2 RV's to Reno NV (delivered)

... spending the night in Vacaville CA

Tomorrow

1 Bus to Farmington MN

We were both up before the 5 AM alarm. BB had leftovers and I went down for breakfast before they were supposed to open. No yogurt but I did get OJ and a burrito.

We leave the hotel at 8 AM, 6 AM local. Sun is just coming up.

1st stop is the new Loves in Winnemucca for a rest break.

2nd stop is in Fernley for fuel at the Flying J for me. BB still has plenty of fuel, I add another $10. My low fuel light came on before we stopped. My mileage has been going up and my range is going down.

My low fuel light comes on again before we exit the freeway, we still have another six miles to go. We have been this way once before and today I did not look at a map so I am following my nose. And it got me there.

This route we go past a school that has a 15 mph zone when flashing. And surprisingly everyone does. Not surprising today as there were two motorcycle cops at the crossing.

3rd stop. We 'final fuel' at a Chevron before heading to the drop.

4th stop. Today we are directed to a new place to park. I wasn't sure after we parked so I went and asked. It was the right place.

As soon as we have the RV's emptied, BB walks to the car rental place a mile away. We wanted to get the RV's inspected ASAP so we could head to CA. Today, they had the RV's inspected by the time BB got to the rental place. So I had to wait for the time it took to do the paperwork and drive back.

Then BB noticed she had the wrong copies. This shipper is very picky, they want the original. The drop had taken the original so I had to hunt it down. Found it, but it all took time.

5th stop was the In-n-Out Burger. Place was packed when we got there, close to empty by the time we got our food.

Dispatch had said they would call in the AM, they didn't. But did call wondering where I was later. The place I was to pick up at closes at 4:15 and I wouldn't get there until after 5:30. So they will call back later.

6th stop is the rest area near Gold Run for a restroom break.

Dispatch does call back an hour later, I can pick up tomorrow after 10:30 AM near the SFO airport. And I am going to Farmington MN.

... so, we do not need to get any further than we are. But we also don't want to head back to one of our main stops. No back tracking.

7th and final stop is the Comfort Inn in Vacaville for the night. Food is from the Beach Hut. We have eaten at one elsewhere and it was good, this one is too. It is about a mile from the hotel so we drive it. BB has her walk in for the day and I want my hot food hot.

As I am writing this, we don't know the shipper or the drop names. But the shipper is likely Temsa, a Turkish bus company. Their parking lot is against one of the Tesla plants.

The timing looks like we will deliver on Tuesday in MN.

Load board

US - 587

IA - 287

MN - 17

WI - 15

Finally at 8:30 local (10:30 my time) I get a call that the fax has been sent to my hotel.

When I go down to get it, I have to tell them what it is and show them an ID that I am the one to get it. I finally pointed out on the BL where it has my full name, listed the same as on my drivers license before they finally handed it to me. Good thing my name was on it. My name is not on the ones I get from my local company.

And yes, we are picking up where we thought and delivering where we thought.

Doing the math, I have enough hours to run nine hours a day through Monday. If I drive over nine hours any day it just comes out of how long I can work Monday. Nine hours is usually how long it takes us to get 500 miles a day. I assume this trip will be the same.