Let’s Talk About Flat Tires and Air Pressure Issues

Flat Tires We're going to talk about flat tires and air pressure issues, but first a quick recap from yesterday. How We Got Here After making the delivery in Loveland, Colorado yesterday afternoon, we headed east about a hundred miles to Akron for our next load. We drove another 88 miles or so south to the Flying J Travel Center in Limon to shut down for the night. Loveland-Akron-Limon Route This map is animated in … [Read more...]

Better Safe Than Sorry During Winter Driving

Today's Adventure Yesterday's Recap Yesterday we were snowed in on an off-ramp in Utah; not fun! But, we got out of the snow and hit the road towards Colorado. Better to be Safe than Sorry! The original plan yesterday was to continue over the mountain passes and make delivery in Loveland last night, but the road conditions were just too dicey. I made the decision to stop in Rifle, Colorado and tackle the mountain … [Read more...]

Leaving Colorful Colorado; Say Hello to the Sunflower State

Today we're picking up a load of scrap paper bales to run to a paper plant in Muskogee, Oklahoma. After hooking the pre-loaded trailer at the shipper in Denver, we'll head over to the nearby Pilot truck stop to scale this load, as it is very heavy. Once this is done, we'll jump back on Interstate Highway 70 and head east into Kansas. Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Denver, Colorado Commerce City, Colorado … [Read more...]