211029 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee MN (delivered)... spending the night at home For breakfast, all of the cooler items had to be requested from the help. All other items were set out one high and individually packaged. The help told me I had a choice of blueberry or strawberry, then I watched her pull them out an...
211028 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee MN... spending the night at Brainerd MN Both BB and I found out later in the evening that we would have other plans for today, so it wasn't until we were both done that we called in for a trip. So it was closer to 2 PM when I called in. The auction list was not up to date so I j...
211027 MN
The auction trips went from 9 yesterday down to 3 today, but the 3 left are the ones we have done before so most likely our pick again. But, family stuff is trumping work again so we will have Thursday off also. I did check and we can run the auction trips over the weekend and we might. There is one...
211026 MN
Off day. We had planned on having Monday and Tuesday off for appointments. BB passed her DOT today so we are good for almost a year, until my next test. Tomorrow is a family day and then another thing MAY come up for Thursday... not sure what will happen on Friday. There is still lots of work on the...
211022 MN
Nowhere BB has had a sore ankle for a week or so and decided that she wants to spend another day off her feet (sort of) So no work today. There was still a trip from IA to Bemidji and then this AM the auction people added even more, 2 trucks to IN and three down to Shakopee. Also 7 trucks out of Sha...
211020 IA-MN
1 RV to St Cloud MN (delivered)... spending the night at home 6 AM alarm. Not a first class breakfast for a Comfort Inn. We nuke some food and the juice was good. All the yogurt today was peach so none for me. As soon as we head out I stop on the side of the road and take a picture. The first round...
211019 IA-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee MN (delivered) 1 RV to St Cloud MN... spending the night at Owatonna MN By this AM we had decided to do another RV trip once I dropped the pickup and we decided to wait to leave until 8 AM so we could make that call before we got on the road. Breakfast was scrambled eggs with ch...
211018 WI-MN
1 RV to Neenah WI (delivered) 1 pickup to Shakopee MN... spending the night at Wausau WI Went to bed early last night so we were both up without an alarm clock. At 7 AM I call the auction dispatcher to see if the Two Rivers trip is still available. Sometime after that we go down for breakfast. This...
211017 IA-WI
1 RV to Neenah WI... spending the night at Tomah WI No alarm this AM. It will be a short day, but we need to be in position for tomorrow. We pull out before 10 AM. 1st stop is in Northwood at the Burger King for food. Not fast enough. The person at the register is taking one order and then going and...
211016 IA-WI
1 RV to Neenah WI (Sunday)... spending the night at home Friday we were home all day and never really talked about work, other than we were going to work next week. This AM we decide we should make plans and work. Finally a little after 9 AM we had a plan. Sometime in the past when we called in we d...
211008 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee MN (delivered) 1 trash truck to Proctor MN (delivered)... spending the night at home We were up at our usual time, but it was raining today so we didn't take a walk. So with no walk we could have gotten going at 8 AM but still waiting until 9 AM. Also I hadn't wanted to get goin...
211007 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee MN (delivered)... spending the night at home We were up at our usual time, took our walk and ate breakfast. Just after 7 AM our time, 8 eastern time, our auction dispatcher gave us our updated list. And there was a Hill City to Shokopee on the list. And I got it. By 9 AM we had...
211006 IA-MN
1 RV to Ramsey MN (delivered) 1 pickup to Shakopee MN (delivered)... spending the night at home Dreams:) I dreamt someone was after me and then grabbed me, I tried to push them away but they were solid... solid as... my headboard. I woke up and was pushing on my headboard. Breakfast, it is not a Sle...
211005 IA-MN
1 pickup to Williamsburg IA (delivered) 1 RV to Ramsey MN 1 pickup to Shakopee MN (Wednesday)... spending the night at Lakeville MN We got the IA pickup dropped, an RV picked up and should be able to pickup and drop a 2nd pickup tomorrow. No plans for Thursday yet. (It took too long to eat tonight,...
211004 IA-MN
1 RV to Ramsey MN (delivered) 1 pickup to Williamsburg IA... spending the night at Albert Lea MN At 7 AM I call the auction dispatcher. Yes, he took everything off of the load board over the weekend and will add trips back based on the new orders. At 8 AM we go down for breakfast, by the time we get...
211003 IA-MN
1 RV to Ramsey MN... spending the night at Anoka MN Grrr I had the whole write-up done and I lost internet and lost everything I had written, the down side of not doing this in Word and then copying and pasting. No rush to get going in the AM as we only have 300 miles to go today and can't deliver u...
211002 IA-MN
1 RV to Ramsey MN (Sunday)... spending the night at home Sometime after 8 AM we called in and BB got a trip to Ramsey MN. Then I called the auction dispatcher and he didn't pick up but he did call me back before I was done leaving him a message. He can't do anything with the auction trips on the wee...
210929 MN-IA
1 trash truck to Shenandoah IA (delivered)... spending the night at home It is going to be rough getting back on the road, we were finally up and heading down for breakfast at 8:45. They close down breakfast at 9 AM. Breakfast was a frozen breakfast biscuits. BB also had cereal and I had juice. I ha...
210928 MN-IA
1 trash truck to Shenandoah IA (delivered)... spending the night at Waukee IA I had picked up my paperwork last night so that this AM we could leave earlier... and have fewer miles. Alarm at 6 AM, left at, or after:) 7:30. Non-stop to our 1st stop. The worst of the traffic is the farm harvest traffi...
210924 MN
Local dispatch called today asking if I could go to AR on Wednesday... no, I can't. BB has two appointments on Thursday and I have one on Friday. And we are not going to drive all night to get back.... and I still need to do the math to see when on Wednesday we will get back. For our long haul carri...
210923 MN-MN
2 tankers to Plymouth (delivered)... spending the night at home No alarm, we just need to be 15 miles down the road by 10 AM... we were late. The Crookston run was running even later. Last trip of the quarter so things seem to go wrong. So a driver I haven't seen in over a year. He's the only one wh...
210922 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee (delivered)... spending the night at home No alarm needed, we were both up about 6 AM. Ready to roll without eating breakfast at 7 AM. Last night when we looked online there were three routes suggested, 169, 65 and 35. I choice I-35 as that would get us out of the cities the fas...
210921 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee (Wednesday)... spending the night at home I could have called at 7 AM for the load I was looking at but didn't. I waited until almost 8:30. Dispatch said they had just checked and there were still three trips/trucks going that way. A few minutes later dispatch calls back and say...
210920 MN
Over the weekend, our plans changed so that we would be available to work on Monday. Too late to call for work. I had thought about emailing one of the dispatchers to see if they were working on the weekend but decided against it. 1st on Sunday all of the Dodge Center orders were removed, then by 8...
210916 MN-MN
1 pickup to Shakopee (delivered)... spending the night at home No alarm to get up... later BB is in the shower and the alarm starts going off. She sets the alarm on her phone so I try to shut it off, I hit all the buttons but nothing worked so as I was throwing it under the pillow... I realized it w...
210915 IA-IL
1 RV to Huntley IL (delivered) 1 pickup to Shakopee (Thursday)... spending the night at Duluth MN Up before the alarm, by a few minutes. Breakfast at 7:30. Yogurt looked better than eggs and sausage this AM. Checked out at 8 AM and then called the 'new' dispatcher to ask the same question I asked ye...
210914 IA-IL
1 RV to Huntley IL... spending the night at Rockford IL I didn't decide until late last night which run we were going to take. There had been two RV's going to Gardner/KC but we still do not trust the rental car situation. So we would only do one of those, and if we are only going to do one. The Gar...
210910 MN
One of the long haul dispatchers called again today to see if I could help them out. I can't. They didn't mention that they had a 100 mile run in MN that was on the load board for a few minutes. Now IA has another trip to Huntley and now two trips to Gardner KS. Load board US - 223 IA - 131/129 MN -...
210908 IA-IL
1 RV to Huntley IL (delivered)... spending the night at home Either no alarm or we were up before it went off. Breakfast was same as the old days. Except they were out of eggs and I didn't want to wait until the next batch was ready. I waited while BB toasted her bread but then I grabbed two yogurt...
210907 IA-IL
1 RV to Huntley IL... spending the night at Rockford IL For some reason I hadn't slept well in the middle of the night but I was out when the light went on at 7 AM. We had an hour to get ready, plan was to leave as soon as we called for our trip. When it was almost 8 AM, I asked BB 'it the trip was...
210903 MN
Local dispatch had called today to see if I would take a trip to IN. Too far I said. 'So then one to OH is too far also?' "Yes" Load board US - 274 IA - 145 MN - 14 WI - 2
210902 IA-WI
1 RV to Greenfield WI (delivered)... spending the night at home 6:30 alarm, we ran a little later last night. Full hot breakfast. We were the only people down at 7:30. Parking lot looked like half the people had left already. I start the day with 7 miles more range than I need (I think.) But I never...
210901 MN-MN
1 trash truck to Burnsville (delivered) 1 RV to Greenfield WI... spending the night at Mauston WI Our usual routine this AM, alarm at 6 AM, rolling by 7:30. Office opens by 8 AM so that was when we got there. I went up to see dispatch and they motioned that the paperwork was by the door. OPPS... it...
210831 MN-MN
1 trash truck to Burnsville (Wednesday)... spending the night at home Load board US - 319 IA - 182 MN - 8 WI - 5
210830 MN-MN
1 trash truck to Burnsville (Wednesday)... spending the night at home Local dispatch called me. It is less than a 100 mile run. I told them I could do it if it could wait until Wednesday, no problem so Wednesday it will be. I hope it doesn't mess up my working any other trips. There are none at the...
210826 MN
Today was our 'fair' day so no work. While we were at the fair, we walked past the company that we delivered to yesterday. They were the only RV company at the fair and they only had one motor home, the rest of the lot was travel trailers. I did get a 2nd call from the CA dispatcher, he is still loo...
210825 IA-MN
1 RV to Brainerd MN (delivered)... spending the night at home We can't deliver until 9 AM so we have plenty of time for both breakfast and a walk. Same walk as last night. Final fuel for the RV is across the street. BB doesn't have an issue but I'm trying to fuel the car and don't see the small tick...
210824 IA-MN
1 RV to Brainerd MN... spending the night at Brainerd MN Alarm went off at 6 AM, we finally got going about 8 AM. It had started raining sometime overnight and was really dumping 7-7:30 so we were not in a rush to get going. 1st stop was the rest area, welcome center in Northwood IA. 2nd stop was at...
210823 IA-MN
1 RV to Brainerd MN (Tuesday)... spending the night at home I called at 8 AM for BB's RV to Brainerd. I had to call 15 times before I got a real person and not a busy signal or a recording. BB had an 8 AM appt so couldn't call herself. She did get the run. There had been one RV to Sioux Falls for a...
210817 MN
Load board US - 208 IA - 98 MN - 10 WI - 3
210813 MN
No where to no where again. Dispatch did call this AM but called back to cancel before we got to the lot/truck. It was a truck that was supposed to go to the shop so I'm assuming they got if fixed. Nothing else came up so we ended up going to a nearby county fair. (I forgot to grab Friday's numbers,...
210812 MN
No where to no where No work for today, we did personal stuff. If dispatch had called we could have done a local trip but no calls for work. Later in the day I did call to see about work for Friday, they didn't have any then and never called back later with any so likely no work Friday either. So we...
210810 DOT
9 AM appointment. Things go well. My BP was the highest at home that it has been since taking the new meds. Even higher the 1st take at the office but it came down. Hearing was OK, that was my worry. Eyesight is still 20/20 with my glasses. I am shrinking. It has been a long time since I walked out...
210809 MN-MN
1 city bus to Bloomington... spending the night at home I get to the office lot early and the dispatcher and a driver are just walking back from my bus. The driver is there early so he has time to show me how to run the door's. This bus wasn't ready to ship, but it was shipped anyways. It has an app...
210806 MN-MN
1 city bus to Bloomington (Monday)... spending the night at home I had called in for work for today, yesterday but they didn't have anything. But they did know they were going to have something on Monday, so today I called in and lined up the Monday trip. Short trip, I will drop the bus off about a...
210802 MN
no where... spending the night at home Plans today so we were not going anywhere. Originally I had told the local company I could work in the afternoon as I knew they had local drops and pickups today. Then I emailed them before they opened and told them that wouldn't work. But I do get a call from...