Today's Journey Oakland, Oregon to Tacoma, Washington(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Driving in the Rain It's going to be a rainy drive through Oregon and Washington along Interstate Highway 5 today. Of course, that's not really surprising; it is, after all, the Pacific Northwest. Portland Traffic Also not surprising: Portland traffic is horrible. It's even worse when it's … [Read more...]
Hazards on the Road: Weather
Weather is a is a huge factor in driving safety. #Trucking
Truck Wash Before a Heavy Rain Storm
April 18, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey Before we get back on the road, I want to get the truck cleaned up. It's really overdue for a good wash. Blue Beacon Truck Wash We'll spend most of the day driving in the rain, but the rain gets really heavy around Indianapolis. Today's Load: General Merchandise Date Recorded: Sunday, November 5, 2017 Today’s Video I hope you enjoy this video; it was recorded in Hi Def, so I recommend watching … [Read more...]
There’s Never Enough Truck Parking
April 8, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey Getting caught up in Chicago-Land traffic in the rain yesterday really slowed us down. We got as far as we needed to by the end of the day, but we got shut down really late. This means we're getting a late start today and we'll get to our delivery really late tonight. This forces me to deal with the ever present issue of there not being enough truck parking. This map shows the entire route for this load … [Read more...]
