Tam Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The whole state of Kansas is one big tornado area. Lol. Glad you're safe and you kept your heavy coat with you! Joshuab3687 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoevapekins Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 We had a job in Newcastle one year. Kansas has some freaky azz weather. One day it went from nice to have 42 tornados in 12 hours with 5inchs of rain. Joshuab3687 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Loading steel in Portage,Indiana heading for Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Then we pick up lumber in Old Fort, North Carolina heading for Truman, Arkansas to deliver friday. Then we'll load something and head home. It's been a great week for training and running our butts off. Can't wait for the w/e! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 You've been all over this week! Ducking twisters & hail storms it looks like from the weather.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoevapekins Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 You ever around Jacksonville IL? I'll be here for probably the rest of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vispera Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Ill be moving to St. Louis at the beginning of june so no michigan meet up for me but anyone by st louis ill be happy to meet up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Ill be moving to St. Louis at the beginning of june so no michigan meet up for me but anyone by st louis ill be happy to meet up Jeez bro, I could just come up for the w/e then! Lol. I live 5 hrs from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Funny how a five hour is just a quickie to a trucker...hee hee.. Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I was just thinking the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Gee, I guess I shouldn't gripe about a two hour drive. Lol. My backside hurts by the time I drive just that "little" bit. Mtdobies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vispera Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Jeez bro, I could just come up for the w/e then! Lol. I live 5 hrs from there. Sounds like a good idea I could break out the smoker and some ribs and some pulled pork Funny how a five hour is just a quickie to a trucker...hee hee.. Hehe my quickie is 2 mins oh wait wrong subject Tam and Mtdobies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoevapekins Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 As long as its not north st. Louis lol I don't have enough ammo or guns with me. Lol but I'm about 2 hours away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vispera Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 As long as its not north st. Louis lol I don't have enough ammo or guns with me. Lol but I'm about 2 hours away Were looking at st chareles or further west o fallen area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hey Josh...is this skills or just luck? http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25530393/driver-manges?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass&utm_content=buffer53a42&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Whoa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hey Josh...is this skills or just luck?http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25530393/driver-manges?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass&utm_content=buffer53a42&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer I saw that the other day! I dunno Troy. I'd like to think it was skill, but just dumb luck it looks like. I tell all my guys, if they feel the steer tires go off the shoulder to not fight the wheel. If that guy had fought the wheel, it would've definitely rolled on its side. I've been run off the road a couple times, and each time I just let the truck take me where it wanted to go and kept it upright. Tam and Mtdobies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Having a good weekend son? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Having a good weekend son? Trying to get the black coating off the threads of my Panzer Blackhawk mod. Its kicking my azz. Using my dremel with wire wheel, but its takin forever. Used up 1 wire wheel already. Other than that, its all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Lol, sounds like its time consuming and requires a great deal of patience. And a pain in the azz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 *On the Road Again...* Well, started out early. Heading to Lyndhurst, Virginia. Last week was a great week for me as far as revenue was concerned, but very hectic. Not much downtime. I think the longest my truck sat still was 6hrs. This is my trainee's last week with me before he goes back to Des Moines for test-out and gets his own truck. For as long as I've been driving and training, I get nervous when releasing a new guy. I always feel like I forgot to teach something. But its just not possible to impart my decade + knowledge into someone in just 5 weeks. I not only have to teach the driving aspect and all that goes with it, but also all the things that go will flatbedding. But just because he'll be on his own next week, doesn't mean that my job as his trainer has ended. Everyone I train has free reign to call me at anytime day or night if they're unsure about anything. I'd rather get woken up at 3am with a question about how to secure a load properly than to get a call in the morning about a load coming off the trailer. I'm a pretty big goofball when I'm not behind the wheel, but rest assured, I take safety very seriously. Not only my own, but all of the people I drive around every day. So, when you get that 1 trucker that has irritated you on the road, please remember this: No One Remembers The Good I Do, Until I Don't Do It. Just food for thought. Mtdobies, Aquatroy and Tam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Finally got to Lyndhurst, Virginia! Wow, thats a long drive from the house! Derek started driving from the house at 5:15am CST and then I took over this afternoon. Arrived at 1am CST. Going to bed now! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Glad you're all safe and sound. 'Night, Josh. Joshuab3687 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Safe, but I don't know if I've ever been "sound"... LolG'nite Sis! Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Heading to Lynchburg, VA to pickup pipe going to Kansas City, MO. They're killin me! We have to be there tomorrow morning. We just drove over 1,000 miles yesterday. Well, we'll be doing another 1k today. Makes for awesome paychecks, but jeez...tomorrow is only tuesday and I'll have darn near as many miles as I usually run in a full week by myself. If I can last like this throughout the week, should be able to pull off a 5k mile week. After that, I'm gonna ask for monday and tuesday off. I'll need the downtime and I need to renew my CDL before mid June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Ekk take care get some rest that's some huge mileage. Wears on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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