I Think We Can Make it to Oklahoma City

Today's Journey As a result of yesterday's bad weather while crossing Indiana, we didn't make it to St Louis. We stopped at the Schneider National terminal in Edwardsville, Illinois for the night. Today we'll drive across Missouri and we should be able to make it to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by the end of the day. Today's Load: General Merchandise Date Recorded: Monday, November 6, 2017 Today’s Video I hope you … [Read more...]

Driving Fun in Chicago-Land After Fixing a Light on My Trailer

Today's Journey Before hitting the road, I've got to fix a problem with a light on my trailer. Our next driving challenge is to get through Chicago-Land. It’s slow going sometimes, but, we’ll get it done so we can get through Wisconsin and into Minnesota to make our delivery. The map below shows the route for the load we picked up in Pittston showing where we’re stopping each night: Pittston, Pennsylvania to Rogers, … [Read more...]

A Bump in the Night Has me Concerned

Two nights ago, while driving through Tulsa, Oklahoma, we hit something on the interstate. I don't know what it was, but it felt solid. It's had me concerned the past two days, so I've been spending more time during my pre-trip inspections looking for damage and leaks. So far, I've found no damage to the chassis nor any oil leaks. We'll keep an eye on it, though. Today we're making the final leg of our journey to haul a load … [Read more...]