Wednesday - No work ... but three contacts with dispatch.
1st the RV dispatcher calls about a trip from a few months ago where my windshield busted. Sounds like it was road debris the carrier has to pay for the $5,000 windshield, if it was a rock, then the shipper pays. I have no way of knowing and neither do they. It' happens so fast that I couldn't see what it was. My GUESS had been that it was not a rock because of how high it hit on the RV. And rocks don't bounce. But that is just my logic, not what actually happened.
Then I contacted the bus dispatcher again and I finally have an email address to send a copy of the paperwork to.
3rd was calling the local dispatcher to see if there was local/metro work for Thursday and Friday. Right now all there was was one truck to WI. I'll try again Friday for next week if they do not call back.
Load board - Wednesday
US - 169
IA - 9/8
MN - 2
WI - 9
Thurssday - Finally called the bus dispatcher again. I delivered on Monday and now it is Thursday and I still am not released or paid. Not being released would be an issue if I was trying to work again, I can only be on one trip at a time.
There is a truck in River Falls which is very close to us, heading to WI. Also short trash truck trips. with the long haul carrier.
The local carrier did not call today looking for a Friday driver.
Load board - Thursday
US - 205
IA - 5/4
MN - 8
WI - 9
Friday - Dispatch never called me, I never called them.
Load board - Friday
US - 190
IA - 3/2
MN - 6
WI - 10
Load board - 3 day weekend
US - 194
IA - 3/2
MN - 5
WI - 10
I tried calling in the AM to the local dispatcher, no answer. Finally around mid-day we drove past the lot. Closed.
Load board - Monday
US - 162
IA -0-
MN -0-
WI - 6
This AM, dispatch called me mid-morning asking if I/we could do a WI trip. Short, but it works for us. In the PM I drive in to get my paperwork. The truck and the bus that were there yesterday are still there. And in the office there was still a sign that said the office would be closed Christmas and New Years. Nothing about being closed the day after Christmas. Plan is to head out tomorrow AM and get the truck dropped by close time.
Load board - Tuesday
US - 197
IA - 4
MN - 2
WI - 11