Where's Everyone @?

Sitting in Missouri off I-44 on way to Phoenix. I could not make the noon Friday appt due to lack of hours, and they could not find a repower, so they had to move the appt to early Monday morning. So I get to drag my feet out to Phoenix.

 

Did 2 drops and a pickup in Joisey yesterday, and still made it to Smithton, pa before my 14 hr clock ran out........ barely.
Place today took me 4 hrs early, and am about 15 minutes from my next pickup at 10 in the morning.

 

Reefer. Frozen and dairy makes up the bulk. Coast to coast and other 2,400+ mile runs happens pretty regularly here especially for the "runners". Vermont to Seattle/NorCal runs, and Virginia to PacNW are common. This type of running suits me perfectly which is why I like it here.

But we do a lot of stuff from the central part of the US like from TX to MN out to either coast. Overall, average length of haul for me is around 1700 miles depending on the month. Occasionally well run north/south or a Dallas to Atlanta or Casa Grande kind of thing which we consider short usually translates to 800-1200 miles. A few drivers here will make it down to Florida a few times a year but I've not and have no desire to.

 

We don't do any fresh meats and only a very rare produce load like lemons or limes or potatoes that have little risk, and only when necessary and when it goes where we need to go. We also do some other chilled stuff outside of dairy, like orange juice and other prepared foods.

 

Santa Rosa, NM Pilot. Always stop here for the night when possible. The food and beer down at the Silver Moon Cafe is awesome. Some afternoon scattered showers (mini storms) passing through the area up from the south, with a broader system moving in from the west later this evening.

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Angola rest area on I-90 in New York. Have to deliver in Scarycuse tomorrow then load in Niagara Falls and head back to Wisconsin for Monday