Narrowly Avoiding Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary Twice in One Day

Sunday, August 20, 2017 After delivering paper rolls in Leavenworth, Kansas, we head back to Missouri to pick up a load of animal feed in St Joseph to haul back to Kansas to deliver at three locations tomorrow. On the way out of Kansas across the Missouri River, we'll pass right by Fort Leavenworth. After picking up the load and stopping for dinner, we'll return to Leavenworth to get into position for our morning delivery. But, … [Read more...]

Road Construction; The Never-Ending Story – Hauling Paper Rolls to Kansas

Saturday, August 19, 2017 We're continuing our run from Maine to deliver paper rolls to Leavenworth, Kansas. We start the day in Brazil, Indiana, but it isn't long before we run into road construction! We'll stop to take our break at the Petro Travelcenter in Effingham, Illinois before continuing on towards St Louis, and more road construction! Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Effingham, Illinois St Louis, … [Read more...]

Crossing Kansas and Making Delivery – Colby, KS to Independence, Missouri

Friday, August 11, 2017 Today we'll enjoy some Kansas scenery on the way to our delivery in Independence, Missouri. We'll get a great view of Fort Riley, Kansas and run into a sudden traffic jam in Topeka, Kansas. This map shows the route for this load of onion flakes, from Firebaugh, California where we picked it up, and each end-of-day stops over the next several days until we make delivery in Independence, … [Read more...]