Digging Out My Trailer and Stopping for Fresh Fruit – Sumner, WA to Hermiston, OR

Last night we parked across the street from where we delivered because of the flat tire. Today we're headed up the road a few miles to Sumner to pick up our next load; it's ready to go, we just have to find it in the mass of trailers in the drop yard. After we hook our loaded trailer, we'll head up the hill and over Snoqualmie Pass to eastern Washington where we'll stop at the Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall to pick up some … [Read more...]

Making Delivery in Las Vegas, and then Some Home Time!

Our delivery appointment for this load is at noon, so I'm able to get a leisurely start to the day. I'll leave Trucker Kitty at home while I head over to the drop yard to get the truck and drive about two miles to the receiver. This delivery was set up as a live unload, but turned out to be a drop and hook instead, so I didn't have time to do any recording. Now it's time for some much needed time off at home! Date … [Read more...]

A Load out of Phoenix to Las Vegas, and then Home

After making our early morning delivery in Phoenix, we head to our next shipper to pick up a load to Las Vegas where we'll get some much needed home time! We run into a problem at the shipper, however, and we're delayed as a result. Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Phoenix, Arizona Wikieup, Arizona Kingman, Arizona Henderson, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Roads … [Read more...]