Roll that Beautiful Bean Footage – Hauling Beans from TN to York, PA

After delivering toilets in Greenville, South Carolina last night, we had to deadhead 134 miles to Dandridge, Tennessee for the next load. We drove 124 miles before parking at a Walmart in Newport, Tennessee for the night. The next morning we covered the remaining 10 miles to Bush's Baked Beans facility near Dandridge. The bulk of this video shows a drop and hook operation at a shipper. Drop and hook operations are typically … [Read more...]

Houston, TX to Greenville, SC – Day 1 Hooking the Loaded Trailer

After making the five deliveries to Kroger grocery stores in the Houston area, I logged on to the load board to find a new load. I settled on a load that was ready to go and already sitting in Schneider's Houston drop yard. This load delivers in Greenville, South Carolina Wednesday night at 10 pm. It's about 3:30 pm on Monday; so, with about 950 miles with the deadhead to the yard and then on to Greenville, it'll be an easy two … [Read more...]