An old man's career goes flat, Snackbar moves to open deck

Right now the red headed step child level hasn't even started. And it's not what other drivers are doing that is the point, it's being lied to and disrespected by management. When I was there, the glass fleet had a little more freedom than the general freight side. The general freight drivers were told where and how much to fuel. They were forced to follow the company supplied routing(for legal loads). They weren't allowed to have PC activated. They didn't have Prepass. Things may have changed since I departed in late 2000, but with the freight rates right now, they could easily go right back to it, and if they're pulling the strings for how we are to run, it could be coming to SPD.

 

Saw a tanker the other day with a new kind of aero-tail to make his round cylinder more aerodynamic






Looked like the winglets on the end of an airplane wing

 

And here is a clue to my adventures today






Thats right, I am no longer a Wolf Creek Pass virgin. Instead of dealing with I-70's snowy b.s. this trip, I took the scenic route over southern CO. In fact, all of the miles I ran across Colorado on this trip have been over state routes or US routes... including the infamous Wolf Creek Pass. So, does that make me a pass-a-fier...maybe a pass-afist, maybe a pass-tor

 

Saw another one in UT today...must be so they get adequate down force at the high speeds out here.

 

That pass isn't as bad as people make it out to be. Yes, 7 or 8 miles of 7% grade with 2 180° switchbacks isn't anything to sneeze at, but it wasn't the white knuckle ride I've heard about.