Quality Control
Hey gang! Well, we had a successful delivery early this morning at 2am. Then, once we got our break over, we headed to the next shipper to pick up our preloaded trailer.…
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Original blog posts, updates, and memories from the earlier years of BigRigTravels. Part of our Trucking Days archive.
First time ever!
For years we have been coming to this shipper in Virginia and you could always count on them to have the trailer preloaded on time or earlier. Today, we arrived and they…
Read archived post →The Trip Gone Wrong
Good Friday afternoon, sorry for the delay in getting news and updates out to you. We have been fighting with folks about not being able to reach shipper and delivery on time.…
Read archived post →Difficulties and delays!
Ok, quick rundown of what is going on with our current shipper in Champaign, Illinois. First, the load was scheduled as a preloaded trailer due at 10am 5/31. It turned into a…
Read archived post →Truck back from the shop
Guess what? We finally got the truck back from the dealer. They started working on it Wednesday, couldn’t find anything wrong, but replaced some tubing and a junction. They let the truck…
Read archived post →Surprise !
Good Wednesday afternoon. The latest information available this morning was they were going to pull it into the shop bay on Friday or late Thursday. I extended my car rental to after…
Read archived post →oops! Ggrrr
Good Thursday morning! Remember yesterday we brought our empty trailer in and dropped it so that it could be loaded for us overnight? We called this morning and made sure our load…
Read archived post →Trip, Mug, and Truck
Howdy! Well the freightliner technician looked the truck over but didn’t find anything really wrong. He did find several places where the fuel lines were allowing pressure leaks so he is guessing…
Read archived post →Mugs and Slugs
What a damp droopy day in Texas today! The freightliner tech is looking at our truck right now. I will update information as I find out more details. The guy who runs…
Read archived post →Caveman Trucking
WWoo-hoo we had a 530am Friday morning scheduled delivery but got a call at 130am to hean on down into the caves for delivery. Good to go. That load is now completed.…
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