Today's Journey After an unplanned day off at the Avondale Pilot Travel Center near Phoenix, we're ready to pick up our next load and start heading towards Tacoma, Washington. First, we've got to hook an empty trailer in Buckeye. Next, we'll head to Goodyear to swap the empty trailer for a loaded one. Then we'll head west across the Sonoran Desert into California: Phoenix, Arizona to Hesperia, California(click on image for … [Read more...]
Completing the Cross-Country Run from New Jersey to California
June 1, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey Today we're going to complete our long-haul cross-country run from Edison, New Jersey to San Bernardino, California; and, it's going to be an interesting day. I'll start the day with a tour of the shower rooms at the Petro Travel Stop in Kingman, Arizona. After my shower, we'll hit the road and complete the final leg of our 2,700 mile cross-country run from Edison, New Jersey to San Bernardino, … [Read more...]
Trucking Fails: My Truck Breaks Down in Utah
September 9, 2018 by ·
We made our delivery in Hurricane, Utah last night and then drove north to Cedar City to be ready to pick up our next load this morning. After hooking the pre-loaded trailer at the shipper in Cedar City, we head north on Interstate 15 with a planned fuel stop at the TA TravelCenter in Parowan, about 19 miles north. About six miles short of the exit, the truck dies suddenly and we have to pull over to the shoulder and call a tow … [Read more...]
