Mountain Driving in a Semi Takes Longer Than You Think!

Oakland, OR to Fernley, NV(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Today's Adventure Mountain Driving We've got a lot of mountain driving to do today, and mountain driving always takes longer than you think it will! Driving north or south along Interstate Highway 5 in southern Oregon and northern California involves a lot of mountain driving. It's scenic, but it's slow going in a semi truck! Today’s … [Read more...]

Driving the Wrong Way After Jumping the Curb

Today's Adventure Crazy Trucker Driving the Wrong Way! Boardman, OR to Oakland, OR(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) I've seen a few crazy things out on the road, but I think this is the first time I've seen a trucker driving the wrong way! This evening, after picking up our next load, we'll watch in awe as another truck driver rolls over a curb and a median to make a left hand turn out of a truck … [Read more...]

Our Next Load; And Macaroni Was It’s Name-O!

Today's Adventure Down Time Chores Before we head back into Spokane to get our next load, we've got some down time chores to attend to, first. After delivering in Spokane Valley yesterday, we headed back to the Petro Travel Center west of Spokane. We got some maintenance on the truck done, did laundry and uploaded a video. Our Next Load Today, we're heading back into Spokane to pick up our next load: 40,000 pounds of … [Read more...]