After delivering toilets in Greenville, South Carolina last night, we had to deadhead 134 miles to Dandridge, Tennessee for the next load. We drove 124 miles before parking at a Walmart in Newport, Tennessee for the night. The next morning we covered the remaining 10 miles to Bush's Baked Beans facility near Dandridge. The bulk of this video shows a drop and hook operation at a shipper. Drop and hook operations are typically … [Read more...]
Houston, TX to Greenville, SC – Day 1 Hooking the Loaded Trailer
June 19, 2017 by ·
After making the five deliveries to Kroger grocery stores in the Houston area, I logged on to the load board to find a new load. I settled on a load that was ready to go and already sitting in Schneider's Houston drop yard. This load delivers in Greenville, South Carolina Wednesday night at 10 pm. It's about 3:30 pm on Monday; so, with about 950 miles with the deadhead to the yard and then on to Greenville, it'll be an easy two … [Read more...]