Lunch at McDonalds!

And you all know what that means......free web!  We are taking a 15 minute break so here are my notes for the past two days :)

It is 6:39 PM and I am sitting at Frye’s terminal waiting to be unloaded.  My day is not over yet and I feel beaten with a wet broom!  We have been in Arizona all day, picking up, dropping, loading, unloading and after being in this truck since 9:15 AM, I have only driven 113 miles!  At 26 cents a mile, I am broke!

Let me tell you about my new trainer, Marie.  She called me last night letting me know that she would be picking me up at 8 AM.  She calls me at 7 AM, wanting to know if I was ready!  By 7:30, I was behind the wheel of a 2011 Freightliner.  It is huge!  Marie is a country woman, well dressed, well spoken, and a non smoker!  It was a long day, a few gear grindings (ok, A LOT) but some great backups and pats on the back.  She loves my wide turns and I love that she lets me drive, and fix my own mistakes.  We even went for a quick jog together while waiting for a load earlier today.  She is a KEEPER! 

We stopped at Walmart, the trucker’s store of choice, and I am stocked for few days.  Our bags are unpacked, food is stored and my log is completed for now.  Marie is currently taking a nap as I can’t drive after midnight and I think we will be on our way to Kansas.  Now where is Dorothy and her red shoes?  I don’t know when I will be posting on the web again so I will keep this little diary going until I do.  Off to relax…….we should be empty soon.

3/5/11

Good morning crew!  We are currently 15 miles south of Flagstaff on our way to Kansas City.  I crashed around 1 AM our time and Marie was up at 4:45 to start driving.  I was pleasantly surprised just how comfortable the sleeper was, especially while on the road, I slept until 7 AM. 

I made my first cup of coffee with my hiking equipment!  I am glad I brought most of my gear as I paid good money for it for my walkabout, and it was only fitting and convenient for long haul trucking.  I have seen fellow drivers with four to five bags…….how can you manager all that stuff???  I had drivers look at me with big eyes as if I have lost my mind.  I am organized!

Time to grab an apple for my breakfast and enjoy the view because we will be behind the wheel around noon.  No interesting stories or jokes………..but I am just getting started!

No pictures for now........speed here is terrible!