Northeast but finally Laredo

Yet another weekend off. I could get used to this! We had a pickup in Dahlgren, Va on Monday with a same day delivery in Dover, De. Next up was a pickup in Edison,Nj taking us to Laredo, Tx. Finally! Out of the northeast.

We had a nice drive down to Laredo. Traffic is so much better away from the congestion in the northeast. You really notice it when you get away from there.

We delivered on Wednesday in  Laredo and had a pickup next day nearby. This time we had to go back up to the dreaded Canada. Kitchner, Ontario. At least the weather is nice.

Full Circle

Following our usual weekend off, we next picked up in Exeter, Nh. This load took us to Dover, De. It was followed by a load picking up in Baltimore, Md with a delivery in Sterling Heights, Mi. Next was a pickup in Haymarket, Va with a delivery in Trenton, Nj. Notice that we were in Michigan and our next pickup was in Virginia. That is a ridiculous amount of deadhead, but when our carrier needs a load covered, they will pay what it takes to get it done. So we got paid for all the miles to the pickup. I wonder how some companies stay in business doing things like that!

After delivering in New Jersey we went to the truckstop in Bordentown, New Jersey and finally go the batteries replaced. That is a relief! Next we picked up in Carlisle, Pa and delivered in Granby, Ct so we came full circle this week. Back almost to where we started from.

Ran out of Juice

After another weekend off, it was back to work on Monday. We picked up in Pryor, Ok and delivered next day to Goshen, In. Then a pickup in Lima, Oh and a delivery in Green Bay, Wi. The only thing I think about when I hear Green Bay is Brett Favre. Yes, I am a fan!

After that it was a pickup in Green Bay, Wi with a delivery to Somersworth, Nh. Unfortunately, back to the northeast. Only thing worse would be a trip to Canada.

After our deliver we went to a truckstop to rest up, eat and shower. Our truck has an apu on it so when we park we run the apu for heat and air and to keep the batteries charged. It has a voltage monitor that will make it start automatically if the batteries get down to a certain level. We have now learned that if your batteries are bad, they will drop voltage faster than the apu can react and it will not be able to start in time to charge up the batteries. We learned this the hard way by having them go dead and leaving us with no way to start the truck or the apu.

We contacted the owner who wanted us to see if we could find a truck driver in the area who would be willing to jumpstart us. We didn't have any luck with that so we had to call mobile repair service to come out and jump us. The owner looked around for a place nearby to get the batteries changed out. She said she didn't see any so we just have to keep the apu running until we can get the batteries replaced.

Twic Card

Dad and John in a game of Cornhole

Wow, two weeks off with no worries. We never had that in our former jobs. Another benefit to be had from expediting. We camped in a state park with several members of the family.

 Other family who live nearby were able to come and visit so it was a nice family reunion. We played a lot of cornhole.


 Ate a lot, went for a swim in the river and played many many games of cards. We were all sad when the time came to leave. Hopefully we can do it again next year.

Mom and Dad 

When we left there, we drove up to Hammond, Indiana to apply for our Twic Cards. Our carrier has agreed to reimburse us for the cost so we figured why not? It wasn't too bad of a procedure and it's done. It'll take a few weeks to get the cards and then we'll see if anyone really wants to see them or not.

After that it was back to work. It was Crane, Indiana to Ft. Hood, Texas. Austin, Tx to Round Rock, Tx. Brownwood, Tx to Midwest City, Ok.

Nothing exciting, but good money and a weekend off. Love it!