Week in the Lane: Sep 20–26

Outside The Wire kept rolling through the pickup week of September 20–26.

Fleet snapshot

On the books for the pickup week: 11 loads and about 11,328 total miles (~10,430 loaded + ~898 empty). One of those eleven was a canceled pickup that paid truck-order-not-used (TONU) — recorded as $200 and zero miles. The map stretched across Arkansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Virginia, Michigan, Colorado, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma.

Lane grosses below show what ran that week. They are not a quote or a promise for future freight.

Driver A — company driver

Driver A ran 3 loads this pickup week (including one canceled pickup):

  1. Birmingham, AL → Pittsburgh, PA (delivered)

  2. Holland, MI → Littleton, CO (in transit; delivery targeted ~Sep 28)

  3. Lorain, OH → Thomasville, GA (canceled / TONU)

Lane grosses: $1,500; $3,345; $200 (TONU).

Empty next: after the Holland → Littleton run delivers (~Sep 28), expect empty near Littleton / Denver metro, CO.

Driver B — owner-operator / own truck

Driver B ran 4 loads:

  1. Gravette, AR → Denham Springs, LA (delivered)

  2. Broussard, LA → Des Moines, IA (delivered)

  3. Des Moines, IA → Dulles, VA (delivered)

  4. York, PA → Austin, TX (in transit; delivery targeted ~Sep 29)

Lane grosses: $950; $1,600; $1,700; $2,500.

Empty next: after York → Austin delivers (~Sep 29), expect empty near Austin, TX.

Driver C — company driver

Driver C ran 2 loads:

  1. Fitzwilliam, NH → Orlando, FL (delivered)

  2. Seffner, FL → Houston, TX (in transit; delivery targeted ~Sep 29)

Lane grosses: $2,000; $1,500.

Empty next: after Seffner → Houston delivers (~Sep 29), expect empty near Houston, TX.

Driver D — company driver

Driver D ran 2 loads:

  1. Louisa, VA → Northwood, NH (delivered)

  2. Cambridge, MA → Tulsa, OK (in transit; delivery targeted ~Sep 28)

Lane grosses: $1,000; $2,100.

Empty next: after Cambridge → Tulsa delivers (~Sep 28), expect empty near Tulsa, OK.

Grateful for safe miles, steady dispatch, and drivers who keep showing up.

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