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CHAPTER 62: January 28, 2026 Assignment and Book Reviews: The School Run by Ali Lowe and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.
ROUTE: Flint, MI to Tampa, FL: 1,356 miles (1,227 loaded + 129 deadhead) I completed my last assignment on the evening of Monday 01/26. I had a emergency dentist appointment on Tuesday 01/27 at 08:00 so I told my DM (Dispatch Manager) that I would be available for work at noon of that day as…
CHAPTER 61: January 26, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: She Didn’t See it Coming by Shari Lapena.
ROUTE: Lockport, IL to Maumee, OH: 273 miles (244 miles + 29 deadhead) The last assignment ended on a Saturday 01/24 and sometimes there are new assignments going out of there but I wasn’t that lucky this time around. There was a storm hitting across the country and I was going to be staying put…
CHAPTER 60: January 23, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: Secret Sister by Sarah A. Denzil.
ROUTE: Woodruff, SC to Wilmington, IL: 718 miles The last assignment delivered to the same party as the shipper so I was able to pickup the next load as I delivered the previous one. This is a 24/7 facility and all shipments are drop-and-hook. Fortunately the load was ready when I arrived the night before.…
CHAPTER 59: January 21, 2026 Assignment and Book Reviews: Chain Reaction by James Byrne and The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguru.
ROUTE: Woodburn, IN to Woodruff, SC: 701 miles (611 loaded + 90 deadhead) I’ve done this route in the past: drop off in Elkhart, IN and drive a couple of hours to pick up a drop-and-hook load in Woodburn, IN. I departed the last consignee at 15:30 after a two hour unload process. I arrived…
CHAPTER 58: January 20, 2026 Assignment and Book Reviews: The Gallagher Place by Julie Doar and The Maid by Nita Prose.
ROUTE: Sparrow Point, MD to Elkhart, IN: 711 miles (608 loaded + 103 deadhead) I completed the previous assignment on Monday night so I would not have the pressure of delivering the load early and then having to wait for the next assignment. Instead I made the delivery at 21:30, arrived at the truck stop…
CHAPTER 57: January 19, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: Save the Girls by Terry Toler.
ROUTE: Belleville, MI to Martinsburg, WV: 467 miles (457 loaded + 10 deadhead) I received the assignment late Sunday night and the pickup was scheduled for 06:00 on Monday from a shipper located near our terminal. Fortunately I was still awake when I received the assignment and managed to change the pickup time for 08:00.…
CHAPTER 56: January 16, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica.
ROUTE: McElhattan, PA to Brownstown, MI: 573 miles (397 loaded + 176 deadhead) After delivering in Auburn, NY this assignment was picking up in McElhattan, PA which is a three hour drive. The pickup was scheduled for 16:00 and I arrived at 15:30, so had to wait until they finished loading the trailer. This shipper…
CHAPTER 55: January 15, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: Flights by Olga Tokarczuk.
ROUTE: Maumee, OH to Auburn, NY: 485 miles (423 loaded + 62 deadhead) This assignment was originally scheduled for a pickup on Wednesday 01/14 at 18:00. My previous delivery was finished by 13:30 that day. I managed to schedule a dentist appointment for 14:00 and when I arrived at the terminal it was starting to…
CHAPTER 54: January 13, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: Haven’t Killed in Years by Amy K. Green.
ROUTE: Linden, NJ to Romulus, MI: 732 miles (602 loaded + 130 deadhead) This week started on a Tuesday as I was in town for my semiannual checkup with the endocrinologist scheduled for Monday 01/12. The drive to the shipper took three hours due to traffic. From there it should take ten hours to arrive…
CHAPTER 53: Reset January 9th – 12th, 2026 in CT-NY.
I had my semiannual checkup appointment on Monday 01/12 with my endocrinologist. The assignment to accomplish this got me to my home base at the Pilot in Milford, CT on Friday around noon. I killed time at the truck stop on Friday. Saturday morning I picked up a rental car and checked into a hotel…