11/15/08
A cold front came through and the temperatures went from in the high 60’sdown to the low 30’stoday in Missouri. Got to Dallas TX and still only in the 50’s. Temperatures in the 30’s at night and saw my first snow flurries last night. One of the fun things about driving a truck, the hugh changes in weather on a daily basis.I might be in the 60’s one day and in the 30’s the next.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Greensburg Kansas
11/13/08
Last year a tornado all but wiped out the town of Greensburg Kansas.Went by the town today and it is slowly rebuilding. Seems like a few more houses and businesses added each time I go by. The town still looks ghostly as there are large vacant lots and streets, and the trees are still leafless and probally dead.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Last year a tornado all but wiped out the town of Greensburg Kansas.Went by the town today and it is slowly rebuilding. Seems like a few more houses and businesses added each time I go by. The town still looks ghostly as there are large vacant lots and streets, and the trees are still leafless and probally dead.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Lord of the Flies
11/11-13/08
I’ve always said “That driving a truck, is about 55 minutes of boredom and 5 minutes of excitement every hour” My last three days of boredom,from California to Missouri, have been spent killing over a 1000 flies. Seems I picked up thousands of flies at the tomato plant, and have been swatting flies going down the road, ever since. Sure gave me something to do during my hours of boredom. Mostly swatting flies one at a time, but sometimes two and once four at one swat.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
I’ve always said “That driving a truck, is about 55 minutes of boredom and 5 minutes of excitement every hour” My last three days of boredom,from California to Missouri, have been spent killing over a 1000 flies. Seems I picked up thousands of flies at the tomato plant, and have been swatting flies going down the road, ever since. Sure gave me something to do during my hours of boredom. Mostly swatting flies one at a time, but sometimes two and once four at one swat.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Dumb Farm Operations
11/10/08
Picked up a load at a tomato canning place. Took me over 5 hours to get loaded and that seemed to be the norm around there. Typical food operation; they have a load to fill and order a truck before they have the product to ship, then make the driver wait while they get around to getting the order ready. I’ve dealt with the same problem before when I used to haul produce. No matter what time the driver appears, the product is never ready. The driver loses,as we don’tget paid to sit for the first few hours, and the shipper loses as they get charged extra for the truck to sit, and it all gets piled onto the cost at the grocery store.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Picked up a load at a tomato canning place. Took me over 5 hours to get loaded and that seemed to be the norm around there. Typical food operation; they have a load to fill and order a truck before they have the product to ship, then make the driver wait while they get around to getting the order ready. I’ve dealt with the same problem before when I used to haul produce. No matter what time the driver appears, the product is never ready. The driver loses,as we don’tget paid to sit for the first few hours, and the shipper loses as they get charged extra for the truck to sit, and it all gets piled onto the cost at the grocery store.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Sunday, November 9, 2008
On The Road Again
Been on vacation since the 31st of October. Amazing how far things get behind when your on the road so much. I've been working with things I've downloaded from the internet almost 2 1/2 years ago, and just got the time to work with them.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
California Grafitti
Headed to California,land of the truck graffiti artists. No matter where I am in this country,when I spot a trailer that has been tagged with graffiti, there is more then a 90% chance the trailer has California License plates. Seems that Los Angeles is the home of trailer graffiti artists, more so then anywhere in the United States.
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Bad Economy
Looks like the economy really is getting bad. I've noticed that I seem to wait more between loads,and freight seems almost non-existant in some areas. Looks like companies are holding back on shipments waiting to see what happens. Getting colder everyday up here in Pennsylvania, and I bet it will be just as cold when I get to Chicago (the dump of the mid-west)
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
Keep on Truckin
The Iceman
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