Daily Summary for 1/30/2025

Fog, Rain and Detours

Big Rig Travels day began at 7:36 am, it was 42 degrees, cloudy and damp.  He was at the I-70 truck parking area near Kansas City, Kansas.  We are continuing our trip to Antioch, TN.  “The rain has stopped, so let’s go.”

Steve points out downtown Kansas City at 7:47 am as the skyline came into view, welcome to Missouri.

Stop at the Love’s near Bates City, MO at 8:23 am.  Steve created a live Love’s commercial message at 8:38 am as we roll back out onto I-70.

Downtown St Louis at 12:15 pm, Steve has to take the detour due to the bridge crossing the Mississippi River was closed.  We end up on the Dr. Martin Luther King bridge at 12:16 pm.  Steve notes that it has been a long time since we’d been on this bridge.  Crossing the Mississippi River, “alright, welcome to Illinois” at 12:17 pm.

Another detour at 1:16 pm near Richview, IL were we are forced onto US 51 south.  This ends up eating a lot of Steve’s clock due to heavy, slow moving traffic.

Fuel stop and 30 minute break started at the Love’s near Ina, IL at 3:05 pm.

I-57 weigh mass station, no bypass at 4:16 pm near Marion, IL.  No issues.

“Alright, crossing the Ohio River, welcome to Kentucky” at 4:57 pm near Paducah.

Big Rig Steve officially done at 5:42 pm, it is 47 degrees, dark and rainy at a Pilot in Kuttawa, KY.

Numbers:  118 miles to receiver, live delivery Friday morning (1/31).  We covered 471 miles in fog, rain and detours rolling out of Kansas, through Missouri and Illinois and into Kentucky.  236 gallons to Diamond, which we will not make before the end of the month.

Clocks: 1:40 hours on 11 hr,  3:25 hours on 14 hr,  0:31 hours on 70 hr.  Gain back 10:04 hours tomorrow morning. 

 

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Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Kentucky

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