Good morning from Jacksonville, FL

And.......here we sit! 

This is becoming a real problem as each paycheck is becoming smaller and smaller.  My paycheck today was just a tad bit more than my average paycheck with Werner....which means I am driving VERY little as I am getting paid nearly DOUBLE!

I dropped my load on time yesterday but the receiver did not have an empty for me which suited me fine as I had an old friend waiting at the nearest truck stop to spend time with me.  He saved me a bobtail spot and off we went for fresh seafood and to get caught up.

I was up at 5:30 AM as I was shown to be available at 6 AM.  At 7 AM I told dispatch that the receiver only had a few empties so I was instructed to go get one.  And you ALL know what I did.......I was only five miles away but since I was instructed to work....I logged on DRIVE! 

When I got there, there was only 2 trailers left, one of which had a broken door.  I loaded up the good trailer, left the receiver, parked on a nice quiet stretch of road and notified dispatch of the trailer that needed repaired.  Guess what.......my dispatcher told me to load up the damaged trailer and get it fixed!  Oh hell no!
I told him I was already loaded with an assigned trailer and off the lot!

It is now 11:30 and we just got a load......let me look!

Dead head: 230 miles
Loaded:  664 miles

Going to Bradenton, FL to Robert, LA......yeehaw!

Let's go!