One Day to Go

DATELINE: SEYMOUR, IN, 6:15 p.m. EST

Miles Today: 350

OK, so today wasn't a long work day by usual trucking standards, but I sure got tired by the last hour. Must be the whole 2 weeks I've been out on the road weighing down on me. Anyway, I just need to make 2 stops tomorrow to get rid of the load in my trailer, then it's home for the holidays! Woo-hoo! Can't wait.

My first stopoff tomorrow is a 9:15 a.m. appointment, and the site is just across the highway from the TA where I'm parked tonight. It's literally 1/4 mile away, if that far. So that'll start off the day quickly. However, it will be a live unload since they only get a portion of what's on there. (Meaning I can't just drop the trailer and go.) So I don't know how long that part's going to take. Hopefully not too long.

After that delivery's done, I haul the rest of the load to another Distribution Center ("DC") for the same company, this one in Coldwater, MI. I'm pretty sure that one'll be a drop-and-hook since I've dropped other loads there a couple of times before. So that one ought to be nice 'n quick so I can hit the road for home base. I sure am looking forward to ~10 days at home (I'll head back to the truck on Jan. 2).

This may be my last update to this blog for the year, and if so, have nothing but the happiest of holidays--all of 'em. Thanks for following along as I related my trials, tribulations, and some happy moments this year. The best part of keeping this blog going is getting comments and questions from you all, so please keep 'em coming. All my best to you for the coming year, and keep on truckin'.