DATELINE: LAREDO, TX, 9:45 p.m. CST
Sorry, gang, for missing a couple of days there. USA's been keeping me busy, and I've been too tired and/or in the wrong mood for creative writing at the end of those long days. I'm a-gonna make this update quick, too, 'cuz today has also been long, as will tomorrow.
On TUESDAY I finished the drive to my delivery in SC. It was a drop-and-hook, so it went nice 'n quick once I got there. My next assignment came in in record time, too, and I was on my way south across the state to North Augusta, SC (by Augusta, GA) for my next pickup. This time the pickup was a live load, and I had a goodly wait there 'til the dock door they assigned me even opened up (i.e., the truck already in it finished up and left). But once in the dock, the load didn't take too long (45-ish minutes), then I was on my way for another hour or so before stopping for the night. By the way, my new load was headed here, to USA Truck's terminal in Laredo.
WEDNESDAY was just a lot of driving PLUS two hours at a weigh station in Georgia for a DOT inspection. All that time for a clean bill of health--no violations whatsoever. It just put me behind schedule and used up a valuable chunk of my 70 work hours. I made it from eastern GA all the way to Breaux Bridge, LA, just east of Lafayette, in my allotted driving hours for the day.
TODAY (THURSDAY) I continued the long drive, making it all the way here to Laredo in 10 hours of driving. My delivery time was scheduled for 1:00 a.m. on Friday, but since I could get here today, I did. I'm spending the night here at the terminal 'cuz my next assignment is another loaded trailer I'll pick up here in the morning and haul to northern Kentucky. Besides, I only had 1 more driving hour available, so I wasn't going to get very far anyway. (Plus any truck stops I'd come across would have a good chance of being full by the time I'd get there.)
That's all I can manage for now; I gotta get me to bed. Thanks for taking a look at this update. PLEASE send me a comment and/or question...I do look forward to seeing input from my fellow netizens. And, as always, keep on truckin'.
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Well, it's goof that you didn't have to wait until 1:00 am to drop your load. Is "netizen" a made-up word? I haven't seen it before.
You're driving through a lot of Texas these days. Is there much difference between one area of Texas and another? It's a huge state - but do the different regions feel distinct? Enjoy your long drive through the Lone Star state, anyway.
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