Flatbedding in the Texas heat

Its 80 degrees here in the North East with High humidity....I'm under my 3rd load since monday, and I'm sweating my azz off...

Got an offer, to take a load next Thursday, to El Paso.........The money is still not yet where I need it to be, and I'm kind of hoping , that she wont pay that, so I dont have to go.......I'm going to have to hire a water truck to run behind me, as I need to quench my thirst every 5 minutes... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Hey Cap!!!!!...If I do go, I'm going to stop and let you buy me, whatever it is you'all eat down there.. :cheers:

[Foxfire]

Just pray for a non tarped load HBT!!!!

[beanie baby]

Will ya make a little detour and pick me up and take me along?? :D

[Truckdobe]

You're considering going to El Paso??? :yikes: We need to have another management meeting. :) I hope you nail 'em hard, if you think S FL is bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Let me know if you go, I'll call all my gov't people and see if anything can be shaken out of White Sands/Ft Bliss.

Will ya make a little detour and pick me up and take me along?? :D

Let me figure out the extra milage, that I would have to drive, then figure in the aggravation, of dealing with Wisconsin drivers, then I'll let you know.....

I could give you a ride for around 80 cents a mile, seeing how you would be like a partial.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

If I have to pick Dave up along the way, then I would have to charge a full load rate... :toughcrowd:

You're considering going to El Paso??? :yikes: We need to have another management meeting. :) I hope you nail 'em hard, if you think S FL is bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Let me know if you go, I'll call all my gov't people and see if anything can be shaken out of White Sands/Ft Bliss.

Concidering is the key word.....

You are a good gal TD....I appreciate the offer, and if I do take the load, you will know about it right of way...

[CD]

Yep it is sho nuff warm out here in Tejas!!!

It was a 104 yesterday when I left Lewisville at 12:30(definately do some sweatin foldin up a set of tarps)

BUT!!!

I have lost 11lbs so far :cheers:

I got a pretty good tan :harhar:

HYDRATION is the key HBT.......I go thru a case of half liter bottled water a week,nevernevernever without a cold bottle of agua nearby ;)

Make sure that rate goin to EP pays very well,cuz the stuff coming out of there very rarely does :angry:

[Big_Dave]

It was a 104 yesterday when I left Lewisville at 12:30(definately do some sweatin foldin up a set of tarps)
DAMN! I missed the perfect photo op of you actually WORKING! :p

I was up in Corinth getting loaded that morning. :wow:

If I had known you were 'just down the road', I woulda made YOU buy breakfast! :D

You slid that one right past me........didn't ya!?!? :wtf: :p

Hey Pete! The Tejas heat ain't squat! It's the HUMIDITY that ya gotta watch out for. :D :harhar: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Gary In 12 noon = 100 degs :yikes: :wtf:

Proheat unit still working pretty good :D

[DrivingZiggy]

Yes! Never forget the water. I was running low and planning to re-stock when I got into Utah. BUT! The truck broke and the tow truck couldn't get to me because of the fire and I ran out!!!

I was several hours without water and jonesing for it bad when I was finally able to get some.

Make sure you have lots of it with you at all times.

[CD]

WELLLLLLLL DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The digits are still the same :wtf:

AND its not like I dont goto DFW every day......as a matter of fact,all last week I was "up that way" ALLEN,SHERMAN,DENISON,ALLEN,LEWISVILLE

You figger out how that cellphone works and I will sho nuff buy the vittles ;)

[Capt._Chaos]

HBT, if you can get a rate good enough to make you a nice profit and be able to afford to deadhead home, then go for it!

I can tell you that the freight rates out of El Paso are "in the toilet", but at least there's no humidity in El Paso when you unload!

Seriously, if I were you, I would book a load out of Texas before committing to the one going to El Paso.

You might be able to book a good-paying load out of Laredo going home! That way, you still get to come to San Antonio without going out-of-route. If I remember correctly, El Paso to Laredo is roughly a 550-mile deadhead.

Landstar has a terminal in Laredo, and you might be able to check on their rates on what they broker out of there.