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ROUTE: Mebane, NC to Newport, MI: 817 miles (599 loaded + 218 deadhead) It was Easter weekend and it would have been nice to spend it at home to attend Sunday Mass among familiar faces. It was going to be difficult though because I was home the previous weekend to attend the NY METS game…

ROUTE: Clayton, IN to Mt. Crawford, VA: 569 miles (568 loaded + 1 deadhead) Wednesday April 1st, I started my day at 10:00am after shutting down the previous night at 11:30pm which followed with a late shower. I should have fueled but I wanted to make sure I made delivery on time. I had enough…

ROUTE: Clinton, CT to Clayton, IN: 908 miles (856 loaded + 52 deadhead) I’ve done this assignment many times and like it. It has good miles, the shipper is a live load but is done quickly and the consignee is a 24/7 facility with drop-and-hook procedures. The docks at the shipper are relative tight with…

ROUTE: Newport, MI to Windsor, CT: 796 miles (693 loaded + 103 deadhead) I had requested home-time in New York for the weekend of March 28th. My son gave me as a Christmas gift two tickets for the Saturday game of the Season Opener Series of the NY METS versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. This assignment…

ROUTE: Clayton, IN to Lansing, MI: 280 miles There wasn’t any deadhead miles on this assignment as both the previous consignee and this shipper were in the same town, actually a mere of blocks away from each other. However, the previous assignment ended on the 25th in the evening and I spent the night at…

ROUTE: Mooresville, NC to Clayton, IN: 592 miles (576 loaded + 16 deadhead) Tuesday March 24th, this shipper was a short distance away from the previous consignee. I arrived at the shipper at 4:45pm and left at 6:00pm. This load was heavy and I needed to scale it and the weight of the truck came…

ROUTE: Redford, MI to Statesville, NC: 593 miles (578 loaded + 15 deadhead) The previous assignment ended on Sunday at the wee-hours of the morning, 2:00am, after driving just over nine hours for that working day. I was exhausted is an understatement. I was bringing the load back to our terminal in Canton, MI, so…

ROUTE: Elkton, MD to Taylor, MI: 697 miles (549 loaded + 148 deadhead) The previous assignment was to start on the Thursday the 19th, drive 462 miles and deliver on the 20th. However, when I picked up the trailer it was damaged and I had to bring it back to our terminal for repairs. Fortunately,…

ROUTE: Ypsilanti, MI to Martinsburg, WV: 475 miles (462 loaded + 13 loaded) The last assignment ended in Canton, MI, where our terminal is located. So after the delivery I stopped by the terminal to fuel, shower, get food at Walmart, wash the truck, have a Mexican traditional breakfast and then go pick up the…

ROUTE: Denver, CO to Canton, MI: 1,246 miles (1,240 loaded + 6 deadhead) Monday March 16th, this shipper was right around the corner from the previous consignee. The appointment was for 2:00pm and I arrived at 2:30pm as the unload took a little longer than expected. When I arrived the foreman told me that I…