Taking another swing at it

Rawlins indeed. Now to convince myself it's a good idea to leave in exactly 10 hours .

 

Had an old friend call me, says he is sick of being in office work and wants to drive a truck. Asked if he could team .
I said he needs his CDL first, then we'll talk

 

My back haul doesn't load until 5pm in South Gate. Supposed to be in Toledo oh Friday morning. I may need to relay it. With LA traffic, I think my drive hours will be chewed up to make it

 

I made it to Nevada. Just inside the state line. It irks me that I had to pay for parking, although it is a reasonable rate compared to a lot of other places . If all goes well, I'll be in riverside by 6am local

 

Getting my required truck wash before California

 

I told dispatch about the dilemma, and they said I should pick it up, and run with it at least a day, then arrange a change of delivery with the broker.

 

A full day wasted in LA traffic.
Of course I ran out of hours and I was forced to the TA in Ontario . I'm going outlaw too. I plan to sleep with the AC on.

 

I decided to take 70 up to Denver this time just because in another month it will be snow covered and I'd like to see the mountain again. Technically it's a shorter route back to Ohio , but I'm sure the truck will work a little harder.

On an unrelated note , my friend is touring the CDL school on Friday. That's a good first step.