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CHAPTER 142: July 20, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU by Andrea Mara.
MONROE, NC to CHICAGO, IL: 830 miles (800 loaded + 30 deadhead). Monday July 20th, I arrived at the shipper at 3:00pm. My previous assignment ended in Charlotte, NC, earlier in the day. I left the shipper at 4:30pm and was starving as my day started at 10:00am and I hadn’t eaten anything since the…
CHAPTER 141: July 17, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: LOCK EVERY DOOR by Riley Sager.
FLINT, MI to CHARLOTTE, NC: 776 miles + Detention for breakdown (676 loaded + 100 deadhead +$300) Thursday July 16th, my truck went into the shop for its 20,000 miles Preventive Maintenance checkup. I sat idle for a day at our terminal in Canton, MI, until the part that needed to be replaced arrived. I…
CHAPTER 140: July 14, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: SOMEONE WE KNOW by Shari Lapena.
McELHATTAN, PA to WIXOM, MI: 707 miles (433 loaded + 274 deadhead). Tuesday July 14th, I started my day at 10:30am with the pre-trip inspection of the truck. The previous day I was off for a doctor’s appointment. The shipper was quite a distance away and took me a little over five hours to get…
CHAPTER 139: July 10, 2026 Assignment, Home Leave & Book Review: ONLY MURDER by Rylie Dark.
NEWPORT, MI to CRANBURY, NJ: 590 miles. Friday July 10th, I arrived at the shipper at 6:30pm which was the same as the consignee of the previous assignment. This assignment was set up so I could be home on Monday the 13th for a doctor’s appointment. I normally schedule them for a Monday or Friday…
CHAPTER 138: July 09, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: THESE STILL BLACK WATERS by Christina McDonald.
SMITHVILLE, TN to NEWPORT, MI: 800 miles (524 loaded + 276 deadhead) Thursday July 9th, I arrived at the shipper at 7:00pm EST. My day started at 6:30am at the Pilot in Hurricane Mills, TN, with the pre-trip inspection of the truck and drove two-and-half hours to make the previous delivery in Memphis, TN. Then…
CHAPTER 137: July 07, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: THE LAST SEAT by Jenifer Ruff.
NEWPORT, MI to MEMPHIS, TN: 708 miles Tuesday July 7th, I arrived at the shipper at 3:30pm which happened to be the last consignee making my life a lot easier. I left at 4:30pm and went across the street for dinner at the Fifth Wheel Diner which has truck parking. The delivery was scheduled for…
CHAPTER 136: July 06, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: RUN by Matthew Becker.
SISSONVILLE, WV to NEWPORT, MI; 510 miles (310 loaded + 200 deadhead). Monday July 6th, I arrived at the shipper at 8:30pm. My day had started at 9:00am then I drove an hour to the previous consignee. The unload took five hours so I left there at 4:00pm and drove three-and-half hours to this shipper…
CHAPTER 135: July 02, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: LIES IN THE SNOW by Jenifer Ruff.
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MS to ABINGDON, VA: 600 miles + DETENTION (507 loaded + 93 deadhead + $287.50) Thursday July 2nd, I arrived at the shipper at 2:00pm. The delivery was scheduled for the next day at noon and they closed at 2:00pm. Fairly straightforward. I had started my day at 7:00am and driven a little…
CHAPTER 134: June 30, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: EVERYONE HERE IS LYING by Shari Lapena.
MAUMEE, OH to MUSCLE SHEAL, AL: 720 miles + HAZMAT (590 loaded + 130 deadhead + $100) Tuesday June 30th, I finished an assignment in Flint, MI, and was told to bring the empty trailer back to the yard instead of taking it to the shipper. I bobtailed to the shipper and arrived at 9:30pm.…
CHAPTER 133: June 29, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: TALON OF GOD by Wesley Snipes.
ELKHART, IN to FLINT, MI: 366 miles (186 loaded + 180 deadhead). Monday June 29th, the previous assignment delivered in Gypsum, OH. The deadhead was 180 miles which requires three hours driving. The pickup was scheduled for 3:30pm and I informed our dispatch that I would not be able to make it by then. The…