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10:00 pm > just before sleeping |
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I have been on the road since Sunday evening. Now it’s
Thursday evening and I am waiting at a car park not far from
my unloading place for tomorrow morning. After unloading,
I will need to rush to the next loading place for my return load.
My loading time of 11 AM is a little tight, but my remaining
shift and working time will still allow me to return home on
Friday evening. It’s been a long time since I arrived home on a
Friday night. With these thoughts in my head I fall asleep.
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05:30 am > arrival early morning |
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Friday morning at 5:30 AM I wake up and drive straight to
the unloading site. Discharging begins at 7 AM but, since
there are no unloading time slots, the fi rst one in line will be
discharged fi rst. As I arrive, there are already two trucks in
queue – things are looking good. |
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07:00 am > unloading |
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At 7 AM, discharging starts. I am the third to be off-loaded. I
put down the blocks in front of my wheels and the discharging
starts. The CMR is stamped and by 9 AM I’m off again. |
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between 09:00 am and 11:00 am > traffic congestion |
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Now I need to drive to the other side of town to the next
customer for loading. If the loading goes well, I can be on my
way around noon and I can be home in the early evening. At
last a long weekend! Unfortunately I immediately hit a traffic
jam. A complete standstill! Finally we are moving, but very slowly... |
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11:00 am > long safety check at gate |
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I know the loading site already and without searching I make
it there just in time. Then, the safety check begins. Usually
this is a smooth operation, but this time the check takes a
long time. I can fi nally register for loading. I am asked to
wait in my truck. |
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between 11:45 am and afternoon >
waiting at gate, on the phone |
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At 2 PM, I am still waiting. I have received no information.
I ask at the driver’s desk how much longer it will take, but
nobody knows. Also there is no canteen or coffee machine.
I go back to my truck and call my transport planner.
Telephone calls on site aren’t actually allowed, but I am still
at the gate and need to inform my company about the delay
and would like to get some information. |
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03:30 pm > loading starts |
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At 3:30 PM I am finally called to be loaded. I am given no
reason for the delay. It makes no difference now. After
an hour and a half my truck is loaded and I received my
documentation. Unfortunately, I have only little driving and
shift time left at my disposal – the waiting took up a lot of
my time. |
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early evening > he stops again |
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After a short distance, I have to safely park my truck for the
weekend and will continue my trip next week. And once
more my weekend is ruined. |
