Good Night From II

Las Cruses, NM at the TA.

Shutting down for a 34, which I have plenty of time for on this very tight load.
Then I'll swing by the Tucson shop on Saturday to see if they have time for a quick b-service.


blsqueak, last week I got a message from CSR to please start rolling.
That was 1.5 hours after I started driving that morning.
I guess they can't see or think straight that early in the morning.

 

Well we passed somewhere on I10 in Texas, went through Las Cruces around 11AM ... Ft Stockton, rolling out at 3 AM for a 10AM live in Laredo.

 

Two swifts that pass in the... day.
I stopped in Ft. Stockton at around 1030 for a 30.

 

The terminal in Tucson is a DSW terminal. I pulled in there with a blown tire and on-road had to get in the middle in order to get a tire replaced.

Just saying.

 

Does that mean they can do the b-service, or not?
?
If not I will have to get either a load or deadhead to Jarupa to get it done, because just after I get to CA I will be on hold until it is done.

I've been there maybe once or twice in the last 5 years, but I do not remember the place.

 

I don't think Tucson will service a non-DSW truck. Swift is too cheap to "pay" them to do which is what they would have to do.

I could be wrong.

 

Should not be really hard out if there. Maybe a beer loaded or home depot in your future

 

Flo-Master in Eldora, UA running to Houston.

Blsqueak, why didn't you try transferring to Laredo?

 

Gatlinburg, TN for the weekend. Meeting the family down here for a bit of a mini-vacation. Renting a cabin and gonna enjoy the weekend. Pigeon Forge is having a major car show/cruise event this weekend which is a huge plus for me, being the motor head that I am. The drive thru town this morning seeing all of the awesome custom cars parked in all the lots was just fantastic. Wish I could have stopped for a better look. Maybe later.

 

Columbus terminal. This place is so choked with auction trailers that there's no room for us to park.

But then, I deliver in Pittsburgh, 3.5 hours away, at 7 AM Monday morning.

Picked up a new student in Memphis this morning. Another ex-PAM driver. So far, he's doing well. He made the drive up here.

The planners won't let us T-call the load here, because there's nothing in the area to put us on. OK; we'll burn a third of a tank of fuel this weekend driving around in circles around Pittsburgh. The sooner we can get through this first 50 hours, the happier I'll be. U understand the need to have the mentor up front, but why do I have to burn my clock in the process?