Dust Storms Are A Thing Dust storms are a thing in the southwestern states! Since most people have not encountered this driving hazard, New Mexico has put up signs to advise drivers how to deal with them if they occur. Cruising Through El Paso We're starting the day at the Petro Stopping Center east of El Paso and you'll get to enjoy a drive all the way through El Paso on the freeway before crossing over into New … [Read more...]
Houston, TX to Greenville, SC – Day 4 Driving Atlanta Rush Hour Traffic
June 30, 2017 by ·
Today we'll continue our trek across the southern States of Alabama, Georgia and into South Carolina before making delivery in Greenville. If you haven’t watched the previous videos in this series, I recommend you watch them first: Day 1: Hooking the Loaded Trailer in Houston Day 2: Crossing Louisiana on I-10 Day 3: Crossing Mississippi and Alabama We'll have to fight Atlanta rush hour traffic along the way, but we'll see … [Read more...]
Houston, TX to Greenville, SC – Day 1 Hooking the Loaded Trailer
June 19, 2017 by ·
After making the five deliveries to Kroger grocery stores in the Houston area, I logged on to the load board to find a new load. I settled on a load that was ready to go and already sitting in Schneider's Houston drop yard. This load delivers in Greenville, South Carolina Wednesday night at 10 pm. It's about 3:30 pm on Monday; so, with about 950 miles with the deadhead to the yard and then on to Greenville, it'll be an easy two … [Read more...]
