Deliver-Drive-Load in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire

There is a lot going on today! (Scroll down for video) We didn't make our delivery last night as planned, but I'm glad we didn't. We parked at a Walmart near our delivery location last night and we'll make the delivery this morning. The place was crazy packed with trailers double and triple-parked; I would not have wanted to do this in the dark last night! After making delivery, we'll drive the 136 miles across … [Read more...]

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...]

Load Rescheduling Blues – Another Day Not Going as Expected

Just when you think everything is going according to plan; someone throws a curve ball to mess things up! We're rolling along just fine until a half way through the day I'm informed that the next load I had booked has been rescheduled. This creates a conflict with the load I had booked after that. I had to scrap both of those loads and find and re-book new loads to replace them. And, since I'm in a hurry, I made mistakes and … [Read more...]