Illinois
We are taking our break near Starved Rock in Utica, Illinois! Beautiful day out here on the highways today. We are running ahead of schedule so far so that is a good…
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Original blog posts, updates, and memories from the earlier years of BigRigTravels. Part of our Trucking Days archive.
Avoca
Welcome to Avoca, Iowa where we camp out tonight. We picked up our load early this morning then rolled on top of 505 miles. Good day today but it was a gray…
Read archived post →Early!
Good morning! Our load was ready early so we hooked up to it and have now dragged it up to Nebraska to check our weight. The next three days will be some…
Read archived post →Fort Morgan
Welcome to Fort Morgan, Colorado on this beautiful sunny afternoon! We just made our delivery with no problems. Our next load is now posted and picks up tomorrow “sometime” from this same…
Read archived post →Grand Island
Welcome to Grand Island, Nebraska where we are going to camp out tonight. We start out again tomorrow morning and they will allow us to deliver as soon as we get there:)…
Read archived post →Washout
Good morning! The sun is up and so are we! The next trip is now posted but first we need to run across the river and get our trailer washed out before…
Read archived post →Kansas
Ok, we made our quick delivery and found a spot a few miles away in Kansas City….with a Waffle House! 🙂 We will get our next trip tomorrow morning hopefully since we…
Read archived post →Break
We started out this morning too early and all soggy with all the rain! We are taking our 30 minute break then we will make the final leg of the trip into…
Read archived post →Dixie
Welcome to the old Dixie truck stop in McLean, Illinois! We were getting close on our 14 hours so we decided to not press our luck. We are way behind schedule but…
Read archived post →Monday!
Good Monday morning! I got my coffee ready and we are just waiting for our final few minutes to complete our 34 hour restart! Next trip is now posted and begins right…
Read archived post →Sunday Morning
Good Sunday morning to all of the Road Crew! We have our next trip that picks up tomorrow morning. We could head that way now or we can sit here and run…
Read archived post →Fort Wayne
Welcome to Fort Wayne, Indiana! We managed to make it to the truckstop with just 9 minutes left on our 14 hour clock. It sure seems like we reach our 14 way…
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