210402 IA-IL
2 RV's to IL, 1 to Rockford, 1 to Huntly (delivered)... spending the night at home We slept in this AM, alarm went off at 6:30. Breakfast, yogurt and a nuked sandwich. This hotel is quite large, it looks like an old 'Holidome' that has been added on to. Today is a 'drive' day, not much for traffic s...
210401 IA-IL
2 RV's to IL, 1 to Rockford, 1 to Huntly (delivered)... spending the night at Dubuque IA This is being posted a day late because somehow the host for this website is blocking this hotel or network or something. If I hot spot my phone, I can still see the website, but I don’t want to hotspot it that...
210331 IA-IL
1 trash truck to Elk Grove Village IL (delivered) 2 RV's to IL, 1 to Rockford, 1 to Huntly... spending the night at Charles City IA EASTER 2 RV's to Reno NV Can't deliver until after 8:30 so we are in no rush. We are still kicking around a lot of options as to what to do. I call central dispatch on...
210330 MN-IL
1 trash truck to Elk Grove Village IL... spending the night at Schaumburg IL Breakfast? I had fresh mango. I much prefer the processed stuff. We ended up leaving at 7:30. Last week we tried to leave at 7 and got going at 7:15 AM Non stop to the pickup location. 1st stop is at the shipper in Dodge Ce...
210329 MN-IL
1 trash truck to Elk Grove Village IL... spending the night at home On our way back from our last trip, we had been listening to our Governor's Covid update. Sunday AM BB is looking online and there are places in the northern part of the state where she could get a vaccination on Monday. So Sunday A...
210326 MN-MO
1 trash truck to St Louis MO (delivered)... spending the night at home BB had leftovers for breakfast, I had yogurt and a cup of packaged fruit. Last night they had said it was a 'to go bag.' Instead it was all packaged items. There were also burritos and pastries. Luckily BB and I BOTH look at our...
210325 MN-MO
1 trash truck to St Louis MO... spending the night at Hannibal MO Our goal was to pull out at 7 AM, we got going at 7:15. Very minimal traffic for rush hour. We spend part of the trip trying to find out which way we are going to leave town. BB with a map and me from memory. We ended up taking the lo...
210324 MN-MO
1 trash truck to St Louis MO... spending the night at home Now a real early morning, yogurt for breakfast. We both had dentist appointments this AM and only have one car today. And that didn't go well. Dentist was OK, no novocaine so it went a little quicker, but not quick enough. The plan was that...
210323 MN-MO
1 trash truck to St Louis MO... spending the night at home Dentist appointment in the AM, then went to the DMV and waiting in line for 45 minutes so they could make a copy of some paperwork. Later in the day, local dispatch called. They had a shorter one and hadn't looked to see if I was available t...
210322 MN
Monday, I waited until the office had been open for a half hour before I called in. The dispatcher was still 'working on breakdowns' and didn't know if there would be work for today. There never was. Another day of sitting home when we could be working. But the day didn't go to waist, my new compute...
210319 MN
Copied from my 'blog' from my birthday, March 16, last year. "8th stop - part 2. Target. The Walmart lot looked like Black Friday. Target wasn't so busy but lots of empty shelves. Before we left home we had been shopping with the intent to stock up. I used to be really good about following the Ready...
210318 MN
No work, no alarm. Last night while heading out the door, our grand daughter who lives with us, fell. So this AM we waited until she was up to find out if we needed to stay close to home. We don't. So I called the local dispatch. The 1st dispatcher I talked to had 'just gotten off the phone' giving...
210317 NC-IN
1 Semi tractor to Indianapolis IN (delivered)... spending the night at home Alarm at 5 AM, rolling before 6 AM. The person at the front desk this AM was s-l-o-w. One person ahead of me so I knew it was going to be a while. It is still dark. It has been a long time since I have driven in the dark, in...
210316 NC-IN
1 Semi tractor to Indianapolis IN (delivered)... spending the night at Walcott IA... late night. I didn't even look at the load board for daily numbers. This is being written up a day later. Breakfast. We could look at everything but could not touch. BB didn't realize it was don't touch ANYTHING bef...
210315 NC-IN
2 RV's to Mocksville, NC (delivered) 1 Semi tractor to Indianapolis IN... spending the night at Cross Lanes WV Last night BB had listened to the doors to try figure out where the crying was coming from. It was through the 'adjacent' door into the next room. We didn't think much more about it until w...
210314 IA-NC
2 RV's to Mocksville, NC... spending the night at Winston-Salem NC Breakfast was limited. Small biscuits and sausage, no egg or cheese. Two yogurts and bad juice. I've had 'issues' with my RV that it doesn't want to move when I put it in gear. Yesterday I had to put it to the floor to get it to move...
210313 IA-NC
2 RV's to Mocksville, NC... spending the night at Jeffersonville OH Breakfast was leftovers from Grandma's Kitchen. I walk the stairs, BB takes the elevator. This time she shares it with another driveaway driver. He is taking a stack of trucks to MI, and then the rest to Canada. As we are inspecting...
210312 IA-NC
2 RV's to Mocksville, NC... spending the night at Walcott IA No alarm. Breakfast is leftovers from last night. Shortly after 7 AM I realize I have forgotten to call to get my Monday truck. Opps and forgotten seem to be getting to be common topics.:( I call and get the truck, it turns out the PPL as...
210311 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS (delivered) 2 RV's to Mocksville, NC... spending the night at home Breakfast. In a bag. One apple, one yogurt and a pastry. There were not many rooms left last night when we reserved a room but there is no one around for a three floor hotel. I'm wondering if things are so s...
210310 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS... spending the night at Kansas City MO We need to remember to ask for a room NOT facing the freeway. At times it sounded like the window was open, and the only thing between our hotel and the freeway is one row of cars. I heard them because I was awake, BB was awake becaus...
210309 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS... spending the night at Lexington KY Opps Alarm goes off at 6 AM local. Breakfast at 7. Nuke a sandwich, plus yogurt or fruit. Right as I am shutting down the computer, BB asks how many hours I can drive today... so I check. Opps (And now when I am writing this, Opps again...
210308 NC-KS
2 RV's to Greer SC (delivered) 1 tree truck to Olathe KS... spending the night at Whitsett NC Alarm at 6 AM central time, 7 local. We watch the NC board for anything new, but nothing. Breakfast was juice and a pastry, BB had fruit. When we go to pull out, BB is honking at me. I thought she didn't th...
210307 IA-SC
2 RV's to Greer SC... spending the night at Duncan SC Breakfast was in a bag. One bottle of water and one muffin the size of a half dollar... and we got the last bag. We would have gotten two if they hadn't run out. So I had what was left of my cookie from last night and a breakfast bar I picked up...
210306 IA-SC
2 RV's to Greer SC... spending the night at Paducah KY Up before the alarm, down for breakfast by 7 AM. They were allowing people to sit and eat in the breakfast area, but no hot food. I had yogurt and a cup of mandarin oranges. BB had fresh fruit and cereal. The 1st get for today was short, 70 mile...
210305 IA-SC
2 RV's to Greer SC... spending the night at Cedar Falls IA No alarm this AM We leave home a little after 11 AM. So we were only home about 18 hours, not the 20 I had thought we might be. A 1st. Our granddaughter is riding down with us (for a price) and will take our car back so we don't have two car...