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

Up here in Hartford, WI. Don't get up to Wisconsin very often, especially after we stopped picking up cheese for Boar's Head. Can't remember the last time I crossed the Illinois/Wisconsin state line, but it's been a while.

Delivering the paper roll stock I picked up the other day. After this, heading to Kenosha, WI to pick up a load of Rust-O-Leum, which delivers anytime between now and midnight Wednesday. Good thing I have some extra time on this load, because I noticed a patch of zero tread depth on one of the trailer tires when I went back to slide the tandems. And some of the belt is visible. Must've been on the bottom of the tire when I did the pre-trip and when I slid the tandems at the shipper, because I didn't notice it either time.

So I'll pick up the freight in Kenosha and then get the tire replaced on the way to Columbus and deliver the freight to Wally World tomorrow.

 

Turns out my whole master bathroom and bedroom need completely gutted due to all the water and mold damage and the carpet ripped up all the way down my hallway to the kitchen and the carpet in the one spare bedroom along with about a couple feet of the walls cut out too in the spare room. Adjuster says it will be all covered so getting a remodel for the price of my deductible. Dropped my jeep off yesterday at the dealer for recalls to be fixed with the clutch and steering and mopar sent a wrong part so ended up with a loaner to drive thankfully til today. Coming back out tomorrow, driving my jeep down and parking it on the wytheville yard and will park the truck there now on. Got an ezpass transponder to run the WV turnpike as it is much faster than taking 19 all the way around the toll booths. Only 27.50 a year unlimited use in WV.

 

Picking up here in Chillicothe, at a tiny little warehouse that lies across the street from houses and street parking. Always an exciting time trying to comply with Rule #1 of Trucking.

 

Had to push out my return til tomorrow. Picked up my jeep at the dealer yesterday and got halfway home when the clutch went to the floor and stayed for bit. Went back this morning and easy fix thankfully.

 

Made it to Wytheville, no load assignment yet though. Had one of them foreign drivers ride inches off the back bumper of my jeep through the last tunnel coming down 77 into Va, was a little worried especially how he whipped out into the other lane after the tunnel. I don’t go faster than 3 mph over the limit, and the limit is 55 through the tunnels. I honestly see no reason to drive aggressively unless it is a true emergency.