My new experience with Gordon Trucking, post-buyout

I just asked, using the "it's faster and is load is behind" reasoning. We'll see.

 

Finally got the trailer parked and dropped...in the only place here!...and now I wait. They took it right in, so maybe it won't be an "all day wait."

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Update: Having been in the aviation business for 40+ years, I am very familiar with the problem of the techs not being able to duplicate a pilot's write-up on the ground. That seems to be the case here.

On my truck, both yellow engine caution lights were on today, which is what brought me here. The Cummins service manager just came up to tell me there are no new faults in the brain and no other indication of any problem area, so they're not really sure what's wrong. The coolant level was a bit low, but not below the lower level, and one of the clamps took a ¾ turn to tighten, but all the recorded faults are 180+ hours old. So they've updated the software and will do a regen and send me out the door.

Apparently, adding coolant is something Cummins recommends be done daily. I did not know that. Made me wonder why I don't have a bottle of coolant in my side box, along with the oil and washer fluid...

It's about time I got a truck.

 

I finally made it out of Cummins, but not before the heavy snow hit. By the time I left, there was 7" on the ground and more falling. I'm now parked in The a Greater Chicago I-55Auto/Truck Plaza, a pay-to-park place. But you know what? I wasn't even going to try any of the national truck stops in the area; they're farther away, very small, and with this weather, probably filled up hours ago. Here, I'm dry and safe in the snow, parked next to anHTLD truck. And all for a mere $10. Why wouldn't I?

I learned a bit more about how important the coolant is while I was at Cummins, so buying a jug to carry will be a high priority item for me. They identified and fixed the leak (a loose connection, I think) so I'm now without warning lights! And THAT, dear reader, is the best part of a pretty miserable day. I should be in Des Moines right now, but I'm only in Bollingwood, so my Friday delivery is in jeopardy.

Thems the names on this game.

 

I can't seem to get that far south, which is a bummer considering my Oklahoma grandchildren. I might mention that to my DM's when I come off HT next.