Well, well. Loads stacked everywhere.

I have isolated the culprit responsible. He is a driver we refer to as Cricket. Last week he came on board needing and wanting to work. Fresh out of jail for delinquent child support, he told me he had been praying for a job. Cricket can do the job when Cricket wants to. Cricket's biggest down fall is he is not disciplined. He will go home and not sleep, but watch television (usually cartoons and such) and then when he is supposed to go to work he is tired. He is currently single, has a history of substance abuse, and always has a sob story. What Cricket doesn't realize is that what he does causes a domino effect for many of us. It is a major problem for me to secure additional equipment to catch up. It also affects the other driver he is sharing his truck with. And last but not least, it affects the nieces and nephews who own the truck he is driving. Yesterday I looked at the sign out book and two Blacksheep trucks had hauled seven loads to their truck's two. One driver came on and hauled three loads before Cricket had picked up load two.

Cricket is killing our program.

In the past a gig driving for Fred would always give Cricket a jump start on another job. this time, if he can't right himself it may be a final stop before being shown the door. As much as I feel sorry for him, I can't continue to work him and I would lose all credibility if I gave him a referral.

I wonder if we are asking too much of Cricket. Of course he did have some input as to the performance parameters. Maybe he needs to be a stop gap or fill in driver.

I have been hard at it on my computer with the weekly truck and driver settlements. That is one thing that being behind on the docks does for me. It makes me burrow down and try to find something else to do to keep my mind off my problems. I am well ahead of schedule. In fact Krl is already proofing one group that I prepared last night.

The second group may be an interesting project because two drivers seem to refuse to do the paperwork. I figure if it costs them money they'll pay attention.

Have a good weekend.

FATHER, I am sinking. Rescue me.