While I was making my way South through Texas, heading towards Houston, the boss called me up to see how I was making out with my back and all. He also wanted to give me a heads up. They have one good paying load lined up for pick up tomorrow afternoon in Georgetown, TX and another driver is also delivering to this same place in South Texas that I am tomorrow.
As our dispatch works on a first in/first out basis, whoever gets unloaded first here tomorrow gets that load and the other may or may not get a load and may or may not spend the weekend sitting around down here. The boss is always looking out for me.
I told him that when I had called the customer this morning to get directions I had received permission from him to park in their driveway over night. This was because there isn't a truck stop anywhere near here and I didn't want to have to fight the Houston morning traffic. Turns out it was the right move as I am now parked in the customer's driveway and there isn't another one of our trucks in sight which means I win the race.
I'll be unloaded first in the morning as I arrived here first. Even if the other driver arrives here at some point during the night he has to honor the unwritten rule that the first one to get to a place is the first one to get unloaded. All sorts of nasty things can happen when ya try to cut in line.
I had to push it a bit to get here this early, but I wanted to make damn sure I got here first. I do not want to spend the weekend sitting around down here after just spending all of that down time in the hotel. Of course the boss knows this as well which is why he gave me a little inside info.
Now that I'm here I can settle in, watch a movie, maybe knit a bit, and get some rest. The guy told me they come in at six in the morning so I have my alarm set for 5:45. I want to be standing out there waiting for him when he shows up.
It's about four and a half hours up to Georgetown from here so I want to get unloaded quick and beat feet up that way. I know those guys up there and when it's quitting time on Friday they won't hang around for anyone or anything. I want to get there, get loaded, and start making tracks for Oshkosh so I can be there bright and early Monday morning without having to kill myself doing it.
Time to kick back and relax.