Good Night From II

Nice load of tater chips from Manteno to New Albany, MS. Ended up having to go out of route to Memphis yesterday to get brakes replaced at 3/4 wheels on the trailer because they were cracked and the jerk that t-called it at Manteno hadn't pre-tripped the trailer. I was parked next to a grey Volvo on my break, thought it might have been Frank.

 

Frank has a Prostar ... and not to be a deliberate butt head. But if you're going to cap on the guy who t called the trailer for a poor pre trip, what about your pre trip when you picked up the trailer in Manteeno?

 

Tire problems are going around. Like the flu. I repowered a load off someone who blew the outside front passenger trailer tire. Well, I just ran the tread off its buddy. About 30 miles short of the delivery.

 

I did pretrip in Manteno , shop was closed for the night so I went with it.

 

Understandable ... done the same thing myself. Just called in to on road and ducked into the next TA /Petro. If on road insisted on routing you to Memphis, I hope they added the miles to your route.

 

Boise, ID at the TA.

I got here at 1600 and the place was completely full, except for reserved parking.
This is one of those times I am grateful for it.

 

I set off a critical event this evening.
As I was going from I-82 to I-90W things were a bit tight, both front and back and all around. I had slipped in between two other trucks, with the one at my rear very close. That driver was trying to make it close; I guess he was in a hurry.
I started slowing a bit to make some space between me and the truck in front, and then the front truck began to brake.
Then braked harder, so I did to keep my distance.
It was a bit touchy because of the slick road conditions.
But I kept some distance so it was fine.
Just then I saw a car in the center median that had spun out. It hadn't quite stopped yet.

4 lanes merging into two lanes with a lot of traffic in slick conditions... and it might have been much worse.

I'm pretty sure a video will be sent in. Let's see if I get called out for it.

I was headed to the Love's a couple miles up the road.
The road conditions on Snoqualamie (sp?) made me think that it would not be wise to try and make a 2330 delivery tonight, so I stopped and sent a mac 22.
The road conditions I was just getting in to reinforced that decision.

The Love's was full, surprise. So I went across the street and saw several other trucks parked in a lot by a motel.
I parked there.
Not long after a girl was knocking on my truck saying that the parking was only for customers of the motel. I was hit up for a $40 parking fee.

 

The last few days my student was sick, and I was driving. Now I'm sick and he's driving. We're up here at the TA in Erie PA. Got a van headed to TSC in Franklin KY.

 

I finally pushed Lancaster planners too far, they're deadheading me to Phoenix.

 

And what triggered this? Or have I missed something in my flu ridden delirium.