Another week is is in the book. The last time I posted I was headed to Milwaukee. After delivering there, I went to the terminal in Richfield to wait for my next load. And I waited. Finally I got a message. I saw a load going to Shawano WI just about 100 miles north, delivering at 1200 the next day. I figured I had lots of time so I walked and ate and slept and slept and slept some more. I woke up around 0500 and decided to go take a shower and get some coffee to go with my oatmeal. While my breakfast was cooking I decided to see exactly where my delivery was.
It was then that I noticed it was two stops. I scrolled down quickly and saw that there was another stop in Fond Du Lac. Great, I'm not even fueled and I need to be 40 miles down the road in 30 minutes. I scrambled and made both stops while kicking myself, verbally, out loud, the whole time.
Back in control of myself again, I then headed over to Green Bay. I had a load of reconditioned kegs going to Anheuser Bush in Columbus OH. I also had a pre-trip plan to go to Trenton OH and drop and hook, going to Jessup MD for 0800 on Monday. That's right between Baltimore and Washington DC.
crossing Ohio my truck suddenly got real loud while. There is a flex pipe beneath the turbo that is part of the exhaust system. It was hanging by a thread, rusted through. I got to the Trenton terminal and contacted dispatch and the shop in Black River. Thinking my weekend was shot I was surprised when the shop said they would call someone in on overtime. By 2030 I was fixed. I contacted dispatch and found out that my load was given to another driver so he sent me another. This one I picked up this morning and it delivers in Richmond VA. That's a real break for me. I would choose Richmond VA over the crazy traffic between Baltimore and Washington DC any day.
So I'm in Richmond now and will deliver in the morning. The miles are a little short again this week but the driving was tough. I've been on the east coast twice now including New Jersey and Philadelphia. I also have been through Chicago twice and have had to cross the mountains four times, about 2680 miles.
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