Good Night From II

What do you think about going through Houston on Sunday afternoon? I'm in SC heading to Laredo for Monday delivery. Im arguing with myself whether to stay I-20 to Dallas then Laredo or the usual 20-85-65-10-35.

Frank

 

Unless that's a going home load, I would t-call the load. Because the Austin area is a mess San Antonio is a mess and Houston is a bigger problem.

Some of my family lives in between Austin and San Antonio and right now they've gotten 19 inches of rain and they're expecting 20 more

 

Try to get rid of it in Lancaster. Lose is right, it's going to be a nightmare trying to get down 10 or 35 if it's even passable.

 

Be careful frank. Gonna be alot of water in that area

 

HOME having a Rum and Coke relaxing until Friday

 

Hell ya I turned down a Laredo load from the NE, no sir I did Katrina and seen the hell the entire areas not even near the disaster get. Then dropping a tcall at any of the yards might be a hassle too.

 

Well, that was close.

I delivered a load of hay yesterday morning and my next load was going 60 miles to a trailer washout. That place is closed on Sundays so I had to wait until this morning to get it washed out - along with 2 other Swift drivers that delivered at the same place.

I was sent a pplan just as I finished. The pickup had a good enough window that I could air out the trailer, and it needed it badly even after the washout. I sat for about 90 minutes along the way but I could still smell the hay a little.
The place I was picking up inspected all the trailers and insisted on no odors so I was a bit worried going in. But I opened the doors before I checked in. It took long enough to finally get a door that it passed inspection.
Then on to deliver in Apple Valley, CA to the Walmart DC.

My 14 was very short by that time so I didn't get an mt, just headed straight for the TA in Barstow.
The clock hit 00:00 just as I shut off the engine in the fuel island.

 

I imagine many terminals are over full and impossible to get around in with all those trailers sitting around, and they aren't going anywhere for a long time.

It's a very interesting storm.

 

Just picked up in Beech Island, Sc going to the Walmart DC in Robert, Louisiana. I'm hoping I can get in and out of there before it starts to flood there.

 

Good luck ... I'm heading up to NY, eventually. 5 hours of detention and counting.