Daily Summary for 1/6/2025

First Trip of the Year

Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at the Petro near Rochelle, Illinois after Steve had completed a trailer washout at the Blue Beacon.  We had acquired an empty trailer at a customer earlier in the day after leaving BRT headquarters after time off.  He was then headed to our first shipper for the year near Joliet, IL.  Steve advises we are being delayed completing the drop and hook due to the shipper being on break.  

Steve ends the stream in order to troubleshoot some broadcasting issues.

New stream begins at 3:30 pm CST, leaving the shipper.  Status is changed to “on time to delivery.”

Big Rig Steve officially done at safely parked at a travel plaza on the Indiana Turnpike/Tollway near Howe, IN.  Steve advised he had put in a good day for our first day back.  

Numbers:  221 miles to receiver in Streetsboro, OH, drop whenever we get there tomorrow.  We covered 283 miles rolling in Illinois and Indiana.  Blue Comet started the year with odometer reading of 231,472 miles. 

Clocks: 4:52 hours on 11 hr,  5:43 hours on 14 hr,  62:29 hours on 70 hr.  Do not gain back hours tomorrow morning. 

No alarm clock ⏰ tomorrow.   

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Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Indiana

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