Should be starting Roehl in late February

Pretty long day as I had to start late with a 1700 p/u. Pondered a couple of different routes up to Buffalo but decided to go with the one they suggested although I think my other one is probably better. Sitting at a small store off I-83 exit 32 (not marked in the small truck stop guide, has about 10 or so spots for parking) in PA. Heading toward the western part of Ontario about halfway between Toronto and Detroit. Snow hasn't started yet but the temp is creeping to freezing and it is drizzling rain so tomorrow might be pretty nasty. Won't be starting until 1100 or so so hopefully things will be ironed out by then.

 

It ain't glamorous work but ####, don't be too lazy to sweep out your trailer. Called about some directions this morning and low and behold before I got off the phone the dispatch noticed that my load had been moved to deliver on Friday. So I managed to get that load relayed off to a driver just south of Buffalo. Swapped trailers and rolled on into Niagara Falls to the paper plant and checked in and then went back out to make sure the trailer was clean and found 10 4ft 2 X 4's in the trailer along with two nice nails still in the floor.
Hoping to get loaded tonight and perhaps roll on south a ways but several trucks in front of me so may just call it a night here after I get loaded. Got 580 miles to customer which I should be able to knock out easily tomorrow barring unforeseen weather problems.
Had a really beautiful ride by Williamsport, PA today and then along the snow covered hills of US 15. Unfortunately my team never made it to the LLWS but I think they picked a fine place to have that tournament from the looks of what I saw today.

 

Well I definitely didn't get paid what I deserved today Didn't get loaded until 5 am or so. Second time I have loaded at that plant in Niagara and the second time wasn't any better than the first time. So not much sleep last night makes for a long day particularly when you are dealing with ###### weather and roads the whole way.

Left out of Niagara Falls around 8 and didn't have a whole lot of trouble until the loop around Columbus which was just packed with folks and no work had been done of the roads basically all the way from there to about mm 20 along I-70. Always a blast driving down the interstate when you can't see any lines Decided to stop at Eaton since I didn't have the hours left to make it to the customer tonight. Perhaps will have the time to make the original arrival time in the morning if the roads cooperate but if not supposedly the time is pushed back 2 hours.

Pretty much bushed.

 

A fairly easy day today although pretty #### chilly. Got up early and headed on in to customer. Got the paper off reasonably quickly and already had a preplan to pick up a preloaded trailer back in Indy and take her to the drop yard in Cincinnati. First time that I had been to the Cincy drop area and happened to be at the perfect exit as wrecks were in both directions on I-275 before and after the exit. Got another load as quick as that one was dropped. Picks up tomorrow in Old Fort, OH and drops in York, PA (been to both places before so should be relatively pain free). Got another preplan lined up after that which unfortunately has an ending in Brampton, ON but what the hell I am rolling A little update for the year so far below.

Been thinking about getting one of the blue tooth cobras and as luck would have it someone was selling one in the truckstop tonight so went ahead and bought it. Unfortunately it doesn't have the manual to go with it so going to have to do some work in figuring out how to set it up.

2011 update

12/31-1/2 Durham, NC-Mocksville, NC-Eau Claire, WI -- 1162 mi
1/3-1/4 Eau Claire, Wi-Menomenee, WI-Ellenwood, GA-- 1117 mi
1/5-1/6 Ellenwood, GA-Benton, TN-Columbus, OH --- 589 mi
1/6-1/7 Columbus, OH-Fairborn, OH-Gary, IN --- 330 mi
1/7-1/8 Gary, IN-- Cranbury, NJ --------------- 805 mi
1/8-1/10 Cranbury, NJ--Berlin, NJ-Richmond, VA-Chesterfiled, VA-- 443 mi +15.00 extra drop
1/10-1/12 Chesterfiled, VA--Roanoke,VA--Charlotte, NC --- ca. 480 mi (relayed to home because of bad weather and delivered next day which added about 140 miles to trip)
12/31-1/12------------- about 4926 miles
Home: 1/12-1/14
1/15-1/16 Durham, NC--Columbia, SC-- Clarksville, TN ---- 725 miles
1/16-1/17 Clarksville, TN-- Conalco Mills, TN-- Manson, NC --- 700 miles
1/18-1/19 Durham, NC - Goldsburg, NC -- Buffalo, NY ---- ca. 716 miles?
1/19-1/21 Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NY -- Crawfordsville, IN --- 601 miles
1/21-1/21 Crawfordsville, IN -- Indianapolis, IN -- Sharonville, OH -- 169
1/21-1/23 Sharonville, OH-- Old Fort, OH--York, PA ------------- (123of/636)
[[[[1/23-1/24 York, PA--Alexandria, PA-- Brampton, ON------------- (473)]]]]
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12/31-1/21 ------------- ca. 7960 miles as of today with 3 days hometime for month

With another 10 days left in the month looks like January is going to shape up real well.