Dust Storms Are A Thing In The Southwestern US

Dust Storms Are A Thing Dust storms are a thing in the southwestern states! Since most people have not encountered this driving hazard, New Mexico has put up signs to advise drivers how to deal with them if they occur. Cruising Through El Paso We're starting the day at the Petro Stopping Center east of El Paso and you'll get to enjoy a drive all the way through El Paso on the freeway before crossing over into New … [Read more...]

Pecos Pit Stop On The Way to El Paso

Pecos Pit Stop We'll be making a pit stop in Pecos, Texas on the way to El Paso after leaving Weatherford this morning. Pecos is about 40 minutes east of the Interstate 20 and Interstate 10 interchange, and is a good mid-point to take our lunch break. The truck stops along the freeway in Pecos are busy with oil field workers in addition to over-the-road truckers, so it's a pretty busy place. Weatherford, Texas to El Paso, … [Read more...]

The Texas Way to Drive Interstate Freeways

The Texas Way to Drive We'll talk a bit about the Texas way to drive in this video; but, first we've got to get our load of animal feed in Sulphur Springs. But First! Along the way to get the load, we'll get treated to a front row view of a couple of railroad service trucks mounting themselves onto tracks. Getting the Load Legal Once we get loaded we'll head back to the Pilot where we spent the night so we can scale this … [Read more...]