Thursday - evening
Well, I made it up there before the other driver - didn't know what was going to happen since my manager didn't respond to 2 texts and probably on purpose. I don't treat him disrespectfully but I do stand my ground and I am quite firm on my views of things regarding work, schedules and other things trucking related. Mostly it's related to schedules and if/when other drivers encroach on my loading or unloading times.
The other driver showed up 3 minutes before I was leaving. I really don't know if that was planned or he was just showing up at the appointment time, I think it's the driver that doesn't care about schedules and shows up whenever - usually late.
All I know is, I have to get up at 4 am and be at the property at 4:45 am to leave by 5, get to the washout by 6:30. I'm glad I was writing this, I just texted the washout to let them know I'll be there around 6:30 am. They don't officially open until 8 am, but anyone can call them at any hours of the day to wash out, it's obviously going to be an extra charge.
It was that or end up having a second late load in a row, even tho it worked out that today was first load, yesterday definitely was not. I'm just not interested in late loads, I'll do them but not 2 in a row, at least not without some sort of explanation as to why they would do that to me in advance of dumping it into my tablet. Communication isn't very good, I have stated that over and over, I'm saying it again.
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Many hours later. Apparently a certain person that is over a certain company is not going to be around for awhile. That my make it hard for us to do our jobs, not sure yet. I won't say who, what or where, it's a very unfortunate situation.
But, as for tomorrow, it should go normally besides the fact that it's early. I texted the man and he said he'd meet me there at 6:30 am, so the clock is on. Well, not really, lol, just have to get up at the appropriate hour, check my alarm tonight to make sure it's actually working - there have been times when it's going off but no sound is coming out of it.
Oh, I did "find" a job that is based locally, but, they want you to run, run, run forever. Sorry, ain't doing that anymore. Like, out on the road literally all the time. Crazy. I just can't fathom the amount of time I have wasted sitting in trucks on the road. It is such a waste of life spending that much time out there, I'd rather take a lower paying job and be home at this point. I could probably learn gas/diesel trucks pretty easily now and do those if it came down to it.
The caveat with that is that they always start you on the night shift. You are at the bottom of the totem pole and you have to work your way up - years. I don't want to work years and I don't want that kind of grueling schedule. It's the only good thing about this current job: the schedule. Even tho they dink me around a lot? I still get good enough hours that I can make it all work.
Anyway, it's approaching my early bedtime and I'm not staying up late.
