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Chapter 22: 10/28/25 Assignment and Book Review: Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance: A Novel by Allison Espach
ROUTE: Flint, MI to Martinsburg, WV: 578 miles (526 loaded + 52 deadhead) My day started at 11:00 as the previous day I arrived at our terminal at 23:30 pushing the 14 hour clock to the max. I was tired but hungry and needed to do laundry as it had been 10 days since the…
Chapter 21: 10/27/25 Assignment and Book Review: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
ROUTE: Georgetown, KY to Lansing, MI: 459 miles (384 loaded + 75 deadhead) Another 14 hour workday. Brutal. Started my day at 9:30am with a bacon, egg & cheese sandwich and a Red Bull. I drove two hours to deliver the load of my last assignment. After the live unload I drove two hours to…
Chapter 20: 10/24/25 Assignment, October 25th Reset and Book Review: My Magnolia Summer: A Novel by Victoria Benton Frank
ROUTE: New Albany, IN to Duncan, SC back to New Albany, IN: 966 miles (840 loaded + 126 deadhead) This is not a typical assignment as it entails going back and forth from the shipper to the consignee. It can be tightly done in two days, the problem is that both shipper and consignee work…
Chapter 19: 10/22/25 Assignment and Book Review: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
ROUTE: Mooresville, NC to Clayton, IN: 599 miles (576 loaded + 23 deadhead) I started my day on 10/22 at 09:00 and dropped off the previous load. Then drove 23 miles to the shipper of this assignment. From there it was roughly a nine-and-half hour drive to the new consignee and they are open 24/7.…
Chapter 18: 10/20/25 Assignment and Book Review: The Women by Kristin Hannah
ROUTE: Memphis, TN to Concord, NC: 638 miles (637 loaded + 1 deadhead) Initially I was given an assignment for a 01:00 pickup to deliver near Atlanta at 09:00 for 434 miles. It’s a relative short drive that can be done in one day. The problem is that it requires to drive through the night…
Chapter 17: 10/19/25 Assignment and Book Review: The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
ROUTE: Romulus, MI to Memphis, TN: 754 miles (726 loaded + 28 deadhead) I’ve done this assignment many times before. It requires around twelve driving hours so needs two days to complete. There’s a Pilot truck stop in Hurricane Mills, TN with ample parking and across the street there’s Log Cabin Restaurant, which is very…
Chapter 16: October 17-18, 2025 Reset Canton, MI
I didn’t need a reset as I had 35 hours left on my 70 clock, but my last assignment ended Friday morning and I was not going to get anything to deliver on Saturday when the weekly cycle ends. My next assignment was to pickup a shipment in Romulus, MI that delivered to Memphis on…
Chapter 15: 10/16/25 Assignment and Book Review: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
ROUTE: McElhattan, PA to Wixom, MI: 540 miles (433 loaded + 107 deadhead) This trip was somewhat derailed with the problem encountered in York, PA with the rim of the trailer that needed repair. The pickup was supposed to be on 10/15 late at night but the delivery was scheduled for Friday 10/17 morning so…
Chapter 14: OOOOOOPS! October 15, 2025
As I was coming out of the parking lot of the I-83 Diner I nipped the barrier wall of the exit ramp and felt a jolt to the truck. I immediately looked at the passenger side mirror and saw a tire perpendicular to the trailer. “FUCK!” was the first thought in my mind. The second…
Chapter 13: 10/13/25 Assignment & Book Reviews: Murder in Tuscany by T.A. Williams & The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Route: Tampa, FL to Hazelton, PA: 1,213 miles (1,129 loaded + 84 deadhead) Another heavy load listed on the BOL as 43,614lbs. Fortunately I was DOT legal on total weight and per axle. Originally I thought the delivery was for Tuesday at noon and that was impossible as it’s a 20 hour drive plus 10…