Today's morning run to Niles, IL went well. The receivers and I noticed that the bill-of-lading (BOL) listed less than was on the truck. As a result, it took longer than normal to unload the truck. On a dedicated account like the one I'm on, it's not a big deal that more is on the truck than what is supposed to be. Still--I wonder if my company is being short-changed the cost of shipping the extra weight. Hmm...I figure that someone knows what's going on--I'm sure not going to be concerned with it.
It was a clear and cloudless sky in Chicago--you don't get many of those!
Back at the warehouse, my trailer to tomorrow's stops in Minnesota was not yet ready. 4-hours and 15-minutes later, it was ready.
The ride up to Minnesota was uneventful except for the van stopped on the shoulder on the other side of the Interstate somewhere between Madison and Mauston, WI. Truckers were commenting on the CB-radio that the passengers of the van were changing the driver-side rear tire and some of them were literally straddling the white-line marking the start of the shoulder. Sure enough, when I got to where they were, there were 2-women not at all concerned that they were causing a hazard to approaching traffic as their bodies indeed were invading the passenger lane. Unbelievable.
I arrived at my 1st stop with 15-minutes available in my day (too close for my comfort). Even so, my 2nd stop will be late tomorrow (I'll unload at my 1st stop and then wait for my 10-hour break to expire so that I can drive to my 2nd stop). It beats the snot-out-of-me why certain trailers can't be loaded earlier in the day to prevent missing appointment times.
I should be back in time for supper tomorrow evening at home with the family.
miles driven = 519
9:47:12 PM
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