A Day of (Mostly) Rest

DATELINE: MOBILE, AL, 1:06 p.m. EDT

Miles Today: 196

A short work day today. As I guaranteed in yesterday's dispatch, my load assignment came in the middle of the night, 12:56 to be precise. Why the hurry to get it to me I don't know, since the pickup is not until Monday morning. It would have been nice if dispatch had waited 'til I'd reasonably likely be awake to send it, don't you think? Anyway, the pickup is set for 8:00 a.m. on Monday, in a small town a little ways north of Mobile. The load's destination is Reading, PA for a Wednesday delivery, so I'll be heading back to from whence I came.

Today I woke up around 6:30, after hitting the sack around 9:00 p.m. last night. I hit the road at 7:30 so I could be somewhat near tomorrow's pickup and to fuel up. I'm at a company-approved fueling point, a Travel Centers of America (TA) truck stop just west of the city. This'll be the first night I've stayed at an actual truck stop in over a week, since that hot night in southern LA. Since then it's been:
- An Oklahoma turnpike travel plaza (rest area),
- USA's West Memphis, AR terminal
- 2 nights at USA's Vandalia, OH terminal,
- 2 nights at USA's Bethel, PA terminal,
- USA's Spartanburg, SC terminal
- Then last night at a rest area in Florida.
I expect to be back in Spartanburg tomorrow night, then Bethel again Tuesday night.

It's nice and warm down here, though it's clouding up and getting windy today. I haven't seen or heard the weather forecast, so I don't know if it's supposed to rain or not. My air conditioner is finally working properly, making it nice and comfy in the truck, so I won't have any more sweaty nights as long as it keeps working.

So that's what's up today and what's coming up for the next couple of days. It'll be another couple of L-O-N-G drives, but hopefully I won't be too worn out after each to keep you abreast of my daily activities. Thanks once more for looking in, and keep on truckin'.