Saturday, July 31, 2010

Drove 491 miles to Ocala today.  Parked the big truck & went to Mom's in the little truck.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Drove down to Blue Springs, Mississippi and delivered this morning.  23 hours ahead of schedule!!  Delivered in a huge brand new (although it has been sitting empty for the past 2 years) Toyota plant.  The building is empty, except for the stuff we brought in.

Once empty drove down to West Point, Mississippi and loaded up with my next load that I'm taking to Plant City, Florida.

Stopped for the night after driving 563 miles today in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Drove 725 miles today.  Stopped for the night in Roland, Oklahoma at the Cherokee Casino.  Roland is at the Oklahoma / Arkansas border.

Saw these two stickers on the frame of my truck.  Is this another WTF moment??

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Another uneventful day on the road.  Drove 687 miles to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Spending the night at the TA truck Stop.

I forgot to tell you that yesterday while driving south on I-5 I saw a California Highway Patrol Trooper writing a ticket to the driver of a Bentley!   Only in California!!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Went to Fremont, CA this morning to pick up my next load. It was at a closed down auto manufacturing plant.  Was a joint venture between GM and Toyota to build cars.  The Vibe was one of the models built there.  When GM went belly up Toyota decided to close the plant down, in part, due to the high cost and difficulties of doing business in California.  They are moving most of the manufacturing equipment to a brand new facility in Blue Springs, Mississippi.  There were 9 trucks there with me this morning.  I got a full die press and a half of another one and a basket of assorted stuff weighing about 33,000 pounds.

While we were talking and waiting for our turn to load I noticed a slice in the side wall of one of my back tires on the truck.  The tire still was holding air but it was deep enough to need replacing as soon as possible.  After loading I stopped and had 2 new tires put on.

While driving on CA-58 just before the Majove Desert there was one of California's famous brush fires burning.  Could see the smoke for miles.  When I got close the fire was really visable. It was a "good" one.  Saw the huge Sky Crane fire fighting helicoter flying around dropping water on it.  Pretty cool. 

Stopped for the night at the TA Truck Stop in Barstow, California.  Only 467 mles today.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Delivered this morning in Stockton, CA.  Spending the night at the Flying J in Ripon, CA.  Load tomorrow morning in Fremont, CA going to Blue Springs, Mississippi.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Drove to Lodi, California this morning.  Deliver just down the road in Stockton tomorrow morning.