December, January, and February were rough months for us. He spent a couple weeks of December and January in the hospital and all of February recuperating from the procedures. I told our dispatchers we were taking this slow until Joe feels up to getting back to his normal (or what will be normal) working pace. That will be me begging for a day off to sleep.
The following is what our daily work life is like in the trucking industry.
March 5, 2008 to March 10, 2008
Pick Up: Fleet Truck Sales (Werner) Omaha, NE
Delivery: Fleet Truck Sales (Werner) Portland, OR
Wednesday - March 5, 2008 about 10:00 a.m. we left for Omaha. 547 miles of deadhead. Long and tiring day. We are both tired and sore from all the bouncing, we haven't done this since November. Joe gets winded easily when walking more than 50 feet. This is going to be a long and frustrating trip for him.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - LINCOLN, NE
Thursday - March 6, 2008 about 9:30 a.m. we arrive at Werner Transportation in Omaha, NE. Find the person we need to work with getting the keys to the trucks, locating them, and getting our inspection papers signed. That done I get Joe's trucks located and inspected. Joe is really disgusted since I have to do the heavy lifting and most of the work. I spend about 10 minutes reassuring him that this is not a long term thing. Helps a little (very little). By 12:30 p.m. we are ready to get Joe's trucks loaded. Now the fun begins. Air won't build in the truck he is going to drive. The air dryer seems fine, the compressor might be bad. The truck gets taken to the shop for repairs and we leave for lunch. Two hours later the truck is ready and we get the final part of the hook up done. Leave Werner Transportation at 3:45 p.m. Been there all day long, but in my opinion we did good. Heading west on I-80 we encountered a skiff of snow, not much.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - YORK, NE
Friday - March 7, 2008. Woke to a cold and harsh wind. Brrrrrr. Let the truck warm up a bit while I get stuff packed back up in the suitcase and shower bag. Weather reports of cold wind all across I-80 today. Stopped at Holding's Little America in Cheyenne, WY for lunch. Wasn't as cold in Cheyenne as it was in York, we had wind all the way. Hit some slick spots west of Laramie, WY which made this chicken do a whole lot of yelping. I absolutely HATE driving on ice and snow. The wind across Wyoming blew snow across the highway and into cooling puddles. Come nightfall I hope to have that ice skating rink far behind me.
TRAVELODGE - RAWLINS, WY
NOTE: We use the Corporate Lodging Card for our business and we get reduced rates on our hotel stays. The Travelodge in Rawlins, WY stuck it to us. $95.50 for a room that is $35-40 in the Corporate Lodging book. I've called several times to say "WTF" and no one seems to know what I'm talking about. TRAVELODGE - RAWLINS, WY HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT YOU. Anyone planning to stay in Rawlins, WY go to some other hotel - stay away from the Travelodge.
Saturday - March 8, 2008. Still cold and the roads are clear. We stopped in Rock Springs, WY for food and continued on. The weather turned really nice by the time we went north towards Boise, ID. I had to turn the heater off.
HOLIDAY INN - BOISE, ID
Sunday - March 9, 2008. Chilly when we left Boise. Not much snow. Our next set of trucks will be in San Jose, CA and we are discussing the merits of going to Casa de Fruta in Hollister, CA. We will get to Portland, OR tonight. Our destination for today is the Jubitz Truckstop in Portland to unhook our trucks and deliver them tomorrow morning just about 1/2 mile from the truckstop.
DAYS INN - PORTLAND, OR.
Monday - March 10, 2008. Got our trucks delivered and signed for. Deadhead 635 miles down to San Jose, CA. Called ahead to the place where the trucks are to get directions and find out who we have to talk to. Left messages most of the day. Part of our job description - WING IT. I got us lost three times trying to find a Walgreens for Joe's prescriptions and a Ritz Camera shop for Joe. We found a Walmart in Portland and purchased a Garmin c330 GPS, our original one was given to our son whom we've conned into doing this work. Maybe I won't get so lost now. I'll still get us lost but not as frequently. Joe is fading fast. We need to find a place to stop for the night.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - YREKA, CA
March 10, 2008 to March 17, 2008
Pickup: Bayshore International & Valley Relocation San Jose, CA
Deliver: Ft. Wayne Truck Center Ft. Wayne, IN
Tuesday - March 11, 2008. Got to San Jose at 5:00 p.m. (cdt) to a North American Van Lines place. The person Joe talked with gave him the keys to the truck and would not sign the inspection sheet. They just wanted rid of the truck. About 8 miles away is the International dealer where the other truck is. The truck at Bayshore International STUNK LIKE POOP. It will be towed. It was 8:00 p.m. (cdt) by the time we were all hooked up and ready to head for Casa de Fruta. No big problems today, no stormy weather.
The hotel we are staying at tonight is supposed to have truck parking. NOT. Bobtails yes, but not tractor/trailer parking. Joe had to tie up the traffic getting his set backed up in the parking lot.
COMFORT INN - GILROY, CA
Wednesday - March 12, 2008. Leaving Gilroy, CA at 9:00 (cdt) we headed for Casa de Fruta. We stayed there till noon our time. Joe drove from Gilroy to Santa Nella, CA. I drove from Santa Nella, CA to Verdi, NV. I MADE IT OVER DONNER PASS. Wooohooo. Man was that scary!!!!!!! We were going to stay the night in Sparks but Joe had a bad feeling about leaving Boomtown in Verdi so we just opted to stay there for the night. We have learned the hard way TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS. The two hour time difference wrecks havoc on us. According to our time we haven't been to bed before midnight the last few nights. We are both so tired we can't seem to function. Time to stop.
BOOMTOWN HOTEL/CASINO - VERDI, NV
Thursday - March 13, 2008. We are burning up the highway. NOT. Left Verdi, NV about 10:00 a.m. (cdt), stopped in Winnemucca, NV for a potty break, stopped in Elko, NV about 4:00 p.m. (cdt) for something to eat, stopped in Wells, NV for another potty break and turn in some audio books we have listened to. We arrive in Wendover, NV at 8:30 p.m. (cdt). We encountered snow, wind gusts occasionally up to 50 mph it is time to quit for the day. We go to the Red Garter Casino in Wendover, NV and went to the Black Jack tables. With my $20.00 I left the table with $42.00. Big win for me (I play the $2/$3 tables and I don't go overboard with double downs so I made out BIG for me) and Joe left the table with $25 from his $20.
SUPER 8 MOTEL (soon to be America's Best Value Inn) - WENDOVER, NV.
Friday - March 14, 2008. I chickened out in the driving today. I drove from Wendover, NV to just west of Lake Point, UT when the weather turned snowy and slushy. Joe took over the driving then. Getting us past the worst weather I then took back the driving. We switched back and forth several times from Lake Point, UT to Kimball, NE.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - KIMBALL, NE.
Saturday - March 15, 2008. I drove from Kimball, NE to Gretna, NE. Joe took over because of the high winds. I felt like we were going to blow over and I spazzed out a few times. Joe took pity on me and he did most of the driving today.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - STUART, IA
Sunday - March 16, 2008. I drove 400+ miles today and Joe drove the last 130 to Ft. Wayne, IN. We are about 4-5 blocks from our delivery place. We will deliver tomorrow.
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN - FT. WAYNE, IN.
Monday - March 17, 2008. Got the trucks delivered. Now we are deadheading 671 miles to Omaha, NE back to Fleet Sales (Werner).
Pickup: Fleet Sales (Werner), Omaha, NE
Deliver: Fleet Sales (Werner), Dallas, TX
Joe is driving today. We won't get all the way to Omaha but we will get a good whack at it. Rain all the way from Chicago, IL to Altoona, IA. Cold, cold, cold, and wet.
MOTEL 6 - ALTOONA, IA (next to Bosselman's Truckstop)
Tuesday - March 18, 2008. We are taking only two trucks out of Werner. One of the two is still in the shop. Arrive at Fleet Sales in Omaha at 1:00 p.m. and we get out of there at 3:00 p.m. We stop at the Sac & Fox Casino in Hiawatha, KS for food and a break. They have changed that place since the last time we were there. I didn't recognize it. Joe drives all day today. He is feeling better. Still has some pretty bad days but he is making progress.
COMFORT INN - WICHITA, KS.
Wednesday - March 19, 2008. Deliver the trucks in Dallas at 3:00 p.m. We are going home to get my boom put together so I can take two trucks. With both of us driving it will put more of a work load on Joe but he seems to think he is up for it.
HOME SWEET HOME - March 19th to March 23.
Sunday - March 23, 2008. Leave for Chattanooga, TN today. Deadhead 823 miles. We leave home about 12:30 p.m. Our first stop is the Pig Out Palace in Henryetta, OK. I don't know what happened but I got choked on a corn kernel. Joe had to do the Heimlich maneuver on me. That scared the jeezers out of him. Such an odd sensation to me. I couldn't get any air but I was cognizant of my surroundings and what was happening to me. His Heimlich maneuver wasn't working so well so I motioned for him to bang on my back. That finally worked. Now every time I have a coughing fit he spazzes out and thinks I'm choking again. I tell him as long as I'm coughing I'm okay.
DAYS INN - BRINKLEY, AR
March 24, 2008 to March 29, 2008
Pickup: World Wide Equipment, Chattanooga, TN
Deliver: Ryder, Phoenix, AZ
Monday - March 24, 2008. We leave Brinkley, AR about 8:00 a.m. and arrive in Nashville, TN around 3:00 p.m. Joe has to make a stop at the Trucker's Lighthouse for some flashlight stuff and pick up a few items he is in need of. We get to Chattanooga at 6:30 p.m. It has been quite a few months since we have hooked up four trucks. Hopefully getting back in the swing of things with just the two trucks this month will be like we hadn't stopped. We got finished at 8:30 p.m. all hooked up except for the pick up loaded on Joe's setup. We use the pickup to get food and go to the hotel. We'll do the final hookup tomorrow morning and leave.
TOWN & COUNTRY INN - CHATTANOOGA, TN
Tuesday - March 25, 2008. These are brand new trucks. They have touchy steering and the new Clean Air EPA stuff on the engine. The exhaust system has some implementation to burn the soot build up in the smoke stack with unexpended fuel. This should prove to be interesting. The older mufflers on the trucks cost about $400 to replace. This new get up will cost $4000 to replace.
Our mortgage company has sold all the notes to another company and this new company lost records of some of our payments over the years. The guy Joe dealt with was like a junk yard dog - pure dee nasty. The next time we get home I get the task of copying all the checks (front and back) that have cleared over the past five years. That should prove to be fun. I'll tie up their fax machine when I get done.
In McCalla, AL we fueled up. $600 worth. Man, I hope we can get 5+ mpg on these new trucks. 6 mpg would be great.
QUALITY INN - JACKSON, MS
Wednesday - March 26, 2008. We have just recently signed on with another transport company and now we have to take a pre-employment pee test. They directed us to a LabCorp in Shreveport, LA. By the time we got there I had to pee so bad I couldn't walk but a few steps at a time. We walk across the parking lot to the LabCorp office and find they have closed and moved to another location. Fast walk to Walmart across the street to use their facilities. Do some shopping while we are there. The next place is a Concentra in Fort Worth, TX. We'll do that tomorrow.
MICROTEL - FT. WORTH, TX.
Thursday - March 27, 2008. We went to the Concentra for the pee test. Today wasn't too bad in our travels and we are making good time. I'm listening to a book by Patricia Cornwell - "Book Of The Dead". I have liked her books in the past. This was 11 CD's of just awful, what is up with her. I was really disappointed by her book "Isle of Dogs", the reviews say it is an irreverent look at politics. I thought it was just plain nonsense.
DAYS INN - VAN HORN, TX
Friday - March 28, 2008. Windy today. So windy that passing trucks send me all over the road from their turbulence. It is really difficult to keep the trucks in my lane with the wind pushing against me one way and then the wind being blocked off by the passing trucks. My shoulders and upper arms hurt so bad from fighting the truck. We had to stop in New Mexico and Arizona for permits to travel their highways, climbing in and out of the trucks is a chore with my sore shoulders and arms. These trucks are getting 4 mpg, this has been a very costly trip in fuel.
EXTENDED STAY - AHWATUKEE, AZ
Saturday - March 29, 2008. Delivered our trucks this morning. We have the weekend to rest up and do some things. Bridal shower for one of our daughter's friends. I get to attend and photograph the event. Our daughter planned this thing and put it all together. Hawaii theme since the wedding is happening in Hawaii. I'll have to post pictures of this event. Later.
EXTENDED STAY - AHWATUKEE, AZ
Sunday - March 30, 2008. Today we are traipsing around Casa Grande, AZ and going to the Hohokum Indian Ruins.
The weather was so good, not hot - just comfortable, the cactus were in bloom all over. It was really beautiful traveling from the Phoenix area to Casa Grande. One last night here to visit family before we have to leave again. Man I needed this time off to get caught up on laundry and my rest.
EXTENDED STAY - AHWATUKEE, AZ
Monday - March 31, 2008. Going to IKEA in Tempe, AZ. We need a few things for storage issues, plus I just like going into the store and looking around at their displays. As usual, we left with more than we intended - oh well it's all good. This is the last night in Phoenix before we get back to work.
EXTENDED STAY - AHWATUKEE, AZ
NOTE: IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON STAYING IN AN AREA FOR A FEW DAYS CHECK OUT THE EXTENDED STAY HOTELS IN THE AREA YOU WILL BE IN. THEY HAVE LITTLE KITCHENS WITH ALMOST FULL SIZE REFRIGERATORS, A WORKING RANGE AND OVEN, A SINK, SOME PANS AND DISHES. THEIR PRICE IS REASONABLE AND THE ROOMS ARE CLEAN AND WELL MAINTAINED.
April 1, 2008 to April 3, 2008.
Pick Up: Border International - El Paso, TX
Deliver: Port of Houston - Houston, TX
Tuesday - April 1, 2008. Only two trucks to take this time. Heard there is supposed to be an Owner/Operator strike because of fuel prices today. I'm wondering if it is an April Fools Joke. You can't get any two truck drivers to decide on any one thing, except how much they don't get paid. We'll see how this turns out later in the week. Leaving Phoenix we headed east on I-10. In Willcox, AZ there is a little out of the way spot that makes fruit pies and ciders. I could not imagine such a thing as fruit trees in Hell. The place is called Stout's Cider Mill at exit 340 off I-10. Leave the exit like you are going to the T/A Truckstop, turn right at the light before the truckstop and head up the road. Turn right at the road after the new hotel they are building (already built by now) and follow the road a little passed the next building. You'll see the signs for the Stout's Cider Mill. It is a touristy place. Pies are pretty good. I've had better but watching the apple peeling machines at work is quite interesting. Joe didn't like his piece of pie but I liked mine.
MICROTEL - EL PASO, TX
Wednesday - April 2, 2008. Arrived at Border International at 9:00 a.m. (cdt) and were out of there by 11:00 a.m. (cdt). We had been told there was a management meeting and we would have to cool our heels until 11:30 a.m. before we could get out trucks. Seems there was someone there that was expecting us and smoothed the way for us. These trucks have a really weird automatic transmission and we can't get the stupid thing figured out. No clutch to push, a button on each side of the shifter handle, takes forever to get in gear. We'll get this thing figured out the day we deliver it, as is usual. Once in gear it starts out real slow, then Holy Crap Hang On, because it is going. The sensation of running away with you is heightened when in Reverse. Man am I glad I don't have to drive that truck every day.
ALAMO COUNTRY INN - SEGUIN, TX
Thursday - April 3, 2008. Leave Seguin, TX this morning and we are heading to Schulenburg, TX for breakfast. Oakridge Smokehouse and Restaurant. This is a good place to go. It is at the intersection of US77 and I-10 in Schulenburg, TX, exit #674. The sell jellys and jams of all sorts, touristy stuff, their food is really home made stuff. If you are squeamish about dipping into an opened jar of jelly or jam then don't do it. They have an assortment of jellys and jams on the tables that people dip out of to smear their toast and/or biscuits. Our immune systems are pretty healthy because of all the dirty, sweaty, stinky trucks we get into. The finger jammie junk left on the steering wheels and toggle switches from the previous drivers. We arrive at the Port of Houston mid morning and have to show the Supervisor how to shift the trucks when they get ready to be loaded on a ship. The next set of trips we were going on have fallen through. We are going home.
DAYS INN - ENNIS, TX.
Friday - April 4, 2008. Traveling home. Making plans of what we need to get done while we are at home to get ready to get back out come Sunday - going somewhere. Laundry, copy logs, get papers off to dispatch offices for payment, trailer and boom maintenance. We have a good weekend to do it.
HOME.
Saturday - April 5, 2008. I spent the whole day making copies of checks (front and back). While I was at home doing that, Joe was scooting about town - literally on our Metropolitan Scooter - running his errands. Dropping my film off at Walgreens, picking up prescriptions, going to Lowes for supplies, a new cover for the scooter. He had a blast.
HOME.
Sunday - April 6, 2008. Deadhead to Kansas City, MO. We left home about 1:00 p.m. and had a relatively uneventful day.
AMERICAN INN - KANSAS CITY, MO.
April 7, 2008 to April 11, 2008.
Pick Up: All Trucks Kansas City, MO & Prime, Inc. Springfield, MO
Deliver: Dundalk Marine Terminal & Rukert Marine Terminal, Baltimore, MD
Monday - April 7, 2008. We have a split load. These always are problematic and today is no exception. Everything started out well in Kansas City, MO at the All Trucks place. Trucks started and moved around well. These were my trucks. Got hooked up and out of there in two hours. Now I drive my set up to Prime in Springfield, MO and follow Joe with the pickup and trailer. About 47 miles from Kansas City, MO the truck I'm driving decides it has had enough. The automatic transmission is not getting the proper compressed air flow to shift the gears and I am getting slower and slower. Almost to a dead stop. We find a little out of the way truckstop and switch my trucks around. That worked, now I can go the highway speeds. Upon arrival at Prime in Springfield, MO we find that one of Joe's trucks is ready the other one has not been "de-identified" and won't be ready until tomorrow. Since we are close to Ozark, MO we thought
we would try to get in Lambert's Restaurant. This is a very busy place and is packed all the time. Their billboards proclaim "Throwed Rolls" and they do throw the dinner rolls at you, and they are hot. Check them out at http://www.throwedrolls.com . They not only throw the rolls at you, servers come around with sorghum for the rolls, pots of fried potatoes, bowls of fried okra, bowls of macaroni and tomatoes, and other stuff. Food is served in humongous skillets, beverages are served in gigantic mugs, the place is as noisy as a Chili's on a Friday night, and you've got to know where your feet are at all times so they don't get stepped on. Pretty good food, the entertainment value is better.DAYS INN - SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Tuesday - April 8, 2008. Joe's trucks are finally ready. It is pouring rain that stopped long enough for us to get Joe's trucks hooked up then started up again. Rain on and off from Springfield, MO to Sullivan, MO. We are stopping in Sullivan, MO to visit with some friends we haven't seen in a couple years.
ECONOLODGE - SULLIVAN, MO.
Wednesday - April 9, 2008. Sometimes this job sucks. Today is one of them. My voltage meter is overcharging and just at the edge of the red. My dispatch company won't let me stop to get the alternator replaced. I just need to keep a close watch on it. Putting the headlights on only makes the matter worse so the idea of using the battery and drawing current isn't working. The people at the Port in Baltimore will have to deal with it, or the Russians will when they finally get these dandies. Today was not really such a bad day, just a little nerve wracking for me. Wondering when I'll see smoke from a fire because of the overcharging voltage, worrying the truck will blow up because the batteries get too hot and explode. I have a vivid imagination if you can't already tell that.
RAMADA LIMITED - CATTLETSBURG, KY.
Thursday - April 10, 2008. Taking the long way to Baltimore today. Joe decided to follow the GPS instead of going our normal route. We took I-64 through West Virginia today. That road is a B****. Tight curves, up and down hills, heavy traffic, tight bridges, over 200 miles of winding and twisting roads. Thought I was going to be sick a couple times from the motion. Finally make it to Baltimore. We will deliver tomorrow morning.
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN - BALTIMORE, MD.
Friday - April 11, 2008. Can you say "Goat Rope"? What a day. Six miles to the Port of Baltimore from the hotel took us 13 miles because of the GPS. Joe's titles that had been sent beforehand to the T/A truckstop haven't shown up yet and we can't deliver his trucks until we get the titles. We go and get Joe's trucks unloaded at the Rukert lot then he follows me over to the Mid Atlantic lot to deliver my trucks. I had my titles so delivery went fairly easily there. We went back to the T/A and the titles finally show up at 2:00 p.m. Now Joe has to go to Customs to get the proper paperwork to finish delivery of his trucks. It was late afternoon by the time we finished. We had to find an Office Depot to get our paperwork copied and UPS'd off for payment, the rain began pouring again, we were in search of a gas station to fill the pickup and almost missed it from the deluge of rain. We stopped and got something to eat and decided to call it quits for the day.
CLARION INN - HAGERSTOWN, MD.
April 12, 2008 to April 15, 2008
Pick Up: Penske - Wickliffe, OH
Deliver: Nebraska Truck Exchange - Omaha, NE
Saturday - April 12, 2008. Deadhead from Baltimore, MD to Wickliffe, OH 372 miles. It is foggy, gray, cold, and some rain today. We will be spending the weekend in Wickliffe about one mile from our Pick Up site.
COMFORT INN - WICKLIFFE, OH
Sunday - April 13, 2008. Chilly and damp today. A day of rest. Maybe some picture taking of the Ohio area, veg out.
COMFORT INN - WICKLIFFE, OH.
Monday - April 14, 2008. We arrived at the Penske place at 6:00 a.m. (cdt) and got the shock of our life - well, we just got shocked. The supervisor at Penske asked "Where's the check?". Dumbfounded we looked at each other. This was the first we heard about needing a check. We were INFORMED we were not getting the trucks without the check. He decided to call his supervisor and see what the problem in communication is. Half hour later he comes back to tell us they had already received the check and we were cleared to do our job. We are taking three trucks out of here - I will be going "Bobtail". Get Joe hooked up and we go to the hotel. While parked at the hotel I park on an angle and what little fuel I have bleeds over to the downhill tank. Can you guess what happened next. Nothing. I was effectively out of "gas". I strong armed the steering to get the truck pointed in a downhill position and coasted to the bottom of the hill and waited for Joe to come and pump a little fuel from his back truck into my truck so I could make it to a fuel stop. On the road we have a few troubles. One of the outside mirrors on Joe's back truck has been blown off the support. After four bungies and seven tie wraps later we finally got it stabelized. I have a bucking bronco to drive. Hang On There Girlie. By the end of the day my hands hurt so bad I can hardly work my fingers from hanging on so tight, my shoulders and upper arms are screaming.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - WALCOTT, IA.
Tuesday - April 15, 2008. Leaving Walcott, IA we knew we didn't have enough fuel nor money to purchase more fuel today. We'd get as far as we dared until we could get advance money from the dispatcher to finish the trip. Got that about 2:30 p.m. (cdt). At the Weigh Station in Newton, IA Joe got pulled in for an inspection. He got dinged for not having the chains tightened on the pickup. This held us up for two hours and we got told by the person at our delivery sight we are NOT to deliver the trucks after hours. They are not in a good area to leave trucks unattended.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.
Wednesday - April 16, 2008. We delivered our trucks. During the delivery we had to take a bit of fuel (with the permission of the site foreman) from one of the trucks we delivered and put it in our pickup. We were so out of fuel it died on the way down the ramps. This speaks volumes to the customers doesn't it. "We are professionals" it says, doesn't it? Our various dispatch offices are having trouble coming up with work for us. By late afternoon we finally got a call for "Emergency" load in Moline, MI. We are deadheading 700 miles to do this trip.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PORTAGE, IN.
April 17, 2008 to April 18, 2008
Pick Up: Big Truck Sales - Moline, MI
Deliver: Brush Mountain Transport - Spring Mills, PA
Thursday - April 17, 2008. Got to Moline, MI about 3:00 p.m. (cdt) and loaded the four trucks. Got out of there around 5:30 p.m. (cdt). The air was HOT, HOT, HOT. Poor Joe, he was dragging. We went a few miles down the road to a truckstop to cool off and get something to eat and drink and get Joe's oofta built back up. Off we go, to Spring Mills, PA.
HOWARD JOHNSON INN - PERRYSBURG, OH.
Friday - April 18, 2008. We get delivered. IN THE DARK. I hate that. We can't see what we are doing, we leave important stuff behind, we lose things, we hurt ourselves. After we finally get the trucks unhooked and papers signed for I take a look around with my itty bitty flashlight and find an axle chain left on the ground. That would not be a good thing to leave behind. In strange territory, in the dark, narrow winding twisting roads, going through little villages and hamlets at 25 mph (sometimes that is too fast). Several of the houses had electric candles in every window - I mean every window. Three story houses with a light in each window. That was quite a beautiful sight. Don't know the reason they do it, but I was pretty all the same. I started thinking about these steep and twisting roads. What are they like to travel on in the winter with the ice and snow. I don't want to find out is all I have to say.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - MIFFLINVILLE, PA.
Saturday - April 19, 2008. Have the day to just wander around and see the sites. In Bloomsburg, PA we found a place that a man has bought all kinds of cabooses and turned them into cabins people rent out for the summer. Down in the town of Bloomsburg is a Civil War statue that is quite something to see. I have packets of processed film I will have to dig out when I'm home for the winter and get those pictures uploaded.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - MIFFLINVILLE, PA.
Sunday - April 20, 2008. We left Mifflinville, PA and are heading to New Jersey. There is a glimmer of some work in the area but our dispatchers are not ready to give us the dispatch until Monday. In Fairfield, NJ is the Versailles Diner. http://hugemenu.com Their address is 516 US Highway 46 Fairfield, NJ. This was our very first encounter with an east coast diner several years ago. Every time we get near Fairfield we go to this diner. It is beautiful inside. First time we were there I wasn't sure we would be served in our frumpy casual attire, but we were served some really great food.
LA QUINTA - FAIRFIELD, NJ.
April 21, 2008 to April 24, 2008
Pick Up: Mystic Tank Lines - Astoria, NY
Ultimate Spray & Wash - Elgin, IL
Monday - April 21, 2008. Joe called Mystic Tank Lines and found our trucks won't be ready today but will be tomorrow. Not having a whole lot of experience in almost downtown New York, Joe decided to make a practice run there to see what our obstacles will be to get our trucks loaded and out on the highway. Time for me to spazz out. The roads are narrow. People double park in the streets. Oh, what has he got me into this time???????? Fraidy Cat!!
Am I glad he decided to check the route out. At least we know where we have to go and how to get out of there.
LA QUINTA - FAIRFIELD, NJ.
Tuesday - April 22, 2008. We arrived at Mystic Tank Lines and got hooked up to all four trucks. I'm still spazzing out. We leave the lot and I am scared I won't make the first corner. I do. Now comes the next one. Okay, I can make that one. There is some road construction at the next intersection and I'm not sure I'm going to make the right turn without falling in the whole. Ooooo, made it with room to spare. Now getting on the highway. Have to make sure I'm in the correct lane to follow through and get on the interstate. Crap there is a wreck up ahead and a gazillion vehicles beside me. Put the turn signal on and pray for luck. They let me over and off I go. Pass the accident, get back in the proper lane and head for the highway and watch for the heavy oncoming traffic on my left. I've got to scootch clear over to the second lane from the left in all this mess. Crap, crap, crap. Make it. I'm clear. I'm on the highway. I'm out of town. That was not so bad.
NOTE: THE DRIVERS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE REALLY GREAT. THEY DO LET YOU IN TO THEIR LANE IF YOU NEED TO, THEY GIVE WAY. THEY HONK AND GESTURE BUT THEY DO KEEP THE TRAFFIC MOVING. WAY, WAY BETTER THAN THE DRIVERS IN CALIFORNIA.
Joe ran out of fuel at an intersection on our last trip to the Versailles Diner. I had to be traffic manager while he pumped fuel to get him out of the intersection. This job is so much fun, this job is so much fun, this job is so much fun.
Wednesday - April 23, 2008. Really long day. Stopped about every 150 miles to check the amount of fuel we have since the gauges don't work and/or put fuel in. I am Super Crabby today. Found out there was a note left on our door by the new mortgage people that we have to pay up or move out. We are not behind. Decided not to fax all 81 pages of proof of payment when we were home last because Joe wanted to go directly to their door in Nashville, TN. We won't be any where near there. May these jerks rot in Hell.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PORTAGE, IN.
Thursday - April 24, 2008. Got trucks delivered to Elgin, IL. We will be on our way to Mt. Vernon, IL next. Really, really windy and down pour of rain on our deadhead to Mt. Vernon. We stopped in Effingham, IL for a really late dinner and bed. Joe woke during the night with his stomach upset from eating too late then going to bed. Joe needs to have his prescriptions filled so we will have to find a Walgreens on our way to Mt. Vernon.
RODEWAY INN - EFFINGHAM, IL
April 25, 2008 to April 28, 2008
Pick Up: Truck Centers - Mt. Vernon, IL
Deliver: Blount Island Marine Terminal - Jacksonville, FL
Friday - April 25, 2008. Got up real early and worked on getting the laundry done. Finished it by 9:00 a.m. Finish our deadhead to Mt. Vernon with powerful gusting winds. Got to Mt. Vernon, IL late in the afternoon. Wind was gusting so hard Joe couldn't get the hood of his back truck to stay opened. He got pinched in the hood once before he called for help. We only have the two trucks so we should get this loaded, permitted the wind doesn't blow us over first. We got all loaded just in time. While getting in the trucks to take them across the highway to the hotel the rain really got with it and seemed torrential. Oh well, we are done. The room we stayed in, the door isn't sealed very well and the wind blew in around the door all night long.
BEST VALUE INN - MT. VERNON, IL
Saturday - April 26, 2008. Leaving Mt. Vernon and heading to Jacksonville, FL. We stopped in Ringold, GA at a Cochrans truckstop. Joe met a man that makes pocket knives out of wood and sells them for $10. Joe bought one. I'm impressed with the workmanship on the thing.COMFORT INN - CALHOUN, GA
Sunday - April 27, 2008. Paperwork can be a sticky problem at times. We are short one dock receipt. No dock receipt, no delivery. If we don't get the other dock receipt we will have to leave the truck behind somewhere and let someone else make the final delivery. We'll deal with that tomorrow.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - WAYCROSS, GA.
Monday - April 28, 2008. We still don't have a dock receipt for one of the trucks. We will leave it at the Long Term Parking Terminal at Jacksonville International Airport. The weather was clear while we unhooked. Started raining again just as Joe was driving the truck to the Long Term Storage place. We can be so fortunate. Now to find an OfficeMax to copy papers and get FedEx'd for pay.
DAYS INN - FLORENCE, SC.
April 29, 2008 to May 2, 2008
Pick Up: Thompson Trucking - Concord, VA
Deliver: Sooner Truck Sales - Catoosa, OK
Tuesday - April 29, 2008. Deadhead to Concord, VA. Stopped at JR Tobacco in Selma, NC to pick up a few things. This is a HUGE outlet store. Kind of like Big Lots, but they specialize in cigars and pipe tobacco. The rest of the store is dedicated to cosmetics, housewares, some clothing. You can find a good deal or two there. Pick up two daycabs for Joe to take to Catoosa, OK. It doesn't take very long to get him hooked up.
RODEWAY INN - ROANOKE, VA
April 30, 2008 to May 1, 2008
Pick Up: Knoxville Car & Truck Rental - Knoxville, TN
Deliver: A-Aaron Moving, Inc. - Lakeland, TN
Wednesday - April 30, 2008. I am picking up a Class C Motor Home in Knoxville and delivering it to Lakeland, TN. You see these Motor Homes on the highway - Cruise America, Rent an RV. I had a 25 foot one. That was an experience. The wind blew me near ditches, shoved me to the tops of exit ramps, gusted me into the other lane a couple times. By the time I get to the delivery site I will be SO GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF THAT VEHICLE. Fighting that RV down the highway I feel as though my fingers are dislocated and my shoulders have been shoved through a knot hole. Note to self. If you ever rent one of these, check the weather conditions and put it off till calmer weather.
DAYS INN - LEBANON, TN.
Thursday - May 1, 2008. Thank God I made it. Got that bad boy delivered. Now I need help getting into the truck with Joe to make his delivery. Seriously. I can't get in the truck. I can't pull myself up. Today is the longest day Joe has driven. All the way to Muskogee, OK from Lebanon, TN. He is getting tired and worn out.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - MUSKOGEE, OK.
Friday - May 2, 2008. Early in the morning at 7:45 a.m. (cdt) we get Joe's trucks delivered and we are heading home. Joe has an 11:30 appointment with his doctor to see how he is doing. He will have blood drawn for a PSA test, get another Lupron shot to keep the cancer from growing in his prostate, get prescriptions filled. We will have quite a busy afternoon before we can really drop at home.
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Saturday - May 3, 2008 to Monday - May 5, 2008 Monday morning early I faxed 81 pages of our mortgage payment proof to the new mortgage company. That should bung up the works in their office.
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May 6, 2008 to May 9, 2008
Pick Up: Steven's Transport - Dallas, TX
Deliver: General Rigging - Detroit, MI
Tuesday - May 6, 2008. Left home about 10:45 a.m. for Dallas. Arrive at 6:30 p.m. One accident after another has the interstate system snarled up. Joe is having some trouble with his breathing today. I persuade him to shut down early after we get hooked up.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - MESQUITE, TX
Wednesday - May 7, 2008. Left early from Mesquite, TX. Only two trucks so we will share the driving. A light is flashing on the instrument panel and we need to have it looked at. Stop at a Peterbilt place in Little Rock, AR. They didn't fix the problem. We are going to have to switch trucks out. We'll do that in Brinkley, AR at the hotel.
DAYS INN - BRINKLEY, AR.
Thursday - May 8, 2008. Switched the trucks last night. Leave Brinkley at 5:30 a.m. (cdt). We have been doing some thinking about getting out of this business and going into Expedited Freight. This is a really huge decision. This means we will have to buy a big truck to do this and sign on with a company we don't know anything about. We've heard the pay is good and the work hours are much like what we already do - you want to make money you honk down the road and don't piddle at it. We have decided to talk to someone at Tri-State Expediated Freight in Perrysburg, OH when we go through there in the next couple days. Rain from Brinkley, AR to just south of Ft. Wayne, IN. There will be lots of flooding going on come the end of this month if the rains don't stop.
BEST VALUE INN - FT. WAYNE, IN.
Friday - May 9, 2008. We stopped in Perrysburg, OH to talk with people at Tri-State. Man, can we even swing a loan for $50,000+ and in the current market? We get told the normal spiel and company propaganda to expectant drivers. Everything is just peachy, all is rosy, come work for us and you won't regret it. Later in the day we got Joe's trucks delivered to Detroit. Now go back the way we came. Deadhead back to Ft. Wayne, IN for some more trucks.
BAYTOWN INN - FT. WAYNE, IN.
May 10, 2008 to May 12, 2008
Pick Up: Penske - Ft. Wayne, IN
Deliver: Sahling Kenworth - Kearney, NE
Saturday - May 10, 2008. We spent an hour driving around Ft. Wayne in search of a donut shop to take a couple dozen to the Penske place as a thank you for getting our trucks for us on a Saturday. We finally found a grocery store. Got our trucks and got out of their in the early afternoon - around 1:00 p.m. (cdt). Weather was good, cool but not cold. No more rain. It felt good to be outdoors.
WALCOTT INN (Formerly Super 8 Motel) - WALCOTT, IA
Sunday - May 11, 2008. Windy this morning. Driving rain. It is coming down so fast and hard there is no protection from it except to be indoors which is not an option for us. This pounding rain was with us all the way to Cedar Rapids, IA. Just west of there the rain finally quit. Stopping for food in Council Bluffs, IA at the Ameristar Casino. It is Mother's Day and I am wondering if we will even be able to get in. Yep, we got in okay. We got to Kearney, NE about 8:00 p.m. (cdt) and took the pick up off to go to the hotel.
BEST WESTERN - KEARNEY, NE.
Monday - May 12, 2008. Got the trucks delivered and are now deadheading over 1000 miles to Laredo, TX. One of our dispatch companies have eight trucks from Laredo, TX to Calexico, CA. We will be stopping hme for the night on our way there. I predict numb butts by the time we get to Laredo. The fuel mileage on our pickup usually runs in the 11.5 to 12.2 range, which is good considering we are pulling a heavy trailer. Not today. We have one fierce wind we are contending with. 5.8 to 6.9 is what our mpg is today. Glug, glug, glug. Got our papers turned in to the companies we drive for.
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May 13, 2008 to May 21, 2008 - 2 trips
Pick Up: French Ellison - Laredo, TX
Deliver: TBM Carriers - Calexico, CA
Tuesday - May 13, 2008. What a bonehead thing I did. The FedEx package I sent to one of our companies - I addressed to come to our home. Thankfully we hadn't left town already when it was delivered to our house. Have to find another FedEx place and fill the paper out correctly this time. Long, long day.
DAYS INN - LAREDO, TX
Wednesday - May 14, 2008. HOT, HOT, HOT. Almost 90 degrees and feels like 104. The humidity is palpable. Got our trucks hooked up. Brand new trucks - again with the new style engine. Man I hope we get better fuel mileage than the last new trucks out of Chattanooga. Automatic transmission - not thrilled with this prospect. Put in 90 gallons of fuel and stopped the thing at $400.00. I don't look for the fuel prices to go down at all. Joe says we'll see $5.00/gallon come September. Oh goody.
DAYS INN - DEL RIO, TX
Thursday - May 15, 2008. Some wind. It didn't get real bad until we came to El Paso. From El Paso, TX to Lordsburg, NM we had a strong headwind. In Van Horn, TX I bought another $300 in fuel and that is not going to get me to deliver. I still need to buy another 60 gallons or $250 to finish this trip then we need to buy fuel for our pick up to deadhead from Calexico, CA back to Laredo, TX. This wind is eating our lunch. We traveled on State Roads from Del Rio, TX to Van Horn, TX. Not a bad way to go.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - LORDSBURG, NM
Friday - May 16, 2008. Still windy but not as bad. Crossing from Yuma, AZ into California there are some actual sand dunes. They were really spectacular. I'd like to stop and get some pictures of that. Got delivered late in the evening - after we got a little lost.
RAMADA INN - YUMA, AZ
Saturday - May 17, 2008. Leaving Yuma, AZ we finally get a break in the wind. It has quieted down. In Tucson we stop to visit with some of our friends for a couple hours. I haven't seen my friend Judy in a couple years and she is doing well. Really late in the evening we get to El Paso, TX. Joe has to park the pickup and trailer across the street, a party is going on and the hotel parking lot is full.
TRAVELODGE - EL PASO, TX
Sunday - May 18, 2008. Not very well rested we leave El Paso. We are going to share the driving and napping today. Our goal is to get to Ozona, TX and to the Hitching Post Steak House. This is a little out of the way joint, you can see it from the highway if you know what your looking for. I-10 Exit 363, head north to stop sign and turn right. Go about 1 1/2 miles and it is on the right. If you go there to eat a steak I CAUTION YOU The steaks are GINORMOUS!!! Really big and thick. Plan to share.
DAYS INN - DEL RIO, TX
Monday - May 19, 2008. We get to Laredo at 11:00 a.m. for our second trip. One of the trucks is dead and needs to be jump started. Joe go overheated today and is feeling sick. Another HOT, HOT, HOT day. Got him cooled off and filled with water and gatorade. Made him sit in his air conditioned truck until he felt better. Headed out about 3:00 p.m.
DAYS INN - DEL RIO, TX
Tuesday - May 20, 2008. NO WIND. Great, wonderful. Todays trip was good, all in all. The wind picked up and hit us hard in Deming, NM. We called it quits for the day in Lordsburg. Get some sleep.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - LORDSBURG, NM
Wednesday - May 21, 2008. The morning started out good. At Tucson and our turn from I-10 to I-8 things picked up and got hairy. The wind was so bad I thought I was going to be blown over. My the time we got past Yuma and near the sand dunes the wind blew the sand across the highway and reminded me of winter in Wyoming. The road was covered over by sand. I could see where the road was and was not afraid of driving off the road, I was afraid of being blown off the road. Our delivery was a little gritty and I did a bit of spitting and eating sand. Got it done though. Crossing the state line from Arizona to California I got taken into the Weigh Station for an Inspection. That was 1 1/2 hours of down time we hadn't planned on. We got the job done and in daylight.
RAMADA INN - YUMA, AZ
Thursday - May 22, 2008. Doing laundry this morning. Joe wants to go to the hot tub so I'll go with him. The two hour time difference in this instance helps me. I can get my laundry done and we get a soak and leave the hotel in plenty of time before check out. We don't have any work planned, no one seems to have anything right now and have told us to just hang loose. We are going to meander home unless told otherwise.
EXTENDED STAY - AHWATUKEE, AZ
Friday - May 23, 2008. 86 degrees in Phoenix can you believe it. It felt so good. It rained from about 2:00 p.m and through the night. Spent a couple hours with one of our daughters and her husband. Our Son-In-Law is a really great guy. We found out he is making a Hydrogen Engine for his dad who gets to be the guinea pig. Hope it goes well. We had a good and noisy dinner at Texas Roadhouse.
EXTENDED STAY - AHWATUKEE, AZ
Saturday - May 24, 2008. A little rain and some wind on our way out of town. At this point we are heading home since no one has anything.
HOLIDAY INN - DEMING, NM
Sunday - May 25, 2008. Joe wants to go to the Big Texas Steak House for Sunday Brunch in Amarillo, TX. Doesn't sound too promising to me. We get in there and the fare plonked down is really no better than what we could have gotten at the hotel this morning. Very disappointed. We went across the highway to the Petro truckstop. Heading home and get there about 4:00 p.m. My laundry is already all done so I can pretty much relax.
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May 26, 2008 to May 29, 2008
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May 30, 2008 to June 2, 2008
Pick Up: Penske - Omaha, NE
Deliver: ABCO - Crestwood, IL
Friday - May 30, 2008. We leave for Omaha, NE. Neither one of us really want to leave so we get a real late start. It is after 5:00 p.m. before we are on the road. Get to the hotel in the wee hours of the morning.
KOCH MOTEL - SABETHA, KS
Saturday - May 31, 2008. Get to Penske in Omaha around 1:30 p.m. 4 1/2 hours sleep and I'm dragging. Get hooked up and on the road. Four daycab trucks so hook up is easy.
WALCOTT INN - WALCOTT, IA
Sunday - June 1, 2008. Left Walcott early in the morning. We were given specific instructions about the delivery site. It is to be in Indian Head Park, IL. We spend 1 1/2 hours driving around trying to find it. We give up and go to the address in Crestwood, IL. By the time we find the place it is late afternoon, the weather is cool and feels real good. We get our trucks unloaded and parked at the gate for early delivery tomorrow morning.
BAYMONT INN - ALSIP, IL
June 2, 2008 to June 13, 2008
Pick Up: Cannon Freight Corp - Harrison Township, MI
Deliver: Trader Jack's Flea Market - Presto, PA
Monday - June 2, 2008. We get to the delivery place at 7:00 a.m. There are people there, the gate is opened. We go in search of the person we need to get signed and delivered and we are done by 8:15 a.m. Back to the hotel to get packed up and ready to head to the next place. Off to Harrison Township, MI, near Detroit. The trip north was pretty good until we got to the bypass around Detroit going north. We crept along for 3 hours and went 5 miles. An accident with fatalities had shut down both sides of the highway and we were being routed off and around.
MICROTEL INN - ROSEVILLE, MI
Tuesday - June 3, 2008. We have a task in front of us. 24 trucks to be moved to auction. Today will be spent in seeing which trucks run, which need jump starts, which are so bad off they need to be wreckered out, measure the fuel tanks for fuel, get the trucks moved around in an orderly manner that will help with the hooking. Joe went as far as the moving trucks around - he put a stop to that one. We got the trucks checked for runners and we picked four out for delivery tomorrow. Long day today anyway.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Wednesday - June 4, 2008. Left with our trucks from Cannon Freight at 7:00 a.m. (cdt). The trip was uneventful - UNTIL - we got to Presto, PA and tried to find Trader Jacks's Flea Market from the directions we were given. We were up hills, down hills, around tight corners, two lane roads, blocking traffic, the GPS was no help at all. I finally flagged down a ComCast truck and asked for directions. The young man was giving me directions and saw the glazed look in my eyes and said we could follow him. He waited until we got turned around and we followed him back the way we had come and we turned the opposite direction at a junction we had been through and then a mile down the road was where we were going. I flagged the young man down before he left and gave him $20.00. He didn't want to take it at first, but I was so grateful he got us untwisted that I asked if he had a girlfriend or any children. He said he had a daughter. I told him to buy something for her as my thank you to him. I grumble and complain about things but I am always appreciative of the blessings I receive. We get unhooked and now we have to make that trek all the way back to Harrison Township, MI. It is going to be real late by the time we get to the hotel.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Thursday - June 5, 2008. Got to Cannon Freight for our next go round. We need to get eight trucks checked out to work this weekend when no one will be available to let us in the gate. Now we have to go back through all those trucks and find 8. Four we will put outside the gate in the order we will take them, our towed units and the driving units. Back in the gate to find four more to hook up and take with us back to the hotel. It is growing dark by the time we get done. I just want a shower and go to bed.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Friday - June 6, 2008. Left the hotel early in the morning 5:30 a.m. (cdt) to get out of the way of rush hour traffic in Detroit. We got to Presto, PA around 12:30 p.m. (cdt) and got unhooked. Our only stop was at the Flying J in Perrysburg, OH for breakfast. We took a different exit this time and went - pretty much - directly to Trader Jack's Flea Market. Sweaty, dirty, grease stained we walked into Damon's Grill in Presto, PA and had a fantastic lunch. http://www.damons.com It was cool in there, the food was fantastic, the service was exceptional, and the Trivia Game on one of the TV screens was informative. Once we had eaten and cooled off it was time to drive back to Harrison Township, MI.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Saturday - June 7, 2008. Back at Cannon Freight Corp and hook up in the driveway with the four trucks we had left out. Got my trucks all hooked up and Joe's mostly. We took the pickup back to the hotel and I did laundry. Day to rest up and recharge. Take a nap, get a really good shower and hair wash. Search for a familiar restaurant like Olive Garden or something.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Sunday - June 8, 2008. Left the hotel at 5:00 a.m. (cdt). Got to Trader Jack's with the trucks at 1:30 p.m. and off again to Damon's Grill for food and refreshment. Another good meal. Head back to Hamilton Township and the hotel.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Monday - June 9, 2008. All day long. Sorting trucks out. Jump starting trucks. Three of the trucks in the yard we have to get parked under or near three trailers for other drivers that will be coming in to take the tractor trailer combinations to Trader Jacks. Started this work at 7:00 a.m. (cdt) and didn't get out of there until 6:30 p.m. (cdt). We managed to get our last 8 trucks check out and positioned to leave. We hooked up the first four trucks and headed to the hotel.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Tuesday - June 10, 2008. Joe had a flat tire on the truck he was driving. We had to get that fixed in Perrysburg, OH before we could go on. Got to Trader Jack's about 3:30 p.m. (cdt) and stopped at Damon's Grill before driving back to Harrison Township. Arrive in the wee hours and just flop.
QUALITY INN - MT. CLEMENS, MI
Wednesday - June 11, 2008. Packed everything up and cleared out of the room. Went for the last four trucks at Cannon Freight. One of Joe's trucks had a problem with the air suspension so it was taken to a shop for repairs. Later that day they called and said it was done. We left to go get hooked up and all hell broke loose. The truck was worse now than it was to begin with. Back to the shop we go. They have it until 4:30 p.m. (cdt) and we are finally able to leave town. We are going as far as Perrysburg, OH tonight and no further. On the way down, the transmission in my truck is acting up and won't shift. I block traffic at the Michigan/Ohio border for about 5 minutes before the d**** thing gets back to working again. ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?????
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PERRYSBURG, OH
Thursday - June 12, 2008. We were supposed to come back to Perrysburg tomorrow on our way to Griffith, IN when we finished the Trader Jack's stuff. Plans have changed, that run is off and we are asked to go to Delanco, NJ. Joe had already scheduled a tire change on our pickup for rear tires we are in desperate need of. We will just have to do this the way we had originally planned and Delanco, NJ will be one day late. We get to Trader Jack's in early afternoon, make our final visit to Damon's Grill and head back to Perrysburg, OH.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PERRYSBURG, OH
Friday - June 13, 2008. Joe gets the tires changed on the pickup, we find an Office Depot to get our paperwork copied and sent off. Catching up on some of our rest today and off we go tomorrow to New Jersey.
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PERRYSBURG, OH
June 14, 2008 to June 18, 2008
Pick Up: Jevic Transportation - Delanco, NJ
Deliver: Gregory Poole CAT - Hope Mills, NC
Saturday - June 14, 2008. Deadhead to Delanco, NJ. Rain on and off and from hard driving rain to sprinkles.
RED ROOF INN - MT. LAUREL, NJ
Sunday - June 15, 2008. We arrive at the Jevic place to get our 8 trucks. Much to our dismay someone is sleeping in one of our trucks.
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