Big Rig Steve ended the broadcast 18:16 MST as we arrived early for 8:00 MST delivery appointment in Longmont, Colorado. At this time, it was unclear whether BRS next broadcast would be yet tonight or early tomorrow morning. Watch the website Bigrigtravels.com status bar for updates.
Title today The I-80 diversion
Day started 8:02 MST at the Flying Hook in Big Springs, NE. Fresh coffee and a little wait for a big rig in front of us to roll out of the way. We had been instructed to head down to the drop yard in the mile high city of Denver due to continuing road closures on I-80 in Wyoming with no clear date for reopening. Yes, Steve was going to help out the Denver yard by trying get a couple of the hot local deliveries completed hopefully before the weather issues find us.
BRS exited off I-80 to go southwest to Denver on I-76 . The “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” sign appeared shortly afterward at 8:39 MST.
Julesburg was the first town we went past which was a stop on the pony express route. The Colorado welcome center in the rest stop holds information on the history of those days.
We rolled through Fort Morgan, CO 10:17 MST a familiar shipper location for trips back towards home.
BRS advised at 10:33 MST that we were on the Shake Down test near Wiggins, CO. Yes, a rough stretch of I-76 was shaking us fiercely.
The first visible views of Rocky Mountains were pointing out on the horizon by BRS near Orchard, CO at 10:40 MST.
Fresh stream started at ❤️Loves in Hudson, CO for fuel stop at 11:10 MST. The bright sunshine finally found us. We had been trying to get out of the clouds since earlier in the day, the clearing line had been just ahead of The Blue Comet
In Commerce City, BRS pointed out the Volvo Truck Dealership that he had spent three days at back when he been driving a Volvo truck.
We arrived at the drop yard at 12:10 MST to complete our trip with a drop and hook of the next trip going to Longmont, CO.
13:00 MST, BRS resumed broadcasting at a railway crossing by the Walmart. We were waiting on trains as this crossing is usually a busy location to try to cross. BRS advised “ Welcome to Big Rig Travels Train Channel, we have food and coffee on board so we can outlast them” referring to waiting out all the train traffic. We completed our half hour break and then some while we waited. Finally at 13:42 MST, we escaped watching the trains go past.
Loves ❤️in Berthoud, CO 14:30 MST was where fuel was added so that if the storm hit us we would not have any issues. Normally the signal is terrible here in the low area, but was not bad today.
Arrived at truck parking closest available to receiver in Longmont, CO. at 15:00 MST where BRS suspended the fourteen hour clock as we would need to do a split to make the delivery and possibly pickup next trip afterwards depending on how long the live unload goes.
Watch party started for the BRT RC while BRS knew that he better rest for what lies ahead for the evening delivery.
BRS was back in the drivers seat at 18:05 MST after some resting.
Numbers were not discussed as it was unclear if more miles would be covered yet today. Also the 14 hour clock was of course resumed running. We covered so far today 230 miles 369 km . We had 17:00 hours on 70 hour clock and gain back 7:39 hours tomorrow.
Welcome to Colorado
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