November 16, 1990, 2010

FIRST 5 YEARS:(Friday-Kansas City, Missouri)
I was sleeping nicely until 5 AM CST when I was woken and told my tractor was ready to go. I drove back to the terminal and checked in with dispatch. I was talking with dispatch when a driver came in with a load to Eagan, Minnesota(south of St Paul) that he wanted to drop. He wanted time off and he needed to drop the load. Dispatch looked at me and asked if I wanted it. I knew it would be awhile before getting out and so I said I would take it.
haron
I was hooked up and ready to go at 6:15 AM CST but feeling a little tired. I decided to lay down for a while since the load wasn't due until tomorrow. I just laid and didn't go to sleep. I left for Eagan after filling my tanks(27 gallons) at 7:30 AM CST. Headed up I-35 into Iowa just moving around as fast as I can legally. I shot past Des Moines and past Ames, stopping at a rest area for a short break. Following I-35 north, I went into Minnesota and got to the coke plant at 3 PM CST(I had been here two times before). I just checked in and they said they would unload me then...I backed up to the dock and they got right to it. I was unloaded by 4 PM CST and had another load at 4:15 PM CST.

I had to pick up a load of general stuff in Fridley, Minnesota at 10 PM CST. Hoping the trailer was loaded I went up to Fridley and checked in. They informed me that I would be lucky to get it by 11 PM CST. As my day ended, I was getting my load to Sharonville, Ohio(North Cincinnati). I had napped the last few hours...

November 15, 1990, 2010

FIRST 5 YEARS:(Thursday-Limon, Colorado)
Up at 7 AM MST and went into the truckstop and bought some munchies. Headed east on I-70 at 7:30 and got my speed to the limit and kept it there to Salina, Kansas where I stopped for fuel. I fueled(144 gallons) at "Just a Truckstop" and was gone.

I got to Ft Riley, Kansas at 3:30 PM CST and can't find the building I was suppose to go to. There was no guards at the front gates to ask. I stopped and asked and the few few people gave me directions but they were wrong. Finally a guy in a Jeep took me to the building and I got backed up to the unloading dock at 4:30 PM CST. The soldiers took their time with the unloading and I didn't get done unloaded until 6:30 PM CST.

At the end of unloading, the troops in the building invited me to eat pizza with them. They had ordered several pizzas and had plenty. We all ate until we were stuffed. I called dispatch and let them know I was empty and I was told to deadhead to the Kansas City terminal. I left Ft. Riley at 8 PM CST and headed for Kansas City get there at 10:30 PM CST.

When I got to the terminal there was a message for me from our head maintenance office. I was to take my tractor to Kenworth for an "overhead" and "injectors" on the engine. So, before midnight, I had reported to the Kenworth dealer and they were working on my tractor. I just went to my bed and went to sleep...