Beginning the Long Awaited CDL Process

After I picked up this load I went through Sacramento.

It would be nice to meet you and Klingon. I have a habit of posting where I'm going after I'm almost there. I don't sit too much with USX. There always seems to be a pre-plan waiting, with no down time in between.

I'll get it sorted out and one of these days.......yep.........coffee, coffee, coffee!

 

I think "Look Out Pass" was more intense than Donner. What do you think? Of course, Look Out had snow, and Donner was dry. Didn't get the full effect of Donner running it dry and at night.

There's no middle ground with those roads, either do it, or park it.

I missed Rainier, Chompi. Clouded over my whole trip south to Cali. Didn't clear up until Mt Shasta. I squeezed off a couple of pics with my phone as I was driving past.

Scenery is great. Someday I'll go out there without having an appointment to keep.

 

Hey buddy, where have you been?

I tried getting home for T-day week but no dice. First come, first serve, so I stayed out. This is week 9 for me.

They're working me back east so I can be home for Christmas. Shoot me a PM or e-mail with your schedule. Maybe we can meet up for coffee.


Don't forget.

 

That's what I hear.

Guess I need an I 10 run from Jacksonville, to LA. That'll fix it.

 

My coffee pot died!!!!!! Now I have to pay for coffee untill I can replace it.


Just a quick update. I delivered to the receiver, on time, even though I've been battling the 70 hour clock.

A new thing I learned on this trip is that when you leave Laramie, WY and head east on I80, climbing over the hills you reach an elevation in excess of 8500 ft. Any higher and I'd have to go on oxygen.

I had a pre-plan to go from Chicago to Topeka, KS, but it was scrubbed. Might have had a chance to visit with my son who is stationed nearby. Instead, they're sending me into MO. Just a short hop, but its money.


Will catch up later.

 

Hello Everyone.

I guess later became sooner.

Waiting for my hours to catch up each midnight didn't help regulate my sleep any. I don't normally have a problem with switching my hours over from days to nights, but this time was different. I needed to stop after 4 or 5 hours and take power nap which helped greatly.

After arriving here in University Park, IL. I was ahead of schedule and was able to sleep for 11 hours last night (still wasn't enough), and feel much more rested today. I'm back on a day schedule, so I should fare up pretty well. Of course my hours are still an issue. It'll take a 34 hour reset to fix that.

Right now I'm waiting to pick up a load locally. It won't be ready until 1200 local time, so I figured it was a great time to get some laundry done. It only goes to St. Louis, but I still have to pay attention to hours. With having less than my normal 11/14 to work with, a delay of any kind can cause a problem. So how far I drive today will be based on when my next block of hours become available, not how much I have left today. Being on time for pick up and delivery is paramount. What happens in between is secondary.

Time to move the clothes to the dryer.



Thanks for reading.

-Wedge