I learned today about Russell’s Truck and Travel Center in Glen Rio, N.M. Learned by stopping there for the first time.
Diane and I woke up this morning Moriarty, N.M. where we spent the night. We are deadheading east from Arizona to better position ourselves for freight.
It does not happen often but it has happened to us a few times in our expediting career that everyone we know is doing well while our production sucks. I have talked with fellow Landstar BCOs who have been at the company a long time, others who have been here about as long as us and others who are brand new. All of them are running well while Diane and I find ourselves with nothing.
This happens to every expediter every so often and it is hard to take when it does. Emotions kick in that are not pleasant. Thoughts come to mind that normally do not. Time passes slow.
To get un-stuck, Diane and I decided yesterday to deadhead east. We love the West but this time we are finding ourselves with too many days between loads. We could go to Los Angeles but that would likely keep us west. Oklahoma City is our destination now and if necessary we will continue to Saint Louis.
Driving did not eliminate the mental and emotional struggles I mentioned above. I am not liking it that we are driving on our own dime to chase freight. Given our current circumstances, it is the best option we have but that does not make it any easier. We have called agents, talked to friends, and talked to people in our carrier’s office to scope things out. The best choice is to chase freight so that’s what we’re doing.
Some good has come out of this. We called one agent that we otherwise would not have. That new contact produced nothing good today but may serve us well in the future.
