have "Jesus Christ is Lord" on our trailer.)
Plus I have a sleep issue. I can't sleep very well while the truck is moving (not a good thing for a team truck driver), so we have to stop the truck for 3-4 hours each night so I can sleep. Then I get the rest of my sleep in snatches of sleep while the truck is moving. We can average 950 - 1050 miles as a team in 24 hours if we push it. Other teams that don't have sleeping issues can average 1200 miles in 24 hours, but I can't. So it holds us back a little.
I am hoping to get this dispatcher to understand US (me), and run us in a way that is good for us. Not too slow like a solo driver, but not too fast like a "real" team.... But only time will tell.
Twitter.com
I recently signed up with Twitter. It is a website that lets you blog in short bits of information (a couple of sentences or so) from your cell phone and it goes out to other people's cell phones. Kind of like a mass email. Way Cool!
I have started to do a lot more through my cell phone since it takes time to get the computer unpacked and up & running to do some blogging and such. I try to check my email about once a week, but sometimes it longer.
If you want to "follow" me on Twitter...
My Twitter ID is: LAY_TRUCKINGADV
Desiree Moved!
We recently got to go with our daughter, Desiree, and help her move into her first apartment. (We took a load and followed her.) She moved from San Diego, CA to Valparaiso, IN. Wow!
You know... where Orville Redenbacher is from... the Popcorn guy.
It's about 45 miles south of Chicago.
Her apartment is beautiful!! And we are sure she will do well there. We are aiming to go back to see her for Christmas!
Here is our schedule.... as schedules go:
Sept: We are hoping to be in Kansas for Leroy's Family Reunion at the end of Sept.
Oct: Then in San Diego at the end of Oct. Our trailer is going to be used for Halloween at our church.
Nov:Then in San Diego with my parents for Thanksgiving.
Dec: Then in Indiana with Desiree for Christmas.
We'll see how it all works out.
Right now we are in Oklahoma heading to Arkansas for a pick up going to New Mexico.
Did you follow that??
Happy Trucking!
Laurie :)
