Last week as I was driving through Ballinger, Texas, got an email from the MSC that has the picky editors. There was a shop in Big Lake, Texas that paid $30. It was on my way, but I didn't want to commit to it while in Ballinger, so I drove to Big Lake. Didn't have my mobile hotspot with me, and when I got to the location at a travel center there was no way to get online, as there were no wi-fi hotspots in this West Texas town. So I had to pass it by. If I had been able to call the MSC and tell them I'd do it, I would have, but I don't know if they take calls.
Gas costs are killing me on the routes. The bonuses are far-flung. But the mileage adds up so fast. And I read that gas prices will keep going up forever.
I was curious--do any of you experienced route drivers use a mobile hot-spot? I use the AT&T Unite. I was draining my smartphone when I tethered to it from my laptop. The problem I've run into on the routes is how to keep my laptop fully charged. I've had to spend way to much time in the McDonalds with plugs just to keep going, and car inverters blow fuses on my car.
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