Shippers & Receivers

Shipping and receiving location info; the good, the bad and the ugly. Some places have their act together, and others don't. #Trucking

Another Truck Accident on Interstate Highway 43 in Wisconsin

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...]

Driving the Back Roads of Southwestern Alabama

Today's Journey Route to Shipper (click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) We're spending over 90% of the day in rural southwestern Alabama. We're headed to a paper mill near Perdue Hill, Alabama for a load of pulp wood that needs to get to Green Bay, Wisconsin. After getting loaded, I'll show you a different type of scale procedure that we sometimes have to do. Once we leave the shipper, we've got … [Read more...]

Building Supplies Out of Conneaut, Ohio for Pensacola, Florida

We pick up a load of building supplies in Conneaut, Ohio and start on our journey to Pensacola, Florida. The trailer we hooked in Conneaut has a marker light out and it's one I can't repair, so we'll have to make a stop at the Schneider terminal near Columbus to get it fixed. Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Conneaut, Onio Columbus, Ohio Jeffersonville, Ohio Scenic Points Along the Way: Scenic … [Read more...]