Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

My brain is trying to kill me.

I'm too sleepy to drive, but only when I'm actually driving. Whenever I pull over to take a nap, I can't fall asleep. That's happened twice now. Very annoying.

 

@MidWest_MacDaddy, did U retire or what???

The Blonde must have Ya doing alot around the house lol

Better hurry back or AMX is going require a Refresher for Ya!

 

Currently sitting at one of those service centers off the New Jersey Turnpike, with plans to take this load of spices and seasonings to a warehouse in Bayonne tomorrow morning.

I am crossing my fingers in hopes that they will just deadhead me home, but I expect that they'll send me someplace unpleasant to get to, like Hall's.

Speaking of unpleasant places to get to, I once allowed Google Maps to talk me into going through Baltimore via I-97, the Harbor Tunnel, and I-895. And the whole time I was doing so, the Qualcomm GPS was lit up like a Christmas tree telling me the route was restricted.

Now I have a brand new Garmin Dezl, which is made for truckers. And it has suggested before that I go down that same route. But because of the QC GPS, I'm a little paranoid.

Is there any reason to avoid I-97, the Harbor Tunnel, and I-895? (It DID seem like the tunnel didn't have a whole lotta clearance above the trailer...)

 

Mister JohnBoy...you are the epitome of old school trucking, and I salute you for it. Wish I woulda had you for a resource back in the early days of my career I sure woulda made fewer face-palm mistakes.

I hope all y'all Abileners fully appreciate and pay forward the spirit of this cat.

 

It's a legal route, unless you have haz-mat

 

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is an interesting tunnel to go through. The opposing traffic is right next to you. Through Baltimore I use 695.

 

Anyone know when the w2s usually get mailed out?.

 

You should get them by 31 January.