Not Making Good Time Today Due to Rain, Road Work, and a Wreck

There is a lot going on in today's video as we travel across Indiana, Illinois and into Wisconsin! We'll be dealing with rain off and on all day today. Plus, we'll be dodging orange road construction barrels much of the day. And, there's a truck roll-over being cleaned up that'll block a lane. And that's just in Indiana! After that, we've got to traverse Chicagoland. Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: … [Read more...]

Houston, TX to Greenville, SC – Day 2 Crossing Louisiana on I-10

Yesterday we picked up this load to Greenville, South Carolina in Houston, Texas and made it as far as the Flying J in Baytown, Texas after dealing with road construction and rush hour Houston traffic. If you haven't watched that video yet, I recommend you watch that video first: Hooking the Loaded Trailer in Houston Today, we'll only cover 290 miles to the Petro Travel Center in Hammond, Louisiana after slow downs due to a couple … [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...]