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SHELBY, NC to WILLOUGHBY, OH: 605 miles (543 loaded + 62 deadhead) Tuesday June 9th, I arrived at the shipper at 3:30pm and it took two hours to load the cargo on the trailer. I left at 5:30pm and the delivery was scheduled for 11:00am the next day but I had until 5:00pm. The drive…

CANTON, MI to STATESVILLE, NC: 573 miles Monday June 8th, this load was at our terminal so I saved some time. I started my day with a Mexican breakfast at a nearby restaurant. I fueled the truck and left the terminal at 1:00pm and drove ten hours with a couple of quick breaks along the…

McELHATTAN, PA -> BROWNSTOWN, MI: 530 miles (400 loaded + 130 deadhead). Saturday June 6th, I started my day at 12:30pm with the pre-trip inspection of the truck and left the Sheetz truck stop in Buckhorn, PA where I had spent the night just before 1:00pm. I still had an hour to drive to arrive…

CLAYTON, IN -> TOBYHANNA, PA: 753 miles (683 loaded + 70 deadhead) Thursday June 4th, I arrived at the shipper at 1:30pm. This is a 24/7 facility and the assignment was a drop-and-hook. It should be relatively fast and took about an hour but as I was doing the inspection of the trailer I noticed…

HAMPTON, NH to ANDERSON, IN: 1,167 miles (1,079 miles + 88 deadhead + $25 additional stop) Tuesday June 2nd. This load required loading at two different shippers. The first in Hampton, NH and the second in Fitchburg, MA. I arrived at the first shipper at 1:00pm and the loading was relatively quick taking just an…

BRISTOL, NH to SHELBYVILLE, IN and back to BRISTOL, NH: 2,519 miles (2,134 loaded + 385 deadhead) This was a unique trip to say the least. The few roundtrip assignments I have done in the past have to take a load from a shipper to a consignee and then bring back a shipment from that…

MAUMEE, OH to LEVITTOWN, NJ: 621 miles + HAZMAT (559 loaded + 62 deadhead + $100) Sunday May 24th, this shipper is a 24/7 facility but the office closes at 11:00pm on Fridays so any shipment that is to be picked up on the weekends can be picked up at any time. This assignment had…

ROUTE: Linden, NJ to Romulus, MI: 732 miles (602 loaded + 130 deadhead) Thursday May 21st, I arrived at the shipper at 7:15pm. I had driven nine-and-half hours for the day which meant that I only had an hour-and-half left to drive that day as per DOT Regulations. There are not that many truck stops…

ROUTE: Maumee, OH to Newington, CT: 793 miles + HAZMAT (656 loaded + 137 deadhead + $100) Tuesday May 19th, I arrived at the shipper at 7:30pm. This facility is a 24/7 drop-and-hook but it wasn’t ready so I had to wait two hours until they finished loading the trailer. This load is hazmat and…

ROUTE: Romeoville, IL to Grove City, OH: 402 miles (373 loaded + 29 deadhead) Monday May 18th, I arrived at the shipper at 2:30pm. This was a short trip that should take under seven hours. The delivery was scheduled for the next day at 9:00am. The shipper is a drop-and-hook facility and parking area is…