Last night we delivered our load of shoes in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin and then drove through a nasty rain storm to just south of Cedar Rapids, Iowa to park for the night. Now we're in position to head a few miles down the road to North Liberty, Iowa to pick up a load of appliances to run to North Vernon, Indiana. Here is our route for today: This map gives a perspective of today's route in relation to the Continental … [Read more...]
Not Making Good Time Today Due to Rain, Road Work, and a Wreck
December 31, 2018 by ·
There is a lot going on in today's video as we travel across Indiana, Illinois and into Wisconsin! We'll be dealing with rain off and on all day today. Plus, we'll be dodging orange road construction barrels much of the day. And, there's a truck roll-over being cleaned up that'll block a lane. And that's just in Indiana! After that, we've got to traverse Chicagoland. Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: … [Read more...]
Load Rescheduling Blues – Another Day Not Going as Expected
December 26, 2018 by ·
Just when you think everything is going according to plan; someone throws a curve ball to mess things up! We're rolling along just fine until a half way through the day I'm informed that the next load I had booked has been rescheduled. This creates a conflict with the load I had booked after that. I had to scrap both of those loads and find and re-book new loads to replace them. And, since I'm in a hurry, I made mistakes and … [Read more...]
