Daily Summary for 1/30/2023

 BigRigSteve broadcast concluded for the day at 16:08 CST as we safely parked at the Loves in Christiana, Tennessee. This was not the plan for a stopping point today but as always BRS rolls with what he is dealt.  Clock was stopped per request of BRT road crew member Lorna Doone on the YouTube chat after BRS had found safe parking at 16:00 CST with a view of the service center for the snowman 24/7 live camera to keep a watch of for the night.

 We started the day at 10:40am CST rolling out from where we ended the day yesterday at the receiver in Alabaster Alabama after a completed live off load that started at 9:00am CST.  Next priority was finding fuel as we worked our way to next shipper. 

Flying hook at Birmingham, AL was the next stop for a quick splash of Fuel and coffee.  

History was writing itself as we traveled north in Alabama on I-65 as we approached the former rest area for the south bound side near Elkmont AL at 13:25 CST we saw on the left side the Saturn 1B rocket that has been a display monument at the rest area. Steve advised he was aware that it is going to be removed and this most likely was the last time that we would see it on BRT. Steve recalled stopping there many times in the past. (BRT Chat Moderator All things Harbor advised that she did not have room for it in her back yard).

 Shortly after, we entered back into Tennessee (after spending time there two days ago) and Steve obliged an quick drive thru tour of the Mass (weigh) Station due to the fact that Tennessee had conflicting signs as to whether or not they were open. Safe bet is the better choice as Steve advised that if ever unsure you always stop. (ATH accused the signage confusion issue due to signs possibly being purchased from Georgia) So in the end no mass (weight) was taken. Down the road short time later 13:50 CST near Cornersville, TN we passed a big rig that was dragging part of his front bumper.

We arrived at shipper 14:56 CST at Murfreesboro, TN. BRS flipped the camera (woo hoo) so all the crew could experience the trials and tribulations that normally is unknown of drop and scheduled hook of the next load.  Steve checked in completed the drop and the it was time to find the trailer with our next load. As Steve pulled up to the trailer he said “What a piece of junk”.  BRTRC  all knew that was not a good statement. Yes, it was an issue on the rear trailer axel, two inside tires had deflated and were no longer seated on the rims. The outside two tires were flat from holding all the mass (weight) of the load on that axel. Steve took it in stride and contacted the bosses to address the issues. Steve advised had we tried to limp the trailer to Loves for repairs and if something went wrong it could create an expensive mess. Not something an experienced driver does. Safety is always first choice.

BRS rolled to the nearby Loves to wait for the repairs to be completed. Plan is to pickup trailer in the morning after repairs are completed. Watch the snowman and the web site status bar on bigrigtravels.com website for updates.

Numbers for today: we covered the advertised 236 miles 356 km , Delivery is 587 miles 939 km scheduled for 6:00am CST Wednesday morning. Clocks were not addressed due to the unscheduled stop for the day. We started day with 13:08 hours on 70 hr  and Gain back tomorrow 5 hours and :08 minutes.

Welcome back to Tennessee   

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