This Pilot Truck Stop Is Shut Down!

Truck Stop Shut Down The Denver Pilot truck stop shut down?!? Who knew? I was there just a few weeks ago! An Easy Day? Today should be an easy day; make the delivery in Brighton, Colorado first thing in the morning and then head about 20 minutes south to drop my now empty trailer at the place I'm picking up tomorrow's load. Once I drop the empty trailer we'll head over to the nearby TA Travel Center for a truck wash, a … [Read more...]

Back on the Road Again! One Week Later in Phoenix, Arizona

After spending two nights at a hotel near St George, Utah, we got back on the road and delivered the load from Cedar City, Utah to Woodland, Washington two days late. After making the delivery in Woodland, we deadheaded about 120 miles north to Sumner to pick up a load for Phoenix. It takes about three days to drive to Phoenix from Sumner, so we made the delivery in Phoenix and parked for the night at the Schneider … [Read more...]

Stopping for Chicken and a Tire Check in Ontario, Oregon – Hermiston, OR to Tremonton, UT

Yesterday, after digging out and hooking our loaded trailer in Sumner, Washington, and then stopping for some fresh fruit in eastern Washington, we continued on to Hermiston, Oregon, where we stopped for the night. Today we’ll continue running our load out of Sumner bound for Hurricane, Utah after stopping for the night at the Stanfield Pilot Travel Center near Hermiston, Oregon. We’ll travel across northeastern Oregon and … [Read more...]