Another quick turnaround
Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 8:25 am EDT at the Love’s near Carefree, Indiana, it was 62 and partly sunny, continuing our trip to Edwardsville, IL.
Welcome to Central Time Zone at 7:45 am CDT near West Fork, IN.
Crossing the Wabash River at 9:02 am welcoming us to Illinois.
Stops at a rest area at 9:44 am near Opdyke, IL to check and see if the mapping app was moving. He fiddles with the settings.
Love’s stop near Mount Vernon at 9:55 am, messed with the camera again. Fuel enough to get us to delivery and topped up the trailer.
I-64 slow down due to construction and lane limitations at 10:26 am near Woodlawn, IL.
Arrival at the receiver near Edwardsville, IL at 11:52 am.
Broadcast resumes at 12:51 pm after the drop of one load and hook of our next load, status changed to “on time to delivery.” Starting our trip towards Ohio.
Stopped at the Speedway near Pontoon Beach, IL at 12:58 pm for mass weigh check at the CAT scale. We are legal beagles.
Welcome back to Indiana at 4:25 pm EDT near West Terra Haute.
Stopped at the TA at 5:23 pm near Monrovia, IN to complete our mandatory 30 minute break. While we were there, Steve made several phone calls about upcoming trips.
Rolled into the Love’s near St Paul, IN to get coffee and switch to the nighttime camera at 7:02 pm.
Welcome to Ohio near Harrison at 8:00 pm.
Big Rig Steve officially done at 8:35 pm safely parked at the receiver near Sharonville, OH. Dark and 70 degrees. A long day today, Steve said.
Numbers: 0 miles to receiver. We covered 585 miles including a drop and hook in Edwardsville. We rolled out of Indiana, in and back out of Illinois, back through Indiana and into Ohio. 8 day running summary: 2507 miles.
Clocks: 0:28 hours on 11 hr, 1:20 hours on 14 hr, 11:41 hours on 70 hr. Do not gain back hours tomorrow morning.
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Welcome to the constantly growing Big Rig Travels family. Big Rig Steve is glad to have you as part of the family.
Another good day for Big Rig Travels.
Welcome to Ohio
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