Daily Summary for 4/24/2023

Big Rig Steve officially done for the day 18:20 CDT near Oakwood, Illinois safely parked. Delivery is tomorrow evening in Louisville, KY live unload appointment 19:00 EDT 

Title: Manic Monday 

Big Rig Travels broadcast day started 5:30 CDT at TA in Gary, IN rolling out to delivery appointment 7:00 CDT in Chicago 

Arrived at receiver 5:42 CDT  no issues (yet) with the trip or parking at the receiver.

7:00 CDT waiting for customer to start the live unloading process as BRS and the road crew watched the sun rise while we waited.

7:30 CDT still nobody here to unload us , 8:00 CDT still waiting. 

10:09 CDT broadcast resumed, unloading was occurring now at a different location in Chicago. 

11:09 CDT delivery completed, next highly skilled professional maneuvering is required in order to get the Blue Comet out of the receiver property. Yep, our tour guide was up to the task.

11:24 CDT back on the big road bumpy I-94 headed to the yard to drop and hook a preload trailer. 

12:00 CDT near the yard BRS flipped the camera to stealth mode, yes, British driving mode. A rare treat to get inside the workings experiencing what BRS completes behind the scene. Job was to drop current trailer and find the loaded trailer. The searching was done after finding the trailer in the shop for suspension airbag replacement. 

Trailer would not be ready for some time, so Steve went to get coffee and completed  30 minute break. 

12:36 BRT suspended broadcasting while trailer repairs are sorted out. 

13:45 BRT broadcast resumed as BRS was on the move dead heading with empty trailer for drop and hook of a preload trailer in Champaign, IL. Rolling down I-57 

16:26 CDT BRS advised we only have 2:14 hours available yet on the 14 hr clock. 

16:30 CDT BRS flipped camera again near the shipper in Champaign, IL to complete the drop and hook. Worth watching the playback of the stream if you would like inside look at BRS system of trip tracking book, currently going back to June 11, 2021.

Issues with sliding the trailer tandems to lower the weight on the drive axels was an issue. Steve discovered the bar that pushes the pins out has become disconnected. Will address at the Loves shop in the morning before we roll on towards Kentucky.

Numbers: 221 miles 355 km to live unload delivery appointment 19:00 EDT tomorrow evening. Covered 218 miles 350 km including waking up with alarm ⏰ early, then two locations in Chicago, yard in Gary, IN, drop-hook in Champaign, IL. Clocks: ️  4:37 hours on the 11 hr, :03 minutes on the 14 hr, 8:06 hours on the 70 hour, gain back 10:00 hours tomorrow morning. Eight day running total 2,081 miles 3,358 km

Another good day for Big Rig Travels. 

Welcome to Illinois.