Kentucky
Afternoon! Well, we have a trip to Kentucky…..but the trailer is waiting on repairs! ACK! Obviously, we will need a new delivery appointment….. I was told it would still be a few…
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Original blog posts, updates, and memories from the earlier years of BigRigTravels. Part of our Trucking Days archive.
Trip?
We got the truck codes all cleared and even picked up our new registration for the truck. I put us back on the dispatch board so hopefully we get a trip that…
Read archived post →Quick shop
Good Monday morning! We will need to make a quick trip to Rochelle to get the truck looked at before hitting the road. I am getting check engine lights…hopefully it just means…
Read archived post →Galena Balloons
Been a pretty decent time off as we dodge the many thunderstorms here and there! Here are the photos from yesterday’s visit to the Eagle Ridge Resort and the Galena Balloon Festival…
Read archived post →Time off!
WooHoo! It’s that time again! It’s time for your driver and Tour Guide of the American Highway to jump out of the truck for awhile! I hope to go to the Galena…
Read archived post →Delivery
We have arrived down the street from our delivery. I tried to take our time getting here since they won’t take us early. Not too bad of a wait though, just two…
Read archived post →Ducks!
Evening! Well we are parked for the night near What Cheer, Iowa! I like this Pilot truckstop, the folks are nice and they always have food and coffee available. I wish they…
Read archived post →Update
We are just inside Iowa and are taking our 30 minute break. Wow, lots of emails from folks who thought I forgot about them and nobody knew what was going on. LOL…
Read archived post →North Platte
Welcome to North Platte, Nebraska for the night. Been a busy day at the shipper and trailer washout, then driving the backroads of Colorado! No alarm clock in the morning…..we started out…
Read archived post →Cheyenne
We are in a door unloading right now. I am working on posting our next trip which starts as soon as we can get out of here…
Read archived post →Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to my Dad! Thanks for taking care of me, teaching me right from wrong, showing me the smart way to do everything, and for being there. Today we have…
Read archived post →plenty
plenty of tornadoes and storms all around! RUN!! We are at the blue dot on the map…. red triangles are active tornadoes, blue is hail, yellow is high winds….
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