Happy July 4th from Atlanta, Georgia. Yes, we are still here and might be on our way to a load tomorrow. Hazards of arriving at a terminal at the beginning of a three day weekend.
Matt, Marcus and I all returned to the terminal to grab our trucks and get them ready for the road. What surprised me was finding out that my truck had no oil. I told Matt and Marcus to check theirs and it was the same situation. When the shop releases the new trucks, they are supposed to be road ready and these certainly were not. They had only 5 gallons for fuel, no exhaust fluid and no oil. We headed to the shop to get everything filled and get supplies. While we were waiting, there was a commotion in the shop and everyone left, heading into the truck parking lot. A driver was found dead in his truck. It appeared that the man had a fatal heart attack and fell, possibly killing him instead of the heart attack as there was a lot of blood. I was told he was young and very large. I can only hope that I don’t meet my maker in a terminal parking lot.
Once we were road ready, we had to head to the truck stop as the fuel pumps at the terminal were down. Matt and I had new fuel cards but Marcus did not so we both contributed 15 gallons of fuel so he could get around until he gets his new card Tuesday morning. Then we all bobtailed back to the hotel and spent the afternoon turning our trucks into our homes.
Today was saved for paperwork and grocery shopping. Tomorrow, we are back at the terminal to learn a little about our new trucks, contact our fleet managers with updates and order our toll passes so they will be here first thing on Wednesday. I really want to be back on the road tomorrow so I will discuss the toll situation with her and let her decide if I should pick up a load or spend one more day here. Hope your three day weekend was a tad bit more exciting!
Gonja quickly settled in!
My office area......
The entertainment center, fridge and bedroom
Awesome storm!
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