Today's Journey We've only got about 90 miles left to drive from the Schneider terminal in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to make our delivery in Breinigsville. Once that's done, we'll head north to Pittston where we'll pick up a load bound for Minnesota. It's a beautiful day for a drive, so let's enjoy some nice Pennsylvania scenery. The map below shows the route for the load we picked up in Pittston showing where we’re stopping … [Read more...]
Truck Stops
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Tricky Trailer Troubles Cost Us Four Hours Yesterday
March 12, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey After picking up this load in Lexington yesterday, I discovered that the trailer had a problem with it's brake lights. By the time a service truck arrived and spent about 20 minutes finding and fixing the problem, four hours had been lost! We were only able to drive about 36 miles to the Mount Sterling Pilot Travel Center where, fortunately, they had some parking available. At least we've got a beautiful day … [Read more...]
Delivering Beer to Ohio Plus a Truck Stop Ballet Performance
January 31, 2019 by ·
(You can scroll down for the video, but you should totally read this!) Starting the day at the Flying J in Hubbard, Ohio, we spot an interesting load on a flatbed at the fuel island. Once we get the beer delivered, we'll head over to the nearby Petro Travel Center to meet up with an old friend; she brought some home-baked goodies to bring on the road with me! Also, she taught me the proper way to pronounce Conneaut! Next … [Read more...]
