Today's Journey After picking up this load in Eagan last night, we drove about 140 miles to the Flying J Travel Center in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Today we'll finish up the drive through Wisconsin and Illinois, but we'll run into rain and rush-hour traffic while driving through Chicago-Land! This is really going to slow us down and lead to a later than expected shut down. This map shows the entire route for this load … [Read more...]
Hazards on the Road: Weather
Weather is a is a huge factor in driving safety. #Trucking
Sunset Over Ohio After a Rainy Drive Across Pennsylvania
March 19, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey It's a very rainy drive across Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Fortunately, the rain lets up and we get to see a nice sunset over Ohio. By the time we stop for the night in northwest Indiana near Portage, we'll have covered 556 miles today! The map below shows the route for the load we picked up in Pittston showing where we’re stopping each night: Pittston, Pennsylvania to Rogers, Minnesota Route(click on … [Read more...]
Another Truck Accident on Interstate Highway 43 in Wisconsin
March 3, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey Green Bay to Batavia Route (click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) After getting loaded in Green Bay, Wisconsin, we're going to retrace our route from yesterday back through Wisconsin and Chicago-land to Indiana on our way to Batavia, Ohio. While traveling south on Interstate Highway 43 in Wisconsin, we come across another truck accident. This one looks more serious than the one we saw … [Read more...]
