Trucking Blog Archive

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

Shorty

Good morning!  In a few minutes we will go load at our shipper then head towards delivery.  It sure is cold and very windy out here with a ton of snow just…

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Recap

Alright the big rush is over. The original plan this morning was for me to drop the trailer in a dropyard and another driver make the delivery so I could make my…

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Unloading

Morning to ya.  We are waiting for a door to unload then we will drive to the truckstop and hopefully have time to visit the doctor.  After that we will see where…

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Gothenburg

Good morning from Gothenburg,  Nebraska.  We looked for parking in North Platte and a rest area but of course everything was jammed full. We did manage to reach this truckstop in Gothenburg…

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Breakdown

Afternoon y’all. We picked up our loaded trailer and it has some issues. Two flat tires that can’t be aired up and after 45 minutes of trying my tricks, the tandems refuse…

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Denver sun

Good afternoon y’all.  Well I must say I have been flooded with emails about the trial run of BigRigTravels Live on YouTube!!  every one of them was positive!  So, I will make…

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Delivery

Morning!  It’s too early to be up. We are in our door being unloaded.  Still waiting on word of our next trip

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YouTube!

Good morning from Wyoming!  We are trying to beat a winter storm that is literally just miles behind us bringing very high winds to the area and some snow. Since its daylight…

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Afternoon

Howdy.  Well our trip has changed so let’s go get the loaded trailer and at least head over the mountains.  Today I have been testing out doing the live feed on our…

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Busy Relax

Afternoon y’all.  We dropped our trailer and handed it off to another driver. We get the rest of the day off! I escaped the terminal and bobtailed to the truckstop for the…

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Vegas

Morning!  We have arrived at our first delivery right near the Las Vegas Strip! This sure is a crowded area, but hopefully it won’t be too long. After here, we will zoom…

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Flagstaff

Welcome to Flagstaff,  Arizona.  We had to pull in here for our break but then I decided since we are ahead of schedule and don’t deliver until tomorrow afternoon then there is…

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