Seems our load OUT to MN we hit just right. The weather's cooperating enough to let us run, even though there's some snow and ice on the roads here and there. Though the forecast for what's behind us looks like snow...snow...and more snow. So...great! We gotta head right back into it.

Our last scheduled day of work is supposed to be Sunday. No big deal since we're heading back to PDX, right? I THOUGHT we might just get a load down to Hell A and back. Did that happen ( Read more... )

Jeeziz flipping Christ on a cracker. First load out, and already we have to drop this empty off at one location, go somewhere else for a SECOND empty, THEN get our load heading south. Aren't we having a-funna now?

( Happy Farking Birthday to Me )

Hell A traffic was a BITCH, as usual. Wore me out more than anything. But at least I got the load delivered on time, and even made my next pickup ( Read more... )

First day out certainly had its share of ups and downs. I got packed and ready to go well enough, only to find the van's dead again. My suspicion is a short in the wiring, since the battery's pretty new, and I think the alternator's okay. The volt's certainly read fine when it's running. I tried to pop the hood only to find the cable had ( Read more... )

Midwinter at last. And at least. Heh. That's what I first typed. Been busy online today mostly, updating databases and spreadsheets. This first week out we never got east of Salt Lake City, though of course now that we're supposed to be home this coming Saturday THAT's when we head east. Oy ( Read more... )

We've been having brake issues on this truck for what seems like a couple months now. Supposedly they glazed some and sand was thrown in to abrade that off. Well, a few weeks later after this, they started in again, AND started pulling to the right. We showed them this at the Atlanta OC, and so the steer wheel brakes (note this) were adjusted ( Read more... )

Okay, so this sad saga all started off yesterday at the Atlanta OC. I made my unload from that morning just peachy. I was the last one out of the docks, but no biggie there ( Read more... )

Well let's do the most recent stuff first ( Read more... )