Posts Tagged ‘road’
Mechanical problems on a load
Today, I picked up a load out of Laredo to Illinois, courtesy of Linda Blowers with Emerald Equipment Escorts. We got on the road pretty quickly. However, about 20 miles down the line when we pulled off the road to check the load, I heard a loud rumbling in the back of the truck. I [...]
The Tragic Death of a Colleague
Tonight I learned of the death of a friend and colleague this week. Karen Aleman (or possibly Alleman) died Tuesday evening in a rollover accident while returning from escorting an oversize load to Colorado. I do not have any specific information about the funeral, other than it probably will be in Lafayette, LA. Apparently, Karen [...]
It is a L O N G way from one end of Nevada to the other!
We are in Hawthorne, NV, tonight. Our route took us from Bullhead City over to US 95, then north through Las Vegas all the way to Hawthorne. Tomorrow we continue on US 95 up to I-80, then back east to Winnemucca and north from there. Hopefully we will drop tomorrow at about noon. With a [...]
Getting on the road
Today I am going to be heading toward northern Illinois for the first long load I have had since my heart attack. I look forward to it. I am hoping to contact a few pilot car companies along the way, buy them coffee, and just get to know them. I have missed the camradery. Some [...]