Parked Here for the Night

"Enjoying" a few days at home while my truck is in the shop. Enjoying, in the sense that the head cold I caught on the way home is finally starting to clear. Truly the downside to spring/fall weather. Doze off with the apu set for a/c and wake up at 0400 and it's 48º outside (last stop Saturday night in Greencastle, PA). Cold temp + lots of air circulation = near automatic head cold for Red. Worst part I wasn't even sleeping on top of the covers in my clothes like I would at a shipper to bring that on. Tucked in under a thick comforter. Oh well.

The clutch brake in my truck has been pretty much used up for the past two weeks. The clutch was also barking a little when engaging, so I suspected a pilot bearing problem and scheduled a shop visit. I did get a little ray of hope when I adjusted the clutch in my driveway before my last trip to PA and that noise went away. That hope just got snuffed out with news from the shop that, yes there is an issue there, only it's the input shaft that rides in that bearing. So the part is not too pricey, a little over $100. Except for the thousand or so labor to get it inside the transmission.

The good news is: this story didn't involve a tow truck and more broken parts, a load in my reefer, and a visit to an unfamiliar shop. My regular shop is getting the work done right for a fair fee and I'll be back out there moving dead chickens around in no time. And I guess recovering from a cold is better done at home. So besides the zero revenue, it's all good LOL.

 

While hanging around the Sapp Brothers in Sydney NE
thought I would shower while waiting for my log to find me
(my logbook needs it's own GPS it is always slow and lost)
of course my credits had expired out goes another $12
then the nice lady says
"any time in next 7 days you buy fuel give us that receipt we will reimburse you"
NICE now I'm rich

 

Pilot in Higginsville, MO until my break is up anyway. Might try to get this mail load off a day early. I know they use to let you do that, but I think they go by appts. Just a little nervous about a Saturday delivery. Don't think I ever delivered to one on a Saturday. Well It's nap time. See you on the flip sideeeeeeee.

 

Welp hanging out here at Farmland in hell if I know IL.
I really hate meat loads . Lol better get used to I guess.

It really saddens me though , I had to call home and tell my 7 year old I am not gonna make it today and if I do tomorrow its gonna be late. Ugh!!!!!!!!

Welp guess me and him will have to go shopping for video games now to try and make it up to him. Lol
the bad thing is they had it all planned out to go out to my favorite bbq place tomorrow nite for fathers day since its not open on sunday.

Then my wife got on the phone and started ######## about it and well not really sure what she was saying because I hung up on her ###.

Guess i'll be buying her #### to bribe her too.
Its gonna be an expense weekend , hell I might not even go home now..

 

Flying J. Resaca GA. Open window on Saturday in Shelby, IA and taking Sunday off so no rush. Already preplanned out of IA for Monday headed to Front Royal VA. According to the GPS it's 704 miles to the Oak Grove, MO Petro so that's the goal for tomorrow. Only 13K in the box so I'll be waving and laughing at all the slowpokes going over Monteagle tomorrow.

 

well I was out on Thanksgiving and Christmas
Sunday is my birthday too so I guess I will celebrate
In Fontana at Trader Joes DC.................sigh

 

At co. terminal in OK for truck PM... they will do it tomorrow. Nobody here right now... Trying to decide if I will be driving next 3 nights or next 3 days.... Decisions, decisions... Will deliver in WA on Monday and will call broker and receiver to set appt.

 

Welp i'll be parked here for about 1 hr then off to Pittsburg . Well not the whole way . I gotta pick me a spot for a 2 hr break somewhere in the middle. Lol

They handed me my BOL's the date for delivery is the 15th. Hahahaha
I got some bad news for somebody . This is either gonna drop somewhere or they can pick it up at my house

I am not going to be sitting for almost 2 days , not to mention 2 days past when I am supposed to be home....

 

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