Good morning from a very cold Seymour, IN!

I picked up this load yesterday at 2 PM just south of Columbus, OH.  I had only 3 hours to drive to French Lick, IN (lovely name) but dang nab it; they stop receiving at 3 PM.  While in route, it started to snow and it was 43 degrees.  Within 45 minutes, the temperature went down to 21 degrees!  I was watching the roads for ice until I reached Seymour and decided it was better to stop as French Lick is a very rural and no truck stops for the 78 miles it takes to get there once off the freeway.

I woke up at 4:30 to 14 degrees with a wind chill of 8.  Light snow that is drifting but appeared to be doable until I called the client.  Roads are icy…..it would be better to sit until the sun rises to improve vision (lots of deer) and watch for those icy spots.  I let dispatch know that this 7 AM drop that I wanted to drop yesterday will be a few hours late today.

I was tickled to get a pre assigned load at 5 PM yesterday going from Georgia to Florida!  But it was  a planner error as it was to deadhead to Georgia (688 miles), be there by midnight, and arrive in Florida (450 miles) at 6 AM this morning.  At midnight I got a message telling me the load was ready!  Of course, someone woke up and pulled the load.  I asked for it back this morning  ;)

It is time to finish my coffee and wait for the sun to rise.  Grab your long johns; you are going to need them!

OHHHH!  I am suppose to call dispatch as I am getting their are writing me up for over idle of 35 percent for the month of December!  The first week of December, I had more sleeper time than driving and then there was the week in Yuma so the numbers do not represent a full month of continuous work.......looks like that letter I drafted is going to be needed soon!  I will keep you updated!