melton 2014 update

Spent Sunday/Monday/Tuesday in Laredo... Wednesday/Thursday in Tulsa. Finally out of these #### terminals tomorrow with a 1600 mile two-stopper to Delaware and Massachusetts for Monday. Gotta go through NYC again, but at least it's just right through instead of in to Long Island like last time.

Just one problem...

So I show up at the shipper and see people getting some pretty simple, straightforward stuff. Metal tubes, the posts for chainlink fence. I go in. Some guy on a forklift tells me to stop here. Okay. Then he starts just dumping random trash on my trailer. It looks like he's literally going out back to the dumpster, wrapping stuff in trash bags and throwing it on my trailer randomly. Says it's my load. I can't wait for them to try to sort this mess out at the first stop. I just threw lots of straps on it, did a little Indian dance and hoped nothing would try to unload its self before I get to Delaware. Still, not a terrible load as long as they can get me out of the northeast relatively quickly. Hopefully another nice westbound load out of Nucor in CT.

 

Well, middle of April and I'm shut down in Cheyenne for snow/ice. 80 is closed.

 

Ha ha I'm nice and warm in shorts at home have fun doug

 

Well, I'll be doing that next week. For the whole week. 7 days off!

 

Yea well I got my tankers endorsement and there is a local job 2.5 miles from my house and my lady just bought a husky pup so I maybe going local soon

 

Must be nice! I was offered a local hazmat tanker job a couple months ago but they passed me up when I told them I wouldn't leave Melton without giving notice. I have all endorsements except passenger.

 

80 degrees and sunny in Birmingham. Keep the snow/ice away!

 

Sucks about the weather. If it makes you feel better I've been layed over all wknd in PA.

 

So, 80 opened up yesterday and I took off. Made it a whole 50 miles.

 

And here it is! This was my experience in wyoming the other day. I wasn't hit, and I didn't hit anyone. I walked about 1/4 mile back checking on people before I turned around. I counted 18 trucks and 4 cars. News article says at least 47 vehicles involved. I stuck around for a couple hours trying to help.

http://www.sweetwaternow.com/westbound-80-opens-47-vehicle-crash-causes-closure/

It started out as a flatbed and refer getting tangled up and taking out a dry van together. Blocking both lanes. The other side was warning us on the CB, but I guess most of those drivers didn't hear it for one reason or another.

I stopped recording when I got to the white truck that was ripped open. He smashed a car into the back of another trailer.

http://youtu.be/jmT_kmdLmMQ

I sent Noggin some pictures, maybe he'll get them up here. I can't figure out how to do it from my phone.