2 RV heading to Davis CA
... spending the night at Lincon NE
Rolling around 8 AM. One stop for fuel at the Kwik Trip in Owatonna. I have a quick trip rewards card, this is the 1st time it has given me $.05 a gallon discount.
2nd stop is at our RV lot on Forest City. A new dispatcher gave us our paperwork but he did not introduce himself. And he took our temps, not sure how much longer that is going to last.
It's a warm, clear day. No issues finding our RV's. There were four other driver's there. I only talked to one, he was done with his trip. The other three were heading out. The one I talked to, I have seen many times at the lot and at safety meeting but know anything about him. He asked where we were going and advised we drive at night through WY as it is less windy at night. We know. But I still do not want to drive at night.
BB gas a half a tank of fuel, part of which they are billing her for 'fuel on board.' I have an 1/8th of a tank of fuel. BB's fuel would be cheaper down the road but we don't do the logistics ahead of time so we stop at our usual place.
3rd stop. BB stops at Kum and Go for diesel and I stop at Pilot for gas. Then BB comes to the Pilot for Subway. We eat outside by my RV.
There is enough wind today to mess with the cruise / radar so I drove an hour plus without mine. BB's would cut out later in the day.
Just before we get to our next stop, traffic is stopped. We stay in line until we are at the exit which adds some time to our trip today.
4th stop is the rest area near Ankeny. From here BB makes tonight's hotel reservation. Last trip this hotel was full so we had to keep driving.
As soon as we are back on the road, we see what the hold up is. Because the highway department now thinks they need to put the guard cable next to the travel lanes instead of in the center of the median, they need to block traffic so the tractors can mow. Actually they would not need to, they just do. They could use a mower with a big arm and reach over the guard cable. They use those mowers for mowing tree branches and creek banks, they could use it here too. But then the wouldn't keep six people employeed.
5th stop is the rest area near Adair.
6th stop is the Kum and Go in Gretna. It is across the street from the QT / Quick Trip we usually stop at. Prices are the same but was a pain to get out of last time. No issues getting in or out of the Kum and Go so if prices are the same we will be stopping here.
7th and final stop is the Quality Inn in Lincoln. We park, check in then order food at the Cracker Barrel and drive down to get it. Some times this hotel is full of semi's so we parted across the car spots so we would be lined up with any semi's that may come in.
Too warm and too late to walk down to Cracker Barrel. BB drives, I walk in and grab our food. I didn't see any other customers with a mask but the employee's did have masks. At Pilot earlier today, no one (other than me) was wearing a mask in the store. I did see someone fueling when we walked out that was putting their mask on to go in.
Cracker Barrel was good.
Load board
US - 500
IA - 150
MN - 9
WI - 18
There is a truck in CA coming back to MO, we might call on it tomorrow if I am told there are no buses. We need to call for our Sunday NV permits tomorrow. And call the customer about delivery. And call dispatchers about trips.