1 trash truck to Des Moines IA (delivered)

1 trash truck to Rock Falls IL (Monday)

... spending the night at home

No bacon today, but they did still have their grape juice. Our room is facing the truckstop and I never heard the trucks all night. Or it was a steady noise so I didn't notice it.

BB lets me go ahead this AM. Last night she was following at 62 mph and it was like traffic didn't see her. So she finally drove right in front of me instead for the last miles. Same reason we no longer drive 55 mph when we'd get better mileage at that speed.

An hour and a half down the road I stop to call the dispatcher. They never dispatched me last night so I can't do my check call this AM. No answer so I text them. BB pulls in right as I am leaving so I stop and call her, just to check in.

Most of another hour down the road and I am at the fuel stop. Not sure how much I am to leave in these CNG's but I remember always stopping before delivery. I call dispatch again, still no answer. I even call the dispatcher at my other company who also moves trucks for this shipper. No answer.

... AFTER I have started the pump, dispatch calls ... just so the gauge is over 1/4. I was still over 1/2 so I wouldn't even have to have stopped. I put in a few gallons and shut it off. Company is paying all fuel on these.

From here it is city streets until deliver. But when I get close the road is closed. And the drop is up against the railroad tracks so I have to drive a few extra miles to get over the tracks and come back.

I've been here before so I know the routine. But someone is parked in 'my spot' so they direct me to another spot. Opps, I was watching where they wanted me to go and didn't see the huge dip. The front of the truck bottomed out. I'm guessing that is normal here.

Someone does the once over, notes that a couple of pins are missing but I'm free to go. BB's GPS routed her around the road closer so she beat me here, that and I stopped for fuel. When I got to the drop there was a semi who's tractor was past the road closed signs, not sure if the thought they didn't apply to him ...

I couldn't find anything in a Google search but there were fire trucks on some of the over passes when I came down to Des Moines today. BB was a little behind so she saw more activity. Our guess it was the route for a funeral procession and they were there to honor one of their own.

We also saw a lot of older cars. Back to the 50's is at the MN Fairgrounds this weekend. The only one I was ever to was in 1979. We have things going on both days this weekend so it we won't be going this year.

... as we are still sitting at the drop. There are no trips that work for us. All we have left is the last half of a Friday so it wasn't likely there would be. 1st I call the RV dispatcher, he does not need us for the trip to Deerwood for the photo shoot so now we can work all next week for the local company.

And when I call the local company they have just the run for me. Rural IL, rental cars all sold out, long way for them to send a chase car for one driver. It works for us. That will be Monday AM into Tuesday. Maybe Janesville will have another truck by then :)

We head to Jason's Deli, before lunch instead of mid-afternoon. No line. By the time we leave there are dozens in line and maybe a 100 seated. Good food. I'll have to try something other than the chicken salad sandwich sometime.

Fuel is $3.19 at the Loves in Ellsworth so we stop there to top off. One more stop at the rest area near Owatonna. Traffic is bad the closer we get to the cities so we 'make a move' and take back roads across to Hastings and then home. No food in the rural area so we don't end up stopping for food this time.

Loadbaord

US - 133

IA - 0

MN - 4

WI - 0

Weekend off. Again.