Last night when I stopped it looked like I had about 1/16th of a tank of fuel, this AM I couldn't get it to move off of E. Fuel had to be still there but not a good feeling. I drove about two miles to the station and filled the tank. 50 gallon tank and I squeezed and squeezed to get 34 gallons in. Not sure how much is usable.

In the morning we ran our own ways. I needed fuel right away and it was cheapest here. Had I waited until Wytheville where I wanted to stop I'd have paid $.20 or more per gallon. Cheapest gas was in Lambsburg just across the state line so that is where BB filled. The other reason for going our own ways was I would be running slow up the hills and she could do 70.

I was down to 30 mph going up some of the hills. Had another driver moving the same style of box AND towing going flying past me ... in a Ford. At first I was wondering why the truck wasn't down shifting going up the hills, then I figured out how to use the brains of the thing :) But the only difference was I could run higher rpm's at the same speed.

Early on there had been a semi accident, mostly cleaned up but still two loads of lumber, lots of trucks, tow trucks, police.

One Canteen truck passed me, we moved those with the 3rd company we used to work for. And another tree truck past me. I did pass one semi going up a hill. I was able to do 40 mph on that hill and he was down to 35 mph.

First break was at Beckley rest area. BB had texted and I just replied 'yup.' Called her as I was walking back to my truck and realized that I hadn't read the text. She was sitting in the building waiting for me ...

Next stop was Ripley at the Loves for lunch at Chesters. These stops have only been about 100 miles apart, but we only have 300 miles to get to BB's drop and it's taking me most of two hours to do the 100 miles. Too much overhang on the truck so my I-pass wouldn't work at the toll booth. That slowed things down a little more.

MAJOR opps when I pulled off for fuel in Logan. It was the wrong exit and when I saw the price of fuel I just cut into a station to make a U-turn. BB called right away to say we were at the wrong spot and while I was talking to her the cashier came out to tell me I was OK, I was clearing the over-head ... hadn't much thought about it. Other than to see there was no height listed. The bucket in the front of the truck is the highest point so I thought I was good ... nope. The station was at a slight angle at the road was flat, so when I got to the road the BACK of my truck ... just cleared the overhead by a couple of inches. BB was watching all this, I was clueless until she told me later.

We stopped at the next exit at Walmart where fuel was cheaper and the clearance was higher. I put in enough that I might get to the drop if I was getting 10 mpg. I'm not.

Stopped at Millersport for BB's fuel, not place to park and the clearance is really close, I get out of there and park on the road. BB finds her drop and is in and out in less than 15 minutes.

But now we have a new issue. My break light will not go off. It had beeped at me earlier but went off right away. This time it wouldn't so I drove a few miles then stopped in a driveway. Finally shut the truck off a couple of times and got it to clear that way and then kept driving.

Colubus in rush hour, road construction and snow.

We make it a couple of hours to Mason, OH and the Comfort Suites. Food is next door at the Out Back. All I had was soup, plus onions, plus desert and I was stuffed :)

Lots of food within walking distance.

Now I need to call dispatch in the morning to see if I need to drop this truck at the show or deliver it. I thought I could not put the break on, just leave it in gear but alarms would go off so I just put the break on.

Nothing else good on the board heading to IA or MN. Did find a car under $200 so that helps. We could make it home in one day IF we didn't pick up our car but then we'd have to take a day to do that. Already seem to have my days 'off' filled.