Daily Summary for 5/11/2024
BRT Saturday edition Short Trip Today Big Rig Steve officially done at 12:55 EDT safely parked near Middletown Pennsylvania. BRS makes a spot for Blue Comet to allow RC a fuel island view. Watch Party began. Steve advised not sure when we will get our next trip. Poll about 1080 broadcast that BRS had posted […]
Daily Summary for 5/10/2024
Freaky Friday Big Rig Steve officially done for the day, safely parked near Jackson, Virginia. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:37 EDT at the Thomas Edison Service Plaza at Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. BRS first order of business was getting coffee at the 7-11 convenience store. It was cloudy, overcast and drizzly damp […]
Daily Summary for 5/9/2024
A Day in New Jersey Big Rig Steve officially done at 16:08 EDT safely parked near Thomas Edison Service Plaza, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. A road crew meet up happened after parking for the day including Railfan, CFH, Angel and Charles. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 6:17 EDT near Knowlton Township, New Jersey. […]
Daily Summary for 5/8/2024
Beautiful Day for a Drive Big Rig Steve officially done at 18:05 EDT safely parked near Knowlton Township, New Jersey. A watch party ensued and ended at 20:44 EDT. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:43 EDT at the Love’s near Perrysburg, Ohio. At 8:59 EDT we had acquired fresh coffee, had a clear […]
Daily Summary for 5/7/2024
“We’ve been on the road all day, where’ve you been?” Big Rig Steve officially done at 20:14 EDT safely parked near Love’s in Perrysburg, Ohio. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 8:45 CDT in North Lake, Illinois at the AF paid truck parking. Continuing our trip to the shipper at University Park, IL, a […]
Daily Summary for 5/6/2024
Sloppy Day Big Rig Steve officially done at 19:19 CDT safely parked near North Lake, Illinois at the AF Truck Center. Sunset was visible as BRS summarized the day and went over the numbers. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 10:19 CDT at the Petro at Effingham, IL on a dirt lot near where […]
Daily Summary for 5/5/2024
Heading back to Illinois with a fresh 70 Big Rig Steve officially done at 19:24 safely parked near Effingham, Illinois. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 10:50 CDT in Memphis, TN. Broadcast begins at the Blue Beacon trailer washout. Status is “Headed to Shipper”, continuing our trip to Covington, Tennessee on a overcast morning […]
Daily Summary for 5/3/2024
Yeah, its the weekend. Big Rig Steve officially done at 14:56 CDT as we were headed into the shop to check on why we were getting the glitching with the truck computer, sonar and cruise control when we hit small bumps. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at Love’s near Christiana, Tennessee at 10:35 CDT. […]
Daily Summary for 5/2/2024
The Push to Delivery Big Rig Steve officially done sometime after 16:00 CDT safely parked at a truck stop near Murfreesboro, TN to wait for our next trip. Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 7:59 CDT at Huck’s truckstop at Kuttawa, KY. With fresh coffee, BRS started the BRT liners and concluded with the […]
Daily Summary for 5/1/2024
Getting back in the swing of this Big Rig Steve officially done at 21:00 CDT safely parked at Kuttawa, Kentucky. Found paid parking for $18/24 hours as we were running out of our 11 hour clock for the day. BRS was sending out messages to the boss, letting them know we were running late for […]
Daily Summary for 4/29/2024
BRT Back Broadcasting Big Rig Steve broadcast day officially done at 14:47 CDT near the yard in Gary, IN. Tomorrow morning at 6:00 CDT an appointment for Blue Comet for “A and B and the CalBIT service and all that good stuff.” Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 12:06 CDT at the usual starting […]
4/26/2024 update from BigRigSteve
Update from BigRigSteve on X, posted on 4/26/24: “We have officially been cleared to return to driving and broadcasting! We will broadcast from Belvidere to Gary on Monday about lunch or so. We have our A, B, and CalBIT inspections due and have a Tuesday 6am shop appointment. I suspect Wednesday we will be 100% […]