Saturday, November 29, 2008
After I delivered that Load in NJ, they sent me right across the border to PA to pick up a load that night. That load there was a nice light one for a change. I am kinda crazy about fuel mileage. anyhow it was a load of TP headed just into GA. Only 300 miles from where i asked to go for home time. NICE!!! I pick up the load and it is 770 some miles. Down I-81 to I-77 to I-85 exit 140. Nice easy run. Well just like on the "Skipper" The Weather started getting rough!!! It was a weired mix of rain and snow, but the main issue was the fog mixed in. At one point i was down to 25mph, i couldn't see a thing. this is when you want a heavy load, it helps keep traction and I think I had something like 7,000 lbs, not a whole lot. Anyhow I drove until 2 in the morning and then found a truck stop and shut it down. I woke up at 8am after my usual 6 hrs of sleep and of course had to sit around for 4 more hrs doing nothing except bitch about those stupid hours of service rules. That make me sit round instead of making money. Delivered this load at a new Walgreens DS. Then moments later I got a load to grab out of Atlanta to take to Charlotte. That load weighed nothing as well. The ride out of there was horrible back up 85. But for the people going South it was a lot worse. There was accident after accident a couple that had fatalities that shut down the whole road for hrs. It was bumper to bumper for 60-70 miles going that direction. So anyhow I dropped that load at one of our Freight terminals and headed the last 150 miles empty to take 2 days off at a friends place near Reighly NC. It was a fun short visit. Katheryn is a friend of mine from the days taking care of the horses and her sister was visiting also so that was good because we could go do stuff when Katheryn was at work. Then after getting up at 5:30 EST she droped me off and now am waiting for a load and for the shop to open so I can get a few lights fixed on the trailer I picked up. And thats about it. I just have to update the paper work and I am good to go again until Cristmas.
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