Trucking Blog Archive

Original blog posts, updates, and memories from the earlier years of BigRigTravels. Part of our Trucking Days archive.

555

Evening to ya! Long day today! We covered 555 miles today and rolled through Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and into Indiana. We rolled up and down the mountains which are up a…

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Washout

We completed our delivery and made it up to the trailer washout and fuel place. I figure we will get the washout done now, park, then grab food and sleep. We are…

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Delivery

We have arrived at our delivery location a bit early… I uploaded all the photo galleries from the Ford Museum Complex and also the Spirit of Peoria paddleboat cruise. You can check…

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Photos

Here are some sample photos from Greenfield Village at the Ford Museum Complex, Henry Ford Museum, and a photo of me standing on the farside of a radio beacon on Lake Michigan…

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Why?

Welcome to Wytheville, Virginia! We will camp out here about 90 minutes away from tomorrow’s delivery. Beautiful sunny day out here and the drive was pretty colorful! Your view for the rest…

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Overslept!

Good morning! Guess what? I ate then laid down and I was out like a light! I wanted to leave early this morning, but nope, I guess I needed the extra sleep!…

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Hungry!

Welcome to our home for the night. We covered 493 miles today and are more than halfway to the delivery already. Good easy day today with great weather and little traffic. In…

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Back to Work!

Good Sunday Morning everybody! Well we are back in the drivers seat this morning fixing to head over to the trailer wash then to the shipper for a quick drop and hook…

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Romeo O Romeo!

Welcome to Romeoville where we are sitting in a door getting unloaded. After we get done here we will be taking a few days off. Not sure what I will be doing…

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Break

We are taking our 30 minute break and I am using it to start fights with the insurance folks… They messed things up big-time! So, last night I ate the buffet at…

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shortly

Good Sunday Morning! We will head on over to the shipper shortly. We do not load until 2pm, but then again our trailer might be ready early but highly doubt it! After…

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Rainy

Good afternoon y’all! We have been cruising along this morning along interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. We will stop off for a fuel filling then roll right on into our delivery. Lots of…

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