We've been stuck in Tyler for a day and a half now... We delivered to Target DC yesterday afternoon. They had no empty trailers so we bobtailed over to a crappy Diamond Shamrock truck stop on the corner of I-20 and Hwy 69 where we spent the night. Today my dispatch sent us all over Tyler trying to find am empty, but no luck. I met Clint, another driver from my company who's in the same situation. He delivered at Target yesterday same time as we did and is parked next to us tonight with no empty either. We both noticed there are quite a few bobtails floating around this town. I'm hoping something will develop in the morning.
There's a pre-plan sitting on me for a load picking up in Ennis, TX about 95 miles from here delivering in Eugene, OR on the 7th. That's about 2400 miles including the deadhead to the shipper. If I don't get an empty in the morning I'll lose that load and those miles.......