Happy Monday

I decided I had better leave southern Ontario last Friday night in order to cope with all the weekend warriors heading up into cottage country. Problem was my load was not ready until it was too late to leave so I ended up joining the fray on highway 400 anyway come Saturday morning. That resulted in lost time that added up to me running five minutes over my drive time getting in to Winnipeg on Sunday night. Kiss that months safety bonus goodbye.
So I've only got five drops but one has been decked and the receiver has no loading dock so I'll have to go somewhere and undeck it before making delivery. Another one requires a delivery appointment that wasn't arranged. They also only receive until noon. (Yes, that's right, NOON! !) I'm also supposed to switch wagons with a driver that has Brandon, Winkler, and Winnipeg deliveries to do first leaving me with Duluth and Green Bay to do tomorrow. Umm, yea, sure.
So after making my calls early this morning to deal with all that I did what any normal person would do. Strapped on my running shoes, filled my water bottles and went out for a run for a couple of hours.
Like a slow running stream drivers have to flow around obstacles not try and climb over them. We wear them down over time.  Bwahahaha.
Until all the players in this industry learn to work together recruiting professional drivers will continue to be a hot issue. We're growing weary of the nonsense.