Daily Summary for 1/7/2025
First completed trip of the year Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 8:40 am EST at the Travel Plaza near Howe Indiana. Steve acquired fresh coffee, waved at the road crew on his return as we resumed our trip to Streetsboro, Ohio. At 10:10 , stopped at the travel plaza for coffee, with honey. […]
Daily Summary for 1/6/2025
First Trip of the Year Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at the Petro near Rochelle, Illinois after Steve had completed a trailer washout at the Blue Beacon. We had acquired an empty trailer at a customer earlier in the day after leaving BRT headquarters after time off. He was then headed to our first […]
Daily Summary for 12/16/2024
And…that’s a wrap, 2024 Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 8:16 am. It was 41 degrees, overcast and damp. Live unload was in progress at the receiver in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Delivery is complete, another trip safely completed at 9:10 am. We started our next trip to the shipper near Plymouth, WI. Steve stops after […]
Daily Summary for 12/15/2024
Last trip of the year? Not so fast. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:47 am at the Flying J in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. We are starting our trip to Elkhorn, Wisconsin. We headed across the street to the Speedway for coffee at 9:56 am. Stream resumes at 2:00 pm at the Love’s near […]
Daily Summary for 12/14/2024
Early start for a Saturday drive on I-64 Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 4:26 am EST at the I-64 travel plaza near Eskdale, WV. It is 27 degrees and dark. Steve points out downtown Charleston, WV at 4:58 am. Not a lot of traffic on early Saturday morning. “All right, against my […]
Daily Summary for 12/13/2024
Second to last trip of 2024 Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:02 am at the Love’s in South Hill, Virginia. It was 32 degrees and sunshine. In line for fuel at 9:07 am for Blue Comet and the refer tank. Stream ended at 9:20 am. Steve was unsure what happened, as the broadcast […]
Daily Summary for 12/12/2024
“Sit here for a couple minutes…” Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 2:28 pm at the Flying J near Graham, North Carolina. It was 47 degrees and sunny. There was a short watch party prior to leaving. US-1 near Henderson, NC, parked on the shoulder of an off ramp at 4:00 pm to wait […]
Daily Summary for 12/11/2024
Soggy, soggy day Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 8:50 am at the Flying J near Wytheville, Virginia. It was 50 degrees and rainy. We are continuing our trip to North Carolina. Fresh coffee and rolling back onto I-77 at 9:01 am. Steve advised that it rained all night long. He was up […]
Daily Summary for 12/10/2024
Early, short day, turns into a long day Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:40 am EST at the BP truck stop in London, Kentucky. It is 53 degrees and cloudy. Steve advised it only too 56 minutes to get unloaded this morning, so we were back here at 3:45 am. We headed out […]
Daily Summary for 12/9/2024
Working down our clocks Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 8:18 am at the QT near Adairsville, Georgia. It was 49 degrees and rainy. We are continuing our trip to London, Kentucky. “Let’s go play in the rain, been raining all night long.” Back onto I-75 north. Welcome to Tennessee near Eastridge at 9:16 […]
Daily Summary for 12/8/2024
Nice day for a drive in Southern Georgia Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:16 am near Pinehurst, Georgia, I-75 rest area where we had spent the night. It was 41 degrees and mostly clear skies. We are continuing our trip to Moultrie, GA. Love’s stop for coffee at 9:37 am near Cordele, […]
Daily Summary for 12/7/2024
Continuing to Move Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 7:49 am EST at the TA near Thomson, Georgia. It was 21 and sunshine, continuing our trip to Lexington, South Carolina on I-20. 87 miles to go. Our 70 hour clock is 23:06 hrs. Steve discusses the TA as we leave, he might have found […]