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ROUTE: Canton, MI to Memphis, TN: 818 miles (731 loaded + 58 deadhead) Sunday April 26th, the trailer was ready at our terminal and the assignment required thirteen drive hours plus a minimum of a ten hour DOT Break which meant, for practical purposes, that I would be making the delivery the next day at…

ROUTE: Aurora, IL to Brownstown, MI: 347 miles (320 loaded + 27 deadhead) Thursday April 23rd, I started my day with a shower as the pickup appointment was only at 2:00pm. The shipper was nearby and it only took around 45 minutes. There was a little traffic and some road construction near their facility that…

ROUTE: Charlotte, NC to Joliet, IL: 786 miles Monday April 20th, my day started at 10:00am and drove three-and-half hours to the previous consignee which happened to be this shipper. I arrived at 1:30pm. The previous assignment and this one were both drop-and-hook so I was in-and-out fairly quickly. I left the shipper at 3:30pm…

ROUTE: Canton, MI to Charlotte, NC: 612 miles Sunday April 19th, my last assignment ended dropping my trailer at our terminal in Canton to have a Local Driver deliver it. While at the terminal my truck received its 20,000 miles maintenance service. I started my day with a shower, fueled and headed out at 3:00pm.…

ROUTE: Charlotte, NC to Burton, MI: 671 miles Wednesday April 15th, I started my day at 9:30am and drove three hours to the previous consignee that in this assignment was the same as the shipper therefore no deadhead miles. The trip requires around eleven drive hours but it took me twelve-and-half due to traffic. I…

ROUTE: Flint, MI to Charlotte, NC: 683 miles (676 loaded + 7 deadhead) Monday April 13th, the previous assignment was scheduled to deliver on Tuesday but I could deliver it early. However, I was only given this assignment in the late morning and the pickup was scheduled for 9:00pm though I was told it would…

ROUTE: Morrisville, PA to Burton, MI: 675 miles (667 loaded + 8 deadhead) Friday April 10th, I started my day at 11:00am after completing the pre-trip inspection. I drove three hours to complete the previous assignment. This shipper was nearby so the drive to get there was short from the consignee. Even though both facilities…

ROUTE: Ypsilanti, MI to Longhorne, PA: 619 miles (606 loaded + 13 deadhead) Thursday April 9th, I started my day at 10:00am. The previous assignment ended dropping off the load at our terminal the night before as the delivery appointment was for next week so a Local Driver would deliver it. I did the pre-trip…

ROUTE: Windsor, CT to Brownstown, MI: 699 miles Tuesday April 7th, I started my day at 10:15am, performed the pre-trip, drove five hours and arrived at the consignee at 4:00pm to the deliver the previous load. The shipper on this assignment was the same as the consignee of the previous so there were no deadhead…

ROUTE: Newport, MI to Windsor, CT: 693 miles Monday April 6th, I started my day at 9:30am at our terminal where I had spent the previous day which allowed me to attend Easter Sunday Mass. I performed the pre-trip, fueled the truck, went through our truck wash and drove thirty minutes to the consignee of…