Saturday, June 28, 2014

Last night had routine maintenance (you know, oil change and stuff like that) done on the truck.  It was overdue.  

Left Spokane early this morning and drove straight in to Tacoma and delivered the chiller.  After that was done, went to the Love's truck stop that was a couple blocks from where I delivered.  Don't have another load lined up yet so I may be here a couple days.  The weather here is sun off and on, rain off and on and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.

Friday, June 27, 2014

Hit the road early this morning.  Here is a Montana sunrise.  See the rainbow?

Had a lot of light rain on and off today.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Spokane, Washington.

Thursday, June 27, 2014

My Washington permit is not good until Saturday so I have a bit of extra time.  I decided to stop in Billings, Montana and have the shocks on both back axles replaced.  When it was time to pull my truck into the bay it wouldn't start.  GREAT!!  At least it happened at the Kenworth shop and not out on the road someplace.  Finally got it running and into the shop.  Replaced the starter too.  When all that was done I went down the road to the Pilot truck stop for the night.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Fortunately it didn't take too long for my Minnesota permit to come in and I was finally on the road.  Very nice relaxing day on the road.  Stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Murdo, South Dakota.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

This morning I went over to Wal Mart and restocked a few things.  After that went back to sleep. Just after lunch they decided that the chiller was not going anywhere so they unloaded it from my truck.  I was reloaded with another chiller that is going to Tacoma, Washington.  From there it is going to Korea.  This one is a little smaller than the other one.

After loading I went back to the parking lot to wait for my permits to come in.  Wisconsin permit came in but still waiting on Minnesota.  Since I am only a couple miles from Minnesota I really can't go anywhere until it comes in.  Hopefully it comes in early tomorrow morning.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Started just before sunrise this morning.  Drove to Bloomington, Minnesota and delivered the excavator.  Next load is over in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Drove over there and loaded a chiller that is going to Russia.  

Now here is the kicker!  There are five of these going.  They are not sure how they are going to get to Russia.  They may send Antonov to get them...

 ...or may send them on a ship.  So they aren't sure where to send all the chillers.  So they can't finish the paperwork or tell us where to take them.  We have to sit here and wait.  So I am waiting in the parking lot for now.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

There is a little weather headed this way.