Empty
We looked and looked but no empties could be found in the yard. I sat and waited and watched for trailers coming in that might be empty. Just five minutes of waiting…
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Original blog posts, updates, and memories from the earlier years of BigRigTravels. Part of our Trucking Days archive.
First trip!
The first trip ever for this truck is now posted! It sure is a nice long run to break the truck in! The move out of the retired Kenworth is completed. Now…
Read archived post →2016!
We now have the keys to our new truck! It has that great new truck smell! This thing is so tech advanced with lane departure sensors, cameras, 1000 watt inverter, and it…
Read archived post →Pack up
Good morning from Utah! Well y’all need to gather up your sleeping bags, rocking chairs, wheel chairs, lawn chairs, food lockers and everything else from the truck. We are moving into a…
Read archived post →Inspection
We are in line at the inspection station at our terminal. We made our delivery then ran down here before running out of hours. No more driving today…
Read archived post →Farr Away
Good morning! Wow, what an early start this morning! We arrived with an hour to spare! We will sit on the street for an hour then check back in and hopefully they…
Read archived post →Laramie
Welcome to the truck stop in Laramie, Wyoming! Long day of driving today for sure but we did manage 589 miles before shutting down. We did leave an hour and ten minutes…
Read archived post →Break!
Good Sunday morning Road Crew! We are taking our 30 minute required break…..to catch up on things and of course, get coffee! Good brisk trip this morning and things are going well.…
Read archived post →Wings
Welcome to Wings of America! I remember this used to be a good mom and pop place, then Pilot got into it and they sell their fuel here… We had a good…
Read archived post →Next!
Our next trip is now posted and we will get busy on that one as soon as we get released from this unloading door… You can tell fall is in the air…
Read archived post →Iowa 80
We decided to go ahead and stop for the night at Iowa 80. I figure a trailer washout, two shippers and 251 miles is good enough for the first day back to…
Read archived post →Friday!
Good morning! I had a great time on a two day river trip. I got an emergency visit to the dentist accomplished. I got the oil changed in the truck and the…
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