Back to Work

DATELINE: VANDALIA, OH, 7:39 p.m.

I'm finally back in my truck! About an hour ago I got the word that my truck was done, so I reported to the shop to pick up my keys, found an empty trailer and hooked up to it, sent in my "back to work" message to dispatch so they can find me my next assignment, and fueled up the truck. So now I'm sitting in the terminal's lot waiting for that next assignment.

I'm hoping that they won't give me one that will require me to head out right away, since I've been awake and waiting for the truck all day. I'd much rather get a load for which I can get started in the morning. Either way, it'll have to be a nearby run--or better yet, into Michigan--so I can head home on Friday, preferrably to get there early in the day.

So that's where things stand right now. I'll have to stay up a while to see if a load assignment comes in. (No doubt they'll wait 'til I've decided to bed down for the night and gotten comfy.) If I do have to make a run tonight, I'll only have a few hours to drive since I've been on duty since 11:00 a.m. waiting on the shop. And if I do have to do some work tonight, I'll give y'all another quick update when I've finished for the night.

Thanks as much as ever for reading and commenting. And keep on truckin' as much as ever.