JEEPers You Never Know What You’ll See Out Here – Picking Up Maine Paper for Kansas

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Today we'll be running the back roads of Maine from Interstate 95 at Auburn to North Jay. There we'll get a load of paper rolls to haul to Leavenworth, Kansas. Along the way, be sure to watch for the guy driving a World War 2 era jeep! At the shipper in North Jay, you'll get to watch, from a unique perspective, as I move the trailer tandems  before backing into the dock for loading. Once we're … [Read more...]

Driving Across Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania – Brazil, IN to Carlisle, PA

Sunday, August 13, 2017 After yesterday's delays in Missouri and Illinois, we're running behind schedule and cannot make on-time delivery. Plus, we have another tire problem! In the morning I called in to HQ to let them know I couldn't make the delivery appointment. Later in the day I learn they want me to drop the loaded trailer at the Carlisle, Pennsylvania terminal and they'll reschedule delivery with a different … [Read more...]

More Delays Then You Can Shake a Truck At – Concordia, MO to Brazil, IN

Saturday, August 12, 2017 Yesterday we hooked this very heavy load of kitty litter in Spring Hill, Kansas bound for Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It was a very long day and we only made it as far as the TA TravelCenter in Concordia, Missouri before shutting down for the night. Today we're continuing on with a target of the TA TravelCenter in Brazil, Indiana. I didn't expect to run into a bunch of delays, however. First there was a … [Read more...]