Fisrt Load Out

We typically get load offers in the afternoon when someone figures out they are short on a much needed item. We had the truck loaded with all of the essential but we still needed to gather the last minute items. When the call came and we accepted the load we both hit the ground at a dead run trying to gather last minute things. In our mad dash I forgot the book I was reading, one headset charger and some awesome flavored vinegars I had purchased. If you could watch what happens after I hang up the phone from getting a load you would just have to laugh as we both go dashing about. After all of this time we do each know what we need to grab so we do not trip over each other as much as we used to. We finally made it to the truck loaded down with our last minute items and just threw them on the bed. It is now time to get the load information, get the GPS programmed, get the log books up to date and get on down the road to the shipper. The freight was ready but we had 196 miles to drive before we got there. After we arrive at our pickup I start putting the last minute things that were thrown onto the bed and try to make some semblance of order in the truck. By the time we are loaded and on the way to our delivery we are pretty much organized. After the first load we are back in truck mode and ready to make some money!

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