Thurs-Fri 9/24/25.... Messed Up!

Boy, am I messed up!

Thursday we started at 0600 hrs with 7 individual stops to make. Total mileage was only about 50 miles so the per stop pay came in very handy! Our day ended around 1430 hours (2:30 pm). As I sent in the empty call, which is always a nice feeling, I was ready to relax, cook dinner, and get some rest.

Our qualcomm had other plans though! We were beeped within 30 minutes with the info that we were picking up beer 30 miles away at 0400 hours (4 am on Friday morning) and delivering it 140 miles away at 0800 hours (8:00 am Friday morning).

Schedules that drivers keep can be ridiculous, but it is part of the job. We decided on a quick sandwich for dinner and Trapper went immediately to sleep. For me, I called my son and my mother, walked into the truck stop, came back to the truck and then decided to crash. It was 1830 hrs (6:30 pm). I just knew I would not be able to go to sleep but when I woke up at 0100 hrs, I realized I had no trouble at all.

As I dozed back off I figured it would be no problem... it was a straight shot up I-95N and the gps could navigate this trip. But, I noticed, as we approached Jacksonville, that Trapper kept looking at the map on the computer. This is never a good sign. I decided I should get up and help. Of course there was a detour. Here it is 3:30 am and I'm trying to figure out a detour! I don't do mornings good and I hate detours!

We made it and were loaded with 46,000 lbs of draft beer. We left the brewery in Jacksonville, FL and headed to the distributor in GA. Two hours later, we were unloaded and headed to Cosco, 17 miles away, to pick up a load.

As we sit here, waiting to be told where to dock... I'm watching the yard dog try to wake a Crete driver to tell him which dock. I guess the driver is sound asleep! The yard dog has spent probably 15 minutes knocking on the driver door.

After we are loaded we will have until Monday morning to get this load 1000 miles to Sealy, TX. Hopefully no detours and hopefully I'll be able get my days and nights straightened out!