8/25/08
Monday
Well,well,well, The truck is ready and I am ready to go. It is Thursday now and I have had no Internet access or time to make an entry. Hopefully, I can recall all the places we have been to and what occurred.
We left Columbus and traveled to Cleveland and picked up a load to deliver in Fayetteville, NC. Our arrival in NC was about 11:30PM. We dropped that load and I spent the night on the washing machine again. From there we went to Wilson NC and picked up a load bound for Buffalo NY. This was a "Hot Load" and had to be there at a certain time so another driver could pick it up and take it somewhere else. From Buffalo we went to Lakewood NY to pick up another hot load. We took it to somewhere in Ohio. Chester, I think. My memory is very hazy now. Too much work and not enough rest for an old man. Picked up another load and took it to Pennsylvania. From there we dead headed to Chesapeake Va. That is where my driver trainer lives and he is taking a well deserved 4 days off after being on the road for 2 months.
Well, all the stops have been reported. Now that I have some down time,at a motel waiting for my driver trainer, I hope to get a camera and start putting some pictures on this site.
A comment about our trip to Chesapeake. Ted was driving and I told him how tired I was. He said to pull my sleeping bag down and put it on top of his and get some rest. Company policy is, nobody can be in the upper birth when the truck is moving. Hey this is a smart idea. OK, I laid down for a little shut eye. Trying to sleep in a moving truck makes the washing machine feel real good. At one point, we went over a bridge and I became air born at the entry and exit to it. Needless to say, that has a tendency to open your eyes very wide. More later, my battery is in need of charging.
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This is th ethird time I have tried to enter a comment and all before were unpublished. I set up an account this time and went through all the steps. So I am tired of doing this and post will be shorter!!!
I love your bogs and find them really interesting!!! Please keep it up as it is something for you to do and a way for you to remember these experiences.
Get some rest!!!! BE SAFE and be happy!!! Hope to see you before the end of the year!!!! :-) pj68
Truckerman, we need to get you some groupies. Football is on - Lamecocks are on offense, so I don't have t worry about missing any action while I post.
You got airborne while sleeping? Maybe you should tie down with some bungees. You might get your trainer a citation for hauling an unsafe load!
You gotta post on what it's like to drive the rig. I feel like I'm driving a load when the Tahoe is loaded with kids and baggage. I can't imagine what it's like to drive something that outweighs my truck by some 28 tons. I read somewhere about double clutching - sounds like work. But have you learned the art of driving 55 mph in the left lane while you pass another rig doing 54? ;)
Later, Truckerman! I gotta get back to watching the chickens lose a ball game.
Had no idea that you have a governor on the truck set at 64 miles per hour!! The trucks on the road I am on seem to go a whole lot faster than that!!
HEY...keep your eyes in front of you, not on the car beside you!!!! Hope the truck does not get too upset before you get the double clutching down perfect!!!! Still have a few more days...get plenty of rest!!! pj68
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