Drop & Hook Goes As Planned When a drop and hook goes as planned, it's a beautiful thing! Drop & Hook Operations Are Quick A smooth drop and hook pick-up can be a 30-60 minute operation when it goes well; and most do. Drop and hook deliveries are about the same then they go as planned. Live-Load & Live-Unload Operations Are Not Quick Compare this with the one to five hours it takes for a live-load pick up … [Read more...]
Delivery Failure In Portland, Oregon
April 6, 2020 by ·
Phoenix, OR to Portland, OR(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Delivery Failure After a beautiful scenic drive north along Interstate Highway 5, we'll have a delivery failure in Portland, Oregon. Despite some early morning fog, we were on track to make this delivery on time before we ran into bad weather and traffic as we got closer to Portland. Beautiful Scenery There is a segment during the … [Read more...]
Mountain Driving in a Semi Takes Longer Than You Think!
December 22, 2019 by ·
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...]
