Daily Grind

Wanted to update everyone on our progress. USX has been running us hard since our first week. We are doing 5500+ miles a week. Only a few states so far we haven't been to. Traveling so much has given us opportunities to eat at some great places. Most days it doesn't feel like a job. More like a vacation. lol. The hardest part about living in a truck 24/7 is trying to get some sleep when the truck is going thru bumpy roads. I can sleep thru anything but not so much in a truck. Taking melatonin has helped. 

The part about the job that I don't like so far is the long waits when I need an answer from the company. We've had some breakdown issues and each time it can take several hours for a response. The other day we delivered our load in Seattle around 8am. Our next load was supposed to be picked up at 7pm. The shipper was USX Global. I called to see if I could pick it up early. The woman on the phone said it wouldn't be ready till 7pm. No problem. We went to the truck stop. Showered and slept. Headed back over there to pick it up around 7pm. When I get there...they tell me the load was canceled and wasn't going out till Friday morning and that a different company got the load. This had been decided earlier in the day and USX was sent an email. I send a Mac 11 informing USX. They had no idea. I ask what should I do since I'm supposed to pick up a load in Anaheim, CA after deliver this load. After several hours...I'm told I can deadhead from Seattle to Anaheim so I can pick up my next load. 

It gets more fun. I called the place I'm picking up from to find out if their open 24 hours since I'm running late. The woman on the phone says yes. I confirm with my FM. He's like "oh yeah !!!! 24/7". Awesome. Get there at 2am to find out their closed. lol

Response time and misinformation are the two biggest problems at USX. We deadheaded 1,132 miles. I'm not complaining but at the same time wish the company I work for made some money for sending me so far. 

Overall though, we enjoy working here. Happy with our miles, the places we get to see & the food we get to try. Like I said earlier....most days it feels like we are on vacation.