11/19/2009

Got up to Grenada, MS about 8:30am 1.5 hrs early. They told me to pull along side the building, where I would unload and untarp the load. Sometimes I would double check that there were sure they wanted me to untarp outside, but there wasn't a cloud in the sky so good enough. As I untarped the load I realized it could be monsoon season raining cats and dogs and this glass wouldn't get wet.

First, there was the tarp on the outside. There always is

Second, there was a sheet of visqueen (plastic). It was the nice and thick kind. Draped over each set of glass rack and glass. Laurinburg does this as well. Maybe the plastic isn't as thick but still a layer of protection.

Third, around each 2-3 stocces of glass was another thick layer of plastic sealing them up as tight as a well wrapped christmas present.

Forth. and I'm not sure the purpose of this. Each strip of stryphome used to seperate the stocces and up against the racks themselves, was in a plastic bag designed for just that purpose.

It was a bit of overkill and created a ton of extra garbage, but that glass wasn't going to get wet.

Once I was unloaded I still had 450 miles to go to get to Corsicana, TX. It was going to be tight getting over there before my legal drive/work time ran out. I was forced to ignore trying to get good fuel mileage and stand in the pedal the entire way. I got there and they were working on the trailer. It was initially suppose to load on a step deck, they didn't have any. Then they tried to load it on a flat bed but the glass with the crates around it was to tall. So........ fortunately for me they ended up having to put the load on a DGL trailer. The only one they had. The yard dog came over and said that this load screwed up about 2 or 3 other loads because of the trailer changes. Let me take a moment to explain why I like DGLs. I get about .5 more miles to the gallon of fuel, between better aerodynamics and the tandoms on the trailer being together at the rear. They are easier trailers to drive/pull as well. Another point is they are only good for hauling glass. Which means I'll either get a backhaul of glass (very easy load to tarp and secure) or they will deadhead me back to the middle of the country empty to get my next load.

Once I got the news that I would be pulling a DGL and it would be ready in the morning off to bed I went whistling a happy tune.

Have a good day

Bookerz out