Bouncy bouncy bouncy truck

Sorry I have not kept up the log, but I have not been getting any sleep in truck number 59263.

Power unit number 59263 needs new shocks.  We put up with SNI not wanting to replace them until late November, when I told my boss either truck 59263 goes or I do...

Both of us had documented injuries attributable to 59263.  When Schneider did not want to put new shocks on it, I said to our boss & his boss, "At least we have documentation that we are on our way to a workman's comp case."  That's all it took.  Once Schneider realizes that it would be cheaper to do one thing rather than another, they always go the cheaper route. 

That's the only reason we got a new truck: 39789, a 2004 with only 32k miles on it.  Once again, I am able to get some sleep while Lori is driving. 

Oct 27-28

What a start to the new week.  We were sent with an empty trailer (MT) TA944728 from Seville to Millenium Chemical in Ashtabula OH to pick up a loaded one, TA944099, destined for SparTech Poly in Cape Giradeau MO.  We dropped the MT in the yard, & went to the box to pick up our bills (Bills of Lading, or BOL).  Problem was, the WAS no load going to SparTech Poly in Cape Giradeau MO, and there was no TA944099 to pick up.  Schneider support shift did not seem to grasp the situation.  So, we kicked back & watched TV in the sleeper area of our cab for two hours until they sent us another load.  The next load?...

Bobtail back to the Seville OC.  Six hours after coming to work & 200 miles of driving later, we still were not hooked up to our first load of the week. At the OC, I hooked up to TA934468 loaded with warranty returns for the Parts Distribution Center in Green Bay WI.  There was an engine & transmission closest to the rear of the trailer, and everything was already strapped in! This was good, because I didn't have to waste time strapping the load down.  The bad thing was, we would have to drive through Chicagoland and many miles of 55MPH speed limits :-(  Off we went down the familiar route of I-76 to I-71 to US-30 to I-65 to I-94.