Unfortunately after tipping we had to part from the Welsh Wizard,we were heading back into North Carolina while he was loading south,our reload was a load of Yams, 2 drops Montreal and 1 drop in Toronto,after our little discussion the other day about weighing off etc i kindly asked if they wanted it weighing even though the totally accurate onboard weighing system is showing all is well,the answer Yes Please,and guess what i was over on my drive axles again so as from now i rest my case and will continue to wiegh off.Our jaunt back north was up the i95 skirting Washington, well trying to anyway, the traffic reminded me of the M25 putting us about 3 hours behind,so we called it a night in Carney's Point New Jersey.The pl
an then was to shoot up the NJ turnpike then just before New York hit the i287 then on to the i87 which would take us through the border at Lacolle then straight into Montreal.The i87 carves its way through the Adirondack Mountains and with the sun shinning making it a rather enjoyable trip (well this part anyway).All the problems arose when i got to the border parts of my load hadn't cleared so with this delay it was making my delivery even more tight.1.5 miles away from our first drop and 20 minutes after the company was due to close (they said they would wait for me)this is where we hit major problems,anyone who has driven through Montreal will know all the signs are in French there isn't one english sign and that includes road blocks, detours etc,my fir
st delivery was right in the centre and just before the road i needed to get down there was a bridge and it was shut due to construction, now these streets are extremely tight and most don't allow trucks down them unfortuantely the guys who put the detours sign up didnt think of this,after plenty of cursing etc we arrived 1 1/2 hours later but the guys were still there waiting for me and were extremely nice.Now to the next drop we were told they were closed now and to tip it as early in the morning as poss so we decided to make our way over there and park in there yard,again the road was blocked, Arggggg!!!!!! due to road works even though im only 100 yards from the place and can see it,it still took us another 45 mins to get there.At least we got
tipped handy next morning then of we set for Toronto,The Ontario Food market enough said about this place the better, finally after the customer whining on about how the yams weren't to his satisfaction (do i really look bothered,just take it off my truck so i can leave)we were empty,then hit with please can you pick a trailer up in Brampton (near Toronto airport) and deliver it to Milton (just about 30 min drive away)not really jobs you want whan you get paid per mile but as the company man i am i agreed and with that regretted it as it took nearly 5 hours for us to unload.So now its back to PEI and a little rest before we head back out Tuesday, and into December, only a couple more weeks till were going back to Blighty so the big count down is well and
truly on.
an then was to shoot up the NJ turnpike then just before New York hit the i287 then on to the i87 which would take us through the border at Lacolle then straight into Montreal.The i87 carves its way through the Adirondack Mountains and with the sun shinning making it a rather enjoyable trip (well this part anyway).All the problems arose when i got to the border parts of my load hadn't cleared so with this delay it was making my delivery even more tight.1.5 miles away from our first drop and 20 minutes after the company was due to close (they said they would wait for me)this is where we hit major problems,anyone who has driven through Montreal will know all the signs are in French there isn't one english sign and that includes road blocks, detours etc,my fir
st delivery was right in the centre and just before the road i needed to get down there was a bridge and it was shut due to construction, now these streets are extremely tight and most don't allow trucks down them unfortuantely the guys who put the detours sign up didnt think of this,after plenty of cursing etc we arrived 1 1/2 hours later but the guys were still there waiting for me and were extremely nice.Now to the next drop we were told they were closed now and to tip it as early in the morning as poss so we decided to make our way over there and park in there yard,again the road was blocked, Arggggg!!!!!! due to road works even though im only 100 yards from the place and can see it,it still took us another 45 mins to get there.At least we got
tipped handy next morning then of we set for Toronto,The Ontario Food market enough said about this place the better, finally after the customer whining on about how the yams weren't to his satisfaction (do i really look bothered,just take it off my truck so i can leave)we were empty,then hit with please can you pick a trailer up in Brampton (near Toronto airport) and deliver it to Milton (just about 30 min drive away)not really jobs you want whan you get paid per mile but as the company man i am i agreed and with that regretted it as it took nearly 5 hours for us to unload.So now its back to PEI and a little rest before we head back out Tuesday, and into December, only a couple more weeks till were going back to Blighty so the big count down is well and
truly on.
No comments:
Post a Comment