Stevens Transport aviary

Thats funny cause mine did the same exact thing last week. Stopped at a rest area and turned off and restarted. Back to normal

Does this happen often?

 

Just a glitch that shows up once in a while

 

Well here we go again.
Dropped my student at the Taj Mahal (Americas Best) just after midnight and drove to Amarillo with this load. DM said he'll repower me back to Dallas.
I don't have to tell you all, I'm leaving here shortly with the same trailer...on my way to Denver for my 0600 love affair with Safeway.
I have to admit, I enjoyed my night driving with the stars and a few other trucks,... radio blasting, not a care in the world.
I miss that sometimes.
I miss sanity, too.
Randall is flying another student in where I'll meet him tomorrow.
And away we go!
Told my DM, 'remember..Dec 1 is my 90...'
"Don't worry. We'll handle it."
Now you know why I keep a second med card from another doctor. Wanna bet I'll end up in BFE when they discover my Stevens med card is expired?
Questa è la vita di un camionista!
Sure can tell it's fall. Two nights ago I had to run my AC. Pulled into Amarillo this morning and it was 39 degrees.
Tomorrow, I'll be mixing cetene in my fuel.
Smkr...didn't someone warn you that dedicated wears on you after a year or so?
Welcome back to OTR (almost)
Well it's getting dark. Time to start rolling.
Stay safe everyone.

 

made my drop in Riverside CA sunday, then hot footed it over to the TA... had a good conversation with a driver from florida that started same week I did.. had not ran into him in over a year.. he is training now, and had a student, and a former student with him... good conversation.. he had just left the yard, and said there were 86 students waiting for trainers... no wonder I keep getting asked to train!!! No thanks...

Monday it was off to bakersfield for my 2 picks, 45 miles apart, but both considered bakersfield????? So I called both shippers, and the one south of town near Maricopa, the order was ready, so I picked the second pick first... when I sent in my loaded and rolling call, the computer rejected it, location mismatch, and piece count wrong... called produce, explained, and off to the other pick north by the J... same thing happened again with the complete at pick/drop... stupid computer...
or should I say trying to micro manage the driver again...
Besides why would I drive 20 miles north of bakersfield first, then 45 miles south, and then 30 miles north to CA 58? Lots of wasted time and miles with that route..

So now I am headed for Target, Iowa again.
Sure wish I had some hours available to drive... I can make the appointment, will just be a 0 dark 30 start time on Friday.

Going across wonderfully windy Wyoming between storms this week... sure pays to check and understand the weather around home.

My DM can sure talk fast when he wants to, called me today to read me the list of 9 items to remind us drivers so that we are not the next roll over.

welcome back smokr to OTR... Many dedicated drivers I have talked with are tired of the micro managing coming from the new "team" in dallas.

 

not when one needs it too...

Or stop the truck to get fuel, shut the truck off go inside, come out, start truck, and pull out, then realize no dash lights. Have to shut truck off, wait a minute, then restart... #### computers... and relays don't always link up. Hard to see the speedometer with out illumination... but the GPS lets me know how fast I am going.

 

Well I made my drop in Ogden, then repowered a load out of Cali to Safeway in Denver. The lot there is under construction, so they're having us line up in the street and wait our turn.
Go around the block to get in que and pull up behind a Stevens truck.
See the driver out checking his tires so got out to shoot the breeze and it turns out to be Emul.
Small world.
I'm sure it's off to the meat patch after this one.

 

Stopped for the day in wonderful slightly windy Cheyenne WY... beware, the wyoming winds are picking up and high wind watchs and warnings start at midnight tonight for the laramie range to salt lake city UT... I80 will be a mess friday and saturday again.

a balmy 34 as the sun decends in the west... Do enjoy the scenery across Utah and wyoming on these cold crisp clear days.

 

Not far from home, TL. It's God's Country, to be sure. My Dad used to lease 100,000 acres of prime Wyoming dirt in Sweetwater County north of Green River...it calls me every now and then.