I need a hat, a chain for my wallet & a can of snuff.

[dpkimmel2001]

In the process of heading home for the weekend after delivering in Edmonton. Weather hasn’t really been an issue so far. Currently I’m in Alexandria, MN. I’ve got time in my favor for getting around both Saint Paul, MN & Chicago, IL outside of their rush hours. Plan to stop in Fremont, IN this afternoon for the evening before getting home tomorrow. Problem is the snow is to hit my Friday route. Thought I was in the clear but I guess not.

Lots to do over the weekend finishing some projects at home before heading back out next Tuesday. I’ll be on the road until Easter weekend that next time out. Last of the long stints until next Fall & Winter months.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Knocking some things off the list while I’m home. Started remodeling the master bathroom about 6 weeks ago. I put down a new tile floor, new bathroom vanity, new vanity top, new anti fogging led vanity mirror, all new plumbing fixtures and all new wall hardware. Currently working on the bathroom closet. Making a new shelf system and small section for hanging clothes. Also on tap for this weekend a new ceiling fan/light.

 

[Whizzer]

You are busy, Dude. Logging a lot of miles in home renovations and repairs. Kept Momma happy and makes me wish I had one of the anti-fogging vanity mirrors. Never heard of them until the above post. See? Even an old dog learns new tricks!

 

[dpkimmel2001]

You are busy, Dude. Logging a lot of miles in home renovations and repairs. Kept Momma happy and makes me wish I had one of the anti-fogging vanity mirrors. Never heard of them until the above post. See? Even an old dog learns new tricks!

Yeah, the mirror is cool. It detects raised humidity and turns on the defrost.

 

[Nitro Dude]

Knocking some things off the list while I’m home. Started remodeling the master bathroom about 6 weeks ago. I put down a new tile floor, new bathroom vanity, new vanity top, new anti fogging led vanity mirror, all new plumbing fixtures and all new wall hardware. Currently working on the bathroom closet. Making a new shelf system and small section for hanging clothes. Also on tap for this weekend a new ceiling fan/light.

You are going to need to go back to work so you can get some rest.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

On the road again…..

Checked off some To-Do List items over the weekend and am back rolling again. New customer today. Usually I’m hauling only lubricants. This time it’s waste water. I used to haul waste water a lot when I drove for the last company I worked for. Just about everything manufactured produces waste. The place I’m loading produces both toothpaste and dish soap. No worries, that’s two different locations within the same plant. I’m picking up waste liquids that are produced in the manufacture of dish soap today. I’ll be taking this load from southeastern Ohio to its delivery point in Maryland where I am to deliver this afternoon.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

The road I had to travel on for yesterdays delivery. Not exactly trucker friendly. Single lane where I had to call ahead to make sure nobody was exiting as I was advancing to deliver.

 

[Nitro Dude]

The road I had to travel on for yesterdays delivery. Not exactly trucker friendly. Single lane where I had to call ahead to make sure nobody was exiting as I was advancing to deliver.

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That reminds me of the road that I had to take going to Maple Grove raceway in PA once every year. It was a 2 lane, but it had some pretty sharp turns, and it is out in the middle of nowhere in Amish horse and buggy country.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Waiting in line at the truck wash in the middle of the night. The truck got nasty on the Tuesday delivery. Muddy roads. Currently in Carlisle,PA on my way to Windsor, ON where I deliver tomorrow. Have to cross the Ambassador Bridge by Detroit. Probably the busiest crossing into Canada and the bridge is currently restricted to a single lane due to ongoing construction. It’s said that over 10,000 trucks and 4000 cars cross the bridge each day. Guessing it’s going to be a long wait.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

$109+ for a truck/trailer wash. I shoulda started a truck wash business.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[Whizzer]

I used to stop at a truck wash near Carlisle, PA, when we had the motorhome and I didn't have time to wash it before leaving home. They charged $1.00 per foot for a wash at that time. Lucky my unit was only 38 ft.!

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Finished up in Windsor, ON yesterday morning and headed to Chicago. Picked up a clean, empty trailer there that needs to be taken to Swedesboro, NJ. I’ll be there early this afternoon. From there I’ll be picking up a preloaded trailer that I’ll be taking to Kansas City. I don’t deliver until Tuesday but I should be there Monday morning sometime.

Crossing the Ambassador Bridge in both directions ended up not being much of an issue. Seems most of the truckers have switched to crossing in Sarina, further north.

The weathers been getting better but I’ve still hit some snow squalls that have slowed travel. That should become less in short order except for those trips further north and west to western Canada. Can’t wait till all that weather is in the rear view.

 

[Nitro Dude]

I used to stop at a truck wash near Carlisle, PA, when we had the motorhome and I didn't have time to wash it before leaving home. They charged $1.00 per foot for a wash at that time. Lucky my unit was only 38 ft.!

Blue Beacon?

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Blue Beacon?

Yes

 

[Nitro Dude]

Yes

That Carlisle BB truck wash is where all of the NHRA race teams get washed on the way to Maple Grove raceway.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Currently parked about 100 miles East of Kansas City. Started a reset that will be done just in time to deliver on Tuesday morning. Will probably be heading to Chicago after delivery.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Waiting to pull into this hole to offload. Just a steering wheel holder this time. They’re going to do all the dirty work.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

So, when I’m in the situation where I’m sitting in the cab while they offload my trailer, this is the gauge I watch. Under a fully loaded trailer, stopped on level ground, it reads just over 70 psi on my suspension load. An empty trailer will take that gauge down to around 10 psi.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Arrived at my delivery point about 20 minutes before my appointment. First time at this location so I didn’t know what to expect. Told them it was my first time here. They walked me through the process step by step. Another truck arrived right after I did. They pulled us on the scales side by side. The guy said that we both had to offload in the same spot but that the other truck was to have been here yesterday. Pays to arrive on time and I’m never late. Not in these last four years anyhow.

 

[Whizzer]

Waiting to pull into this hole to offload. Just a steering wheel holder this time. They’re going to do all the dirty work.

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Looking down that narrow stretch and I'm wondering, can you drive on through once you have off loaded? Or must you back out? Looks pretty narrow to me.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Looking down that narrow stretch and I'm wondering, can you drive on through once you have off loaded? Or must you back out? Looks pretty narrow to me.

Just enough room. Not by much though. Yes, had to drive through there. Other tankers were waiting behind me for their turn to offload.

On my way to Chicago now.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

In Chicago now. A local delivery is scheduled for in the morning and then I’m taking a load to GM Toledo for delivery on Thursday morning.