The Texas Way to Drive We'll talk a bit about the Texas way to drive in this video; but, first we've got to get our load of animal feed in Sulphur Springs. But First! Along the way to get the load, we'll get treated to a front row view of a couple of railroad service trucks mounting themselves onto tracks. Getting the Load Legal Once we get loaded we'll head back to the Pilot where we spent the night so we can scale this … [Read more...]
Driving the Back Roads of Southwestern Alabama
February 16, 2019 by ·
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...]
Neelys Landing, MO to Houston, TX Day 2 – Making the Drive to Houston
May 20, 2017 by ·
After hooking the loaded trailer yesterday in Neelys Landing, Missouri, we drove until reaching a roadside inspection pull off on Interstate 40 just east of Little Rock, Arkansas. If you didn't watch that video, I recommend you watch it first: Neelys Landing, MO to Houston, TX Day 1 – Hooking the Loaded Trailer We're ready to finish the trip to Houston, Texas, but first we've got to make a pit stop in Little Rock for a shower, … [Read more...]
