Monday, May 10, 2010

A trying day!!

Well it was a 2am wake up call and boy was it cold. I rolled out the top bunk and threw my clothes on and walked outside and said ...damn its fookin cold 36 degrees in the mountains of Oregon. Went to get my daily wash up done in the truck stop and some morning coffee mmmmmmm. I defintley will need to get my act together on what i need when i get my own truck. Coffee 1.95 for a cup when you bring your own its 99 cents lol.
Usually 50 percent off the price when you use your own cup. 2:20am and I'm doing a pre-trip inspection and its cold. 2:45 I'm on the road rolling north to Washington its starting to snow a little. Its wet and cold and I'm freaking out a bit about ice on the roads in the mountains. The temp is holding between 36 and 44 through out I'm happy because Its not freezing outside yet to cause ice. It's hard to see the roads a bit through the higher areas because the roads are all wet and the markings are not the greatest. I cross the Washington/Oregon bridge over the Columbia river and its a steep ass climb. we get to our destination and all hell breaks lose. the load was late due to the shipper being overweight ..but we have to wait around for the load to be inspected. I wont go into detail.It was just a bad day. I'm at a rest stop waiting for a 1am wake up. next stop Idaho then off to the east..yeah


Update first load 760 miles
next load 2024 miles. I will be arriving Friday... 6 days 2784 miles not bad for the first week when I get there this Friday.

2 comments:

  1. Welcome to the world of "Chicken Truckin'" Mike. lol... Don't get discouraged though. Hang in there, learn all you can while you can and then apply/change it to meet your needs. It will take a couple of weeks to get acclimated. Shippers and receivers will try your patience so try and keep an even temper... Crap happens then it's another day.
    Be safe partner. Thoughts and prayers are with you. Where about are you headed to on the eastside??

    Chris

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  2. sounds like fun and a great experience your having wish I could be doing the same. I have my drive test with Tiger Lines Monday, the day after I get married so hopefully that goes good and I can get on with them.

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