Hi Again it's just us!!

We've been back on the road since May 5 and I only place 1 blog since then...shame on me..Well since then we had it rough. Miles been low for a better time of it (2 weeks worth of it)and we only sat waiting for loads. Hanging out mostly on the East Coast from Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut. It's Sunday night 5/31 and the current load came from Maine going 1726 miles in 3 days to Sartell,Minnesota that delivers Monday 6/1. Last week miles has been better for us and this load is a good start of the new week. I noticed a new follower to blog. What's up?? Hey, I got your message on 5/11 I'll call later and explained what happened and thanks for the birthday wish. No pictures this time, cameras in the truck and will update next time. Currently in the Gary Indiana OC which we call the Chicago operating center (OC). Well till next time......aloha's......Gus..

Pictures from Mothers Day and Birthday ride

Here the photographer is doing a silhouette on the pass window of me.

Look, canoe racing! (nah!) row boating in a Connecticut river.

Worcester,Conn. Looks like a train depot.

Not sure which Church it is, but it is nice in Connecticut.

Morning sunshine, wake up to natures beauty.

Happy Mothers day to all Moms. Its been a long week. I didn't feel well so I did not go to the races during my time off. Went back on the road 5/5 Tuesday and been suffering for miles ever since. First load out to Taylor Pennsylvania then to Hagerstown Maryland, then off to South Portland Maine then now to Dayton New Jersey. Sound like a lot but its not. We will keep holding the faith that things will change soon. We'll keep smilin' and taking pictures of our road trips. till next time....it is what it is....Darrell

If it can Happen it will....hey a new one....

I know by now your wondering what's going on with us. Remember the last load I was working on(the delivery to Goodyear) in Illinois? Well the Mrs and I went to bed around 8:30pm, we planned on delivering the load at 8am on Thursday, around 2:30am my phone starts ringing(for those who know me,my phone is my alarm clock also). I look at the number first and see the 920 prefix from Green Bay. It's a call to help save a load from another driver who had truck problems and a load that needed to be delivered Thursday afternoon. I double checked to see if I could make it there first before I accepted it. I could but it would be tight. It was a 3 stopper to Home Depot, 2 in Kansas City Mo and 1 in St Louis Mo. I accepted it because it would get me home for some much needed time off that was coming up. Problem was I could not deliver the last delivery as scheduled, well they relayed the last delivery because I would run out of time in Kansas City. Good news bad news, needed a place to park overnight in KC MO. I called my trucker buddy Bill for directions to the casino.(see I remember Bill visited it not too long ago). Ha, got the truck parked, filled up on a casino buffet.....mm mm...then proceeded to attack the machine that made the most noise and that still has the handle for the 1 arm bandit. No luck of course, the Mrs had more luck than me as usual, but we still walked away happy and refreshed. I'm posting pictures of the casino and a lucky shot of the Mrs in action...till next time....aloha...Darrell

A little catching up is in order!!

Since last post, it snowed just a little in Green Bay Wisconsin nothing to worry about and we made the delivery in Albany GA as planned on Friday morning 4/24. Our next load was a pick up from a nursery farm, a load of potted plants and flowers. Here's the deal, I don't have a refrigerated trailer so this load was doomed from the start. Temperature was 92 degrees when they loaded it and called for the same all weekend, mind you this load is heading for Clifton New Jersey a 1072 paid miles and delivers on Tuesday(4 days away for a load that will take approx 2 1/2 days to get there). Almost all was on pallets except the last 5 feet of plants, they stacked them 1 on top of each other, then blocked it with a wooden fence with load locks. I told the kid it would not work and it will get damaged, the supervisor approved of the load and I let it be. Well you know....(it is what it is...heh...)....of course it got damaged. They had me relay the load in Charlotte NC at our OC on Saturday 4/25. I'll let that be, it's in claims right now. Next load was waiting at the OC going to Brookville Indiana delivering on Monday 4/27. The ride wasn't that eventful except,when I shut down for the day in Walton Kentucky I had the truck washed and polished the rims and aluminum. Next load picked up in Cincinnati Ohio and delivered that in Raleigh North Carolina on 4/28 Tuesday. Currently haulin' a whole lot of rubber (Goodyear tires) to Dekalb Illinois for delivery on Thursday morn 4/30. The good news is we're off this weekend and NHRA is in St Louis this weekend and I'm going for my birthday. Till next time... Aloha....Darrell

So, as I said It is what it is.....

Well since the last post I didn't sleep as I said I would and at 1530 I finally called the office to find out how long more this time. I got a hold of Julie (our Driver Services Rep), she explains, "it looks like nobody sent you any info to take the MT trailer to the OC in Green Bay WI and turn in the truck for a PM-B!" I waited 6 hrs for that. I told her to send me the info and I proceeded to the OC, dropped the trailer and turned in the truck for maintenance. YES finally a hotel to sleep in for the night, oops did I mention the forcast called for snow in Green Bay? HA....life is good now. Oops did I mention both of our phones went dead and we forgot the charger in the truck? Yep, watched some TV and more TV. Next morning the truck was ready by 9am and I called the office to notify them of that, but Ms Julie had other plans like send Darrell to spring training class!!??!! So again nothing else got done,but recieved the next load,picking up on Wednesday morn in Green Bay going to Albany GA. 1131 miles that delivers by 7am on Friday 4/24. Yep, now it is what it is......aloha....Darrell

Some Pics from the Greyhound Adoption

Easter Sunday with Doug