Was late to the delivery this morning. Got a little late start, then ran into stupid rush-hour traffic. Made us a half hour late. Then, misleading directions from dispatch made us a further 15 minutes late. Top it all off with a blind-side back. Took me a few tries, but I got it. Fortunately, the customer was not upset. Got us unloaded (their half of the load) in about half an hour and we were on the way to Fargo.
While at the doc, I re-checked my log. Damn. Only 3.5 hours left on my 70. Tomorrow, Trainer gets to do all the driving. Meanwhile, I'm gonna run out my hours. Should be able to get to Fargo.
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Yup, barely. Had about 20 minutes left when we found the consignee. Ran over the hours while waiting for him to A) show up and B) get us unloaded. Still, not a big issue. He emptied the truck within a half hour of his arrival. I'd hate to deliver there again, though. Routing instructions are a LITTLE wrong (wrong address, wrong building - but it's all in the same little light industrial complex, so easily corrected). The problem is - it's another blind side back. Took Trainer 4-5 tries to put the trailer in the right dock (two docking bays, one has a raised platform for the truck to accommodate trucks with lower cargo floors). Right along side the building, too. It's easy to see where other drivers... um... modified the decor. The 50-foot wide parking lot didn't help, either.
Still, it's done. Trainer is now driving us to St Cloud for the next load. 171 empty miles. Paid! Woooot!
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