1 Pickup to Shakopee MN (delivered)

... spending the night at Plymouth MN

Breakfast, they had the 'bacon sausage' patties so I went the egg route this AM, then I nuked the rest of my loaded hash browns from last night.

This place slips the bill under the door and I just grabbed it and didn't look at it until later. They billed me for a safe. Another $1.50 wasted. Take that times 200+ hotel stays a year and it does add up.

Four lane highway all the way to Sioux City.

1st stop was a Casey's in Sioux City for restroom and fuel before we head into the great beyond.

The computer gave us two routes, one had lots of turns and the other was pretty much one right turn in the next 50 miles. We did the one right turn route.

Opps :)

That one right turn route was 20 miles of gravel road up, down and around hills. Lots of 20 mph driving. On the plus side we did not have to slow down for any towns. The only other traffic we saw was one road grader, he waved at us :)

Not sure how much extra time that added to our day, computer said it was only 15 minutes more. Seemed like another half hour or more.

2nd stop was the shipper. I didn't pull in far enough before I parked to see all the signs and ended up in the wrong office the first time. When I got to the correct office they wondered why I had not called, they would have had the pickup ready and waiting. I showed them the number on my paperwork. 'I have told them before to change that number, I'll tell them again.'

We were in and out of the shipper in a half hour. This place had more paperwork for me to sign and they did their own 'exit' inspection. Other than three chips in the windshield and being almost on empty the truck was empty, clean (?) and good to go.

3rd stop was the closest gas station about five miles down the road. Casey's. It showed I had a range of 31 miles and it was about 55 back to Sioux City. We were taking a different way back and we didn't look on that route for fuel. It was cheaper here than most places so BB did the math and guessed I would make about 20 mpg.

We took the road with all the turns heading back. The turns were curves in the road. It was one NE state highway and then US-20 back into IA. And it didn't take us nearly as long.

4th stop(s) were for food in Sioux City. First I got off at the same exit we had fueled at this morning, I thought I had seen food there. Yes, there was one Burger King that was closed, it was being remodeled.

Second stop for food was McD's at the next exit. Drive thru only, there was a long line and we both wanted to use the restroom before we headed across IA.

Third stop was Arby's, finally food. I was walking out with my food by the time BB was walking in.

5th stop was in Windom MN to check for work. I had thought we were going to decide by 3 PM what work we wanted for tomorrow.

6th stop was in St James MN to call BB, I guess we didn't get the same line of though from our conversation. BB wants to wait and decide until 5 PM / 7 AM.

7th stop was the drop in Shakopee. Different crew this time of might. We got there just after dark which is 5 PM now. Local dispatch is now closed and eastern dispatchers have been closed an hour.

While BB is waiting for me she gets a call from home. The person at our house that two weeks ago had to get their car jumped twice and then got a new battery ... then had two friends test positive for Covid, and got non-Covid sick themselves ... today had a 'noise' in their car and was told to drive directly to the shop without stopping. Had a pulley bearing go. Makes it hard to add money to that 'new car' fund.

We decide to get a local hotel.

8th and final stop is the Comfort Inn in Plymouth. There was a closer, cheaper one but this one has good food next door. Lucky's. BB is so hungry tonight that SHE actually called our food order in and then we picked it up and ate it in our room before carrying the rest of our luggage in. Turkey wild rice soup. Good soup. We each got a half a sandwich besides.

Load board

US - 283

IA - 63/56

Nothing good on the load board so we will likely call in for another 'auction truck.' There is one coming back from Bemidji and another one from Carroll NE but this one goes to IA. We will likely do the Bemidji one tomorrow. MAYBE the IA after that if nothing still shows up. Snow forecast for Friday, I'd like to be gone.

LOG

7:30 - Leave Comfort Inn in Worthington MN

9:30 - Fuel at Casey's in Sioux City IA

11:00 - Pre-trip at shipper in Carroll NE

11:45 - Fuel at Casey's in Wayne NE

12:30 - Food at Arbey's in Sioux City IA

3:00 - Stop to text in Windom MN

3:30 - Stop to call in St James MN

5:15 - Drop at Shakopee MN