Today's Journey After picking up this load in Lexington yesterday, I discovered that the trailer had a problem with it's brake lights. By the time a service truck arrived and spent about 20 minutes finding and fixing the problem, four hours had been lost! We were only able to drive about 36 miles to the Mount Sterling Pilot Travel Center where, fortunately, they had some parking available. At least we've got a beautiful day … [Read more...]
Trailer Tales
Driving for a large company often means hooking to a different trailer from one load to the next. It can even be rare to pull the same trailer for more than a few days before swapping it for a different one. #Trucking
A Load out of Phoenix to Las Vegas, and then Home
May 21, 2018 by ·
After making our early morning delivery in Phoenix, we head to our next shipper to pick up a load to Las Vegas where we'll get some much needed home time! We run into a problem at the shipper, however, and we're delayed as a result. Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Phoenix, Arizona Wikieup, Arizona Kingman, Arizona Henderson, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Roads … [Read more...]
Low Tire Pressure Issues While Hauling Paper Rolls to Kansas Through Pennsylvania and Ohio
February 24, 2018 by ·
Friday, August 18, 2017 Today we're rolling through Pennsylvania and Ohio as we continue on our journey to deliver paper rolls from Maine to Kansas. During my pre-trip inspection I discovered that one of the tires on the trailer had very low air pressure. This required attention before heading out for the day, or risk a blowout on the freeway! Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Akron, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Roads … [Read more...]
