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  Wednesday, August 10, 2005


This morning's dawn in the UP was beautiful!  The red orb rose majestically in the distant, cloud-obscured horizon providing an awe-inspiring sunrise.

Today's 4-stops went well.  I saw 2-hawks on different occasions today.  One was riding the air current circling over one area on the side of the Interstate searching for prey.  The other (in a different Interstate location) was sitting on a mile-marker sign, patiently observing the goings-on of small consumables in his/her viewing area.  I haven't seen a hawk sit next to the freeway before--especially with noisy diesels passing so close by.

Today, I noticed an increase in ETA information between dispatch and drivers.  That's a good sign of things to come.  I had a brief chat with Mr. C at the end of the day and he mentioned that some of the newer dispatchers are continuing to learn "the system"--it all takes time.

I has 3-4 possible routes for tomorrow, but in the end, dispatch suggested an early morning Chicago, IL run.  After that, I'll have a scheduled safety meeting back at the warehouse.  Afterwards, I'll be headed towards Duluth, MN for Friday (It will take a miracle not to do any fuzzy logging for tomorrow).  However, that could all change!

miles driven = 367


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