Magnum ltd - fargo, nd

Well, almost 3 hours for 80 miles...and just before the exit I was suppose to get off, a jack-knifed truck. I had to exit and take a county road 20-sum miles, over river and thru the woods to the shipper...plus, I am only getting 35k lbs, and it looks like the roads aren't much better all the way to Clear Lake IA.

*update

Got loaded and rolling fairly quickly. US14 out of Waseca was clean enough to roll the speed limit with the exception of the occasional sporadic burst of wind that cause total white outs. Then there was I-35...which was o.k. for a few miles, then icy, then you'd go behind a stand of trees and the blowing snow would settle on the roads and get worse. I managed to make Albert Lea, and heard that the interstate was closed in both directions in Clear Lake IA due to mutiple vehicle crashes and extreemly icy roads. I don't think I've seen blowing snow this heavy in my travels across WY...

 

Be safe @supersnackbar

Made it to Plymouth MI for my delivery in the AM.
Then reload in Paw Paw, MI headed up to Fargo ND....
Then a load to NJ

 

Raiford had a stroke in June...at age 88..and retired...the show is still on air...on about 60 stations...in the south

 

Arrived today at 1430 today for my loading appt at 1000 tomorrow. Almost loaded now. Wanted to get here to make sure I would make with all this snow. Delivering the 13th in Jamestown. ND dispatch can you get there any earlier.
Me: Maybe weather sucks hours suck


Update loaded but I'm not going anywhere. Chain law back up. I am on flat ground here till where I get off to head up thru Washington makes no sense. Oregon does about as much snow removal as Georgia or Alabama does. Less than 1 inch of snow and chains law back up. There idea of snow removal is to make you put chains on.

 

For once I can say thankfully I'm fat. It may be the only thing that kept my truck on all 18 wheels coming up 65. The wind was horrible and of course I currently have the lightest load I've pulled since coming to Magnum. On my way for the Tour de North Dakota with a 5 stopper all in ND.

Currently sitting at the Flying J in Hebron IN only because we're mandated to fuel at Pilot/J's otherwise I'd exclusively NOT use this chain. But that's another tale of what's annoying me today.

 

The wind was bad all through Ohio into Michigan today too.... I'm currently at a rest area and it feels like someone is standing on the catwalk rocking back and forth just to #### with me....

At least it stopped snowing....

For now.....

 

I'm in S Beliot. Wind shook my truck so hard I flew forward into the dash while I was cleaning my truck. Anybody else get caught in the presidential escort? I caught the tail of it. OMG every cop car, swat truck & dot car in Illinois was in it. I've seen less action for a fallen officer. Needless to say after that traffic was fast paced!

 

Fuel at the Pilot park at the Petro, hopefully tomorrow's a better day

 

Lol you got to see a little bit of history...to bad they couldn't help you speed along

 

It has calmed down here in Albert Lea. It was like the others who posted...kept feeling like I was being backed into from the drivers side, only I am in the last spot in the row, so yes....I was breaking wind for everyone else...sorry, couldn't resist...I am still a 9 year old is some ways.