Uncertainty Isn't Such a Bad Thing

I am sitting here at the Bloomington, Il TA and just updated my Facebook status -

Back in Bloomington, Il, having an inspection and PM (preventive maintenance) done to the truck. Then back into service. Still have no idea what we are doing or where we may be going once everything is done. ~ And that is a great feeling!

and it got me thinking about the uncertainly involved with expediting, and to some degree, life.
In our old jobs, there was a small degree uncertainty, but we essentially knew what we were going to be doing almost everyday. Get up, got to work, work, come home (or to a ball game), watch a little tv, go to bed. Repeat the next day. Even the weekends were pretty well planned out in advance.

Expediting is an entirely different adventure. Unless we are on a load, we really have no idea where we will be, or what we'll be doing even 10 min. into the future. Take now for an example. The truck is in T/A here in Bloomington getting a D.O.T. inspection done, and a PM done on the truck and the APU. The phone could ring at any moment telling me there is something wrong with the truck that needs to be fixed, or that we are finished and ready to go.

And once we are finished, we'll go back into service. Would could be offered a load almost immediately, or we may be sitting till tomorrow or even later. And if we do accept a load, where will it pick up, and deliver to?

Some people might not like to idea of never really knowing what is going to happen next, but for now, we really like the uncertainty. Sounds a little strange, but in some way, I at least find the idea liberating. And the freedom to pretty much do what we want was one of the things that attracted us to this business. I know we do not have complete freedom, as we are somewhat at the mercy of getting loads, delivery and pickup schedules and government regulation, but still, I think we have a great deal more freedom than before.

Well back to the uncertainty.