Just as I pulled into this truck stop for a cup of coffee, I get a message that I am to swap loads at the exact truck stop that I stopped at and I am to sit here for 3 hours until the driver gets here which will have me spending the night as I will be out of hours. Everything was perfect this morning for dinner with Lorene and now the company is being down right illogical!
I could have had this load at the drop at 8 AM, they moved it to 6:30 AM (and I would have been an half hour late and no dinner with Lorene), to now just sitting here waiting for any kind of dang nab it answer on what I should be doing! I sat on hold twice with dispatch for 10 minutes and got no one......so here I type!
AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Well my virtual truckers, we are spending the night in this fly infested town! It appears that a team is required in Oregon, hence why we are swapping loads. Looks like I will be dropping their load in Ogdon and picking up another load for Kent, WA.........off for a walk before the other truck arrives
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Stuck in Monticello, Utah!
Dang nab it! Here I was just yesterday telling you that I was going to be dropping this load in two days......not! I got up at 4:30 AM and hit the road with the thoughts of having lunch with Lorene running through my lil head when it dawned on me that I didn't check my hours. I pulled over and quickly requested and I am glad I did (well, I am not). I only had 4.5 hours left on my 70 hour clock! And four hours later, here I sit since 9:30 this morning.
Good news for Lorene! You get to cook me dinner tomorrow! I would call you and let you know but no cell service is this lil Mormon town. I am suppose to get 10.5 hours on my clock tomorrow which will get me to Jerome for the night and heading to Oregon first thing in the morning to drop this load in the afternoon on the 14th. No, Lorene, I won't spend the night as I need to be behind wheel at 5 AM but we will have at least 4 hours to visit!
And, I really need to use my brain more! I tore my truck apart and cleaned it in the process while searching for the spare key that I always take with me when I leave the truck........with no luck. Until....without looking, I moved the visor and it was there like magic! I always hang it there.......augh!!!!
Good news for Lorene! You get to cook me dinner tomorrow! I would call you and let you know but no cell service is this lil Mormon town. I am suppose to get 10.5 hours on my clock tomorrow which will get me to Jerome for the night and heading to Oregon first thing in the morning to drop this load in the afternoon on the 14th. No, Lorene, I won't spend the night as I need to be behind wheel at 5 AM but we will have at least 4 hours to visit!
And, I really need to use my brain more! I tore my truck apart and cleaned it in the process while searching for the spare key that I always take with me when I leave the truck........with no luck. Until....without looking, I moved the visor and it was there like magic! I always hang it there.......augh!!!!
Another lucky shot.....
These two boys died together ......... found by a local rancher
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Good afternoon from Continental Divide, New Mexico!
We delivered that empty trailer in Albuquerque at noon today and were given a new load to take all the way to Oregon….I will be home on time! The load will be delivered in two days and I am sure I will pick up a load to take to Seattle or Pacific. The past week and a half has been good, with three runs over 1000 miles and the 550 miles to drop an empty trailer. My paycheck next week is going to be sweet!
I will be faxing off an application tomorrow to a company that everyone is crossing their fingers on…….that local driver position. I will make sure you all hear about it after my “meet and greet” on Friday. Other than that, another day and another truck stop.
Oh, I did find out my back trailer tire can push a 300 pound concrete barrier……opps! And, Gonja thinks prairie dogs are short eared rabbits!
I will be faxing off an application tomorrow to a company that everyone is crossing their fingers on…….that local driver position. I will make sure you all hear about it after my “meet and greet” on Friday. Other than that, another day and another truck stop.
Oh, I did find out my back trailer tire can push a 300 pound concrete barrier……opps! And, Gonja thinks prairie dogs are short eared rabbits!
Friday, September 9, 2011
We are in York, Nebraska!
We drove 598 miles and with lots of breaks too! I plan on sleeping in an extra hour for the hour I lost heading west. Dang nab it, I want to finish a movie I have been watching for the past three nights. Not more to say except......
HUGS to Charlie and come home soon!
HUGS to Mom for being there for Charlie!
HUGS to everyone else that is on my virtual trucking crew.........good night!
HUGS to Charlie and come home soon!
HUGS to Mom for being there for Charlie!
HUGS to everyone else that is on my virtual trucking crew.........good night!
He is soooooo regal for the camera!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Good Thursday evening from a lil Pilot truck stop just east of Chicago
Good Thursday evening from a lil Pilot truck stop just east of Chicago. We had only 45 minutes on the clock and covered 558 miles. That alone surprises me as we made quite a few stops and a border crossing. I did get layover pay (nothing to brag about but it did cover half the cost of the gold piercing jewelry….got tired of fighting infections).
It was a wet ride as we followed the EX hurricane as it headed west, the same direction as us; so there is really nothing to share at the moment except…….PICTURES!
See you in the morning………and Mom, I love you!!!!!! She left me two VMs while I was in Canada J
It was a wet ride as we followed the EX hurricane as it headed west, the same direction as us; so there is really nothing to share at the moment except…….PICTURES!
See you in the morning………and Mom, I love you!!!!!! She left me two VMs while I was in Canada J
Always wonder what the bottom of the whale bobber looked like!
Good Wednesday afternoon from Collingwood, Ontario
Good Wednesday afternoon from Collingwood, Ontario, tucked away inside a loading dock waiting for a load of car windows to take Colorado. I seem to be doing that more than I like lately….waiting.
Remember that load I picked Oklahoma to take to Brampton, Ontario? I was given a deadline of 6 PM on September 7th. Well, dear virtual truckers, I ran that load hard and dropped it at the customer yesterday at 7 PM! I was so proud of myself for getting the load there early to only have it brought to my attention that the load was due on the 4th! I wondered about that when I picked it up; as the shipper said the trailer had been loaded since the 1st.
Hmmmmm…..and it was Labor Day when the holiday dispatch said there was little freight moving!!! She was right, loads weren’t moving; they were just parked!
I was up at 6 AM waiting on a load and was tickled to have something within two hours instead of two days which is usually the case when in Canada. I arrived at 10 AM to only be turned away as our load would not be ready until at least 4 PM as I was not in the books for receiving until tomorrow morning. It was not a bad thing as I parked the trailer and went walking with Gonja. We returned to the yard to see that two other company trailers had been here (one still here getting loaded). They called in help and forgot to let me (I was the first one here).
So, here we sit and wait…….it is now 4:30 and they just started loading. I have enough hours on my clock to drive till 10 PM but we all know that is too late for me and for finding a parking spot. I will close down at 8 PM wherever we find a place to do so and call it good. It could be here at this rate.
And….it is here. By the time the paperwork was processed, I had just over an hour of drive time and not a clue where to park so we are here for the night. Sleep well as we are up before the sun! I hope I get layover pay for this load!
Remember that load I picked Oklahoma to take to Brampton, Ontario? I was given a deadline of 6 PM on September 7th. Well, dear virtual truckers, I ran that load hard and dropped it at the customer yesterday at 7 PM! I was so proud of myself for getting the load there early to only have it brought to my attention that the load was due on the 4th! I wondered about that when I picked it up; as the shipper said the trailer had been loaded since the 1st.
Hmmmmm…..and it was Labor Day when the holiday dispatch said there was little freight moving!!! She was right, loads weren’t moving; they were just parked!
I was up at 6 AM waiting on a load and was tickled to have something within two hours instead of two days which is usually the case when in Canada. I arrived at 10 AM to only be turned away as our load would not be ready until at least 4 PM as I was not in the books for receiving until tomorrow morning. It was not a bad thing as I parked the trailer and went walking with Gonja. We returned to the yard to see that two other company trailers had been here (one still here getting loaded). They called in help and forgot to let me (I was the first one here).
So, here we sit and wait…….it is now 4:30 and they just started loading. I have enough hours on my clock to drive till 10 PM but we all know that is too late for me and for finding a parking spot. I will close down at 8 PM wherever we find a place to do so and call it good. It could be here at this rate.
And….it is here. By the time the paperwork was processed, I had just over an hour of drive time and not a clue where to park so we are here for the night. Sleep well as we are up before the sun! I hope I get layover pay for this load!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Back in Joplin again...for the night only!
I got a nice load to take to Canada, had to pick it up 2 hours west and now back in Joplin for the night. Before I got this load, I took Gonja for a walk on a back road and came across some true hillbillys (straight from their mouths) or is that hill billys? Lovely folk and so enjoying that cold beer quite a few times since opening their eyes this morning ;)
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Yes, there was a fireplace is this 5th wheel camper!
Beautiful Lacy and her puppy.
Ready for the prom!
This poor man had a stiff neck after spending the night in his chair.....outside but he didn't feel a thing until morning if you know what I mean ;)
He plays the strings at a local club.....for the women and free beer!
The family pet........
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