The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

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At night, Jiang Cheng fell asleep in bed. He didn't know what time it was. It started to rain heavily outside. The sound of raindrops was very loud. But after a while, it seemed that the sound could no longer be heard.

Jiang Cheng got up early in the morning and opened the door. It was still raining outside and the air was fresh and cool. After a quick wash, Jiang Cheng went out wearing a raincoat and rain boots. It was a thick green raincoat that many people couldn't get. Even in the countryside, most people wore raincoats on rainy days.

The weather during the rainy season is really changeable. Jiang Cheng had just walked out of the house and it started to rain heavily. When he arrived at the transportation department of the bus station, the rain had subsided again.

When he arrived at the transport station, Jiang Cheng went directly to the dispatch room to hand in the delivery order. The transportation costs were not his responsibility, as the truck driver was only responsible for delivery.

"Master Jiang, these are some of the orders we need to run recently, take a look."

"Okay, thanks."

As soon as Jiang Cheng handed in the order he had run yesterday, someone registered it. Each driver had a special registration form. Except for applying for a day off or having a car breakdown and needing repairs, it was impossible for a driver to arrive at the transport station without cargo.

According to yesterday’s transportation order, Jiang Cheng was driving from one city to another within the province. When the salary is paid, the subsidy will be given according to the order.

Jiang Cheng took a look at the transport order, which was also sorted out by the dispatcher. The orders for the cities to be delivered were sorted together. The driver could deliver goods according to the cities he was familiar with.

Jiang Cheng saw several orders sent to Macheng in the list. He had made a trip yesterday and was familiar with the route. He did plan to go to Macheng again and read the contents of these documents carefully.

After looking for a long time, it seems that the orders that might have benefits have been picked up by others. Jiang Cheng also couldn't see any profitable places in other orders. Moreover, he found that many orders were marked, and it was not certain that they could be returned on the same day after going there. The transportation was tight, and if the truck entered Macheng, it might have to go there to load the goods and return to Changcheng.

If you want to come back with an empty truck, you must bring people with you unless it is an urgent order like yesterday.

No wonder there are subsidies for going downtown. If you can't go back on the same day, it can be considered a business trip. However, for the same round trip, running in Jiangcheng for two days is actually easier.

Now that I think about it, it is true that for a short trip between cities, returning empty-handed is not a big deal. But for a long trip, delivering the goods but returning empty-handed is a huge waste of transportation capacity.

And last night, Zhu Yuxia sold a little fish and earned 14 yuan. Jiang Cheng really didn't care about the little gifts. On his way to Macheng yesterday, he saw a river and could park the car by the river and go to catch some fish.

Therefore, Jiang Cheng accepted a delivery order from a parts factory and delivered more than a dozen boxes of parts to an equipment factory in Macheng.

After registering the delivery order, Jiang Cheng did not set out immediately. Anyway, the order could be delivered today. Jiang Cheng first checked the vehicle. New cars usually have no problems. He mainly checked the water and oil in the car.

This car is fueled by diesel. Whether it is diesel or gasoline, you need a ticket to refuel at the gas station. Just like the tractors of the commune, ordinary people cannot buy diesel without a certificate.

Jiang Cheng went directly to the logistics department of the transport station. When they saw that he wanted a diesel permit, they readily issued him ten 50-liter diesel permits.

The car that Jiang Cheng is in charge of now is the Yellow River heavy truck, and he is only temporarily driving it for a few days. If Jiang Cheng doesn't drive long distances, he won't be allowed to drive it. Long-distance trucks usually have oil and water barrels ready. Sometimes it is very troublesome to drive to remote places and not be familiar with where to refuel. After getting the diesel batch, Jiang Cheng asked for a few more barrels before driving his truck to deliver goods.

There is a gas station near Changcheng Bus Station. It is not an exaggeration to say that this gas station is dedicated to serving the bus station. Jiang Cheng drove the car out of the parking lot and went to refuel first.

Refueling here is not like in later times, where you can just fill up the tank. Instead, you can just buy as many liters of oil as you can fit in the tank. If you have too much to fill, you can prepare a bucket to put it in.

The fuel tank capacity of Jiang Cheng's Yellow River truck is more than 150 liters. After a round trip yesterday, the truck was not fully filled with fuel, so it basically had little fuel left.

Under normal circumstances, this car consumes about 25 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, but this is when driving 100 kilometers on good roads. Sometimes, simple stops such as loading and unloading, without turning off the engine, also consume fuel, but anyway, you don't have to pay for the gas yourself, so you won't calculate it so strictly.

I filled up 100 liters of gas at the station and paid 8 yuan, which was just enough to fill it up. Now diesel costs only 8 cents per liter, and gasoline costs only 10 cents per liter.

After getting the gas receipt, Jiang Cheng drove directly to the parts factory. He had to keep the gas receipt and get reimbursement from the company. In fact, he could also get an advance on gas money from the company, or even an advance on salary. Even if Jiang Cheng just started working, he could get an advance of one month's salary.

When the car arrived at the parts factory, Jiang Cheng honked the horn and the guard of the parts factory came out without him having to get out of the car to register.

"Master, you are here to pick up the goods, please wait, we will notify you right away."

"Well, hurry up. The weather is hot. We need to load the cargo and set off earlier."

Facing the politeness of the parts factory, Jiang Cheng responded rather calmly. He had to adapt to this kind of environment where people often politely greeted him. In the morning, when the transportation station received an order, the dispatcher immediately arranged for someone to call the factory here. Let the parts factory be prepared, and a driver will come to deliver the goods to them today.

Therefore, the guards at the parts factory had received the news long ago, and their leaders told them to notify them immediately if a car came, so as not to affect the loading. They even arranged for loading personnel in a short time.

At the parts factory, Jiang Cheng had a serious face while waiting. Only when the person in charge of the liaison came over and handed him two packs of cigarettes did he smile.

It's not about two packs of cigarettes, but about whether you respect him.

After loading the goods and confirming that there were no people following the truck, Jiang Cheng felt that he had no idea where to go for lunch. He had wasted a lot of time in the morning picking up the orders and taking the oil and water barrels at work. The main thing was that he had to register for the oil and water barrels and filled out forms for everything. In addition, he wasted some time at the gas station. It would take at least one o'clock to get to Macheng this time.

On the way, Jiang Cheng opened a pack of Hongmei cigarettes. This was the first time he smoked his own cigarettes. Until yesterday when he got home from get off work, he had been smoking cigarettes that others had given him. Jiang Cheng just planned to smoke casually, not to get too addicted, and control the amount of cigarettes he smoked, so that he would not have to spend money to buy cigarettes in the end.

(End of this chapter)