20180329 - MN
Tuesdays bus got towed back to Crookston and I drove it back to the office. Slow week. I try to be in town for the end of the quarter and I moved one bus this time. They also asked me to go up last Friday and Saturday and I was busy. And I didn't call dispatch about Wednesday, asked the shuttle driv...
20180328 - MN
Rode to Crookston, picked up a bus and got as far as Evansville and it broke down. Waited for the tow and got in my 14 hours for the day.
20180326 - MN
Local, spent time with family last weekend and will again next weekend. Moved a truck from the office to WBL and then got a ride to Sauk Center and drove a 2nd truck back to the office.
20180322 - CA-LA
Left out of the motel by 7:30. Already north of rush hour in Des Moines.:) 1st stop was the Pilot in Clear Lake for fuel, 2nd stop to pick up the car at Forest City. Then I did a stop at the Albert Lea Loves to pick up a new discount card. The card readers will no longer read mine so I have not been...
20180321 - CA-LA
Bad start to the AM, toilet would leak and then quit. Didn't flood us out, just annoying. Got going close to daylight. First stop was for fuel at a Shell in De Queen, 10 miles later we see a sign that says "Welcome to Oklahoma." Not good, we were not going to go through OK. But no cell service to lo...
20180320 - CA-LA
We leave out at 6:30. That gets us to Houston about 8 AM. At least an hour delay getting through but mostly slow and go. At one point we saw a motorcycle cop who looked like he was holding up traffic. Turns out he was the escort for an overweight truck and no one else could be on the bridges when th...
20180319 - CA-LA
This is what happens when I don't do the write up the same day. I forget a lot of the details. Got going at daylight. Wind has died down so we can see the mountains in Mexico again. First stop was in Van Horn at a TA for fuel, put in enough to get to Junction, TX. Place was empty when we got there s...
20180318 - CA-LA
Slept in. Went for a walk this AM around the buildings. Then later walked to the Subway at the truckstop. Then walked again this afternoon and then went next door again to eat. The other place across the street closes at 4 PM on Sundays so we missed that. BB got the same as yesterday but I went with...
20180317 - CA-LA
Today would be a day of changing our minds. Didn't get a real early start as the plan was to not take a shut down and run short days. 10 hours yesterday, 10 today and then 4+ on Sunday. Somewhere down the road BB looked at the weather and found that winds will be up to 90 mph on Sunday. We had thoug...
20180316 - CA-LA
Got going pretty close to daylight. Breakfast was set up when we got there this time. First stop was at a rest area in Avenal, then on to the Iron Skillet in Lebec. Just as we were walking, a high school team walked in. Thought it was going to be crowded at the buffet but they must have all ordered...
20180315 - IA-CA
We were up at 4 AM local in case the roads open up. They have not. No free breakfast here so we went down to Mel's and had breakfast. Way too much food for this early in the AM. We sat in the hotel room from 5 to 10:30 AM local looking at the roads/weather. Finally at 10:30 we noticed from the highw...
20180314 - IA-CA
When we were leaving breakfast in the morning, I noticed a cell phone laying on one of the tables and only one other person in the room. I asked them if it was their phone, as soon as he said 'yes' I knew the voice. It was Roy from FL, he drives for my 1st company and is one of the few drivers who h...
20180313 - IA-CA
Not a big rush to get going this AM. We only have 500 miles to go today. I have to scrape frost for the 2nd morning in a row, BB has not had to either morning. We did drive 60 mph for the first two hours as we thought it might be a bit windy. That kept the rpm's down to 2,100. First stop was Rawlin'...
20180312 - IA-CA
Pull out of Lincoln about sun up. First stop is in Wood River for fuel at a Pilot. I'm using a gallon or two less than BB on 400 miles. Second stop was at Denny's at a Flying J in North Platte. As usual it takes about an hour. Wouldn't have this time but the cashier started talking trucking... Food...
20180311 - IA-CA
Daylight savings time. It didn't make us want to get up at what would have been 4:30 AM yesterday so we slept in. Also ate breakfast before we left so we didn't leave the house in MN until 8 AM. Made one rest room stop in Albert Lea and also fueled at the same Loves. Got to Forest City about 10:30....
20180310
I had taken the week off in case there were any issues with my DOT physical. We got back Sunday night, then spent Monday just running errands. Tuesday morning was my physical. Passed both the blood pressure test and the eye test that I failed last year. The doc said I was good so I spent the day vis...
20180304 - IA-AL
Had planned on leaving by 7 AM but breakfast didn't start until then so we were a little late in leaving. Stopped at the closest BP thinking that was the lowest prices. It was, for right here but 50 miles down the road it was $.20 cheaper. But it saved us one stop. First stop was two hours down the...
20180303 - IA-AL
We didn't get an early start this AM as we couldn't delivery until 10 AM. Lots of breakfast and it was good. Bacon was really good, but not very warm. The kind that just kind of melt in your mouth. Found out later that there should have been crescents. Bonus, we get a ride to the airport, less miles...
20180302 - IA-AL
Should be a shorter day so we didn't get going until 7:30. 100 miles later we stopped in Marion, IL at a Pilot for a rest stop. Scales in IL only want trucks over 16,000 so we haven't had to stop here for any. Somewhere along I-57 there was a semi in the ditch. Looked to me like he was right at that...
20180301 - IA-AL
This is a Super 8 so not so much for breakfast. I have two cups of yogurt and juice. No eggs or meat. Thought we were going to get a nice early start, but when we got to the office they had not left our paperwork out. Guess we didn't make it clear enough that we would be in early. Asking for the cod...
20180228 - IA-AL
This trip is starting where the other one leaves off, Waterloo, IA. We need to be up and going by 7 AM to get the rental car returned within 24 hours. Even with scraping the ice off the windows we were still pulling out of the lot by 7:01. Not quite going to make it to the cheap gas in Clear Lake so...