Today Was an Eventual Success

We woke up at the Schneider yard in Carlisle Pennsylvania. The "cubicle crew" sent us to two different places to search for an empty trailer. We suffered disappointment after disappointment. Apparently, several other drivers were struggling for the same thing. We eventually got permission to arrive at our shippers facility without an empty trailer. They had a full one waiting for us. Things went very smoothly from there until delivery in Uxbridge Massachusetts. Traffic was much lighter than we expected it to be. Delays were extremely minimal. Labor Day was good.

   At our delivery location in Uxbridge Massachusetts, we noticed a large number of empty Schneider trailers. We had been notified that there were none there, but to inform our leaders if we found the situation to be not so. That is exactly what we did. Stephanie called in on my behalf. The woman at Schneider, answering the calls, treated her in a very rude and bizzarre way. She saying on the phone and then had the nerve to complain that she could not hear what she was saying. I got on the phone and received a similar treatment. I suspect she was using illegal drugs. Our request to pick up the empty trailer there in Uxbridge was denied on account of a lack of "release numbers". I didn't press the issue any further, and simply chose to accept the 40 extra miles that we were trying to avoid. We don't need any of our reactions to be construed as something deserving of punishment. My friends know that I am ornery, but I know where not to tread.

   We got an empty trailer at the Schneider yard in Shrewsbury Massachusetts. They have a nice new driver facility on the property. There were a couple of friendly guys in the driver's lounge who enjoyed talking about Star Trek episodes. We had to leave as soon as our delivery pizza arrived, as we didn't have enough to share & felt badly about it. T