Daily Summary for 10/21/2024

Two States…Twice

Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 10:33 am CDT near Coppertown, Tennessee where it was 64 degrees and sunny.  Continuing our trip to Forest Park, GA.

Nashville skyline in view at 10:56 am as the traffic slowdown began.

Exit off of I-24 at 12:10 pm near Hillsboro, TN.  BRS stopped the “pinging” sound prior to going into the Love’s for coffee.

Mandatory brake check stop at 1:00 pm near Monteagle, TN. 1851 foot elevation.  We begin the 45 mph maximum down the mountain.

Welcome to Georgia at 2:31 pm EDT near Trenton, GA crossing into the Eastern Time Zone.

Welcome back to Tennessee at 2:35 pm near Chattanooga, TN then back into Georgia at 2:54 pm near Ringgold, GA.

Rest area stop at 2:56 pm near Indian Springs, GA.

Big Rig Steve officially done at 5:55 pm EDT safely parked at the Racetrack near Ellenwood, Georgia, parked in a four hour parking spot, waiting for our 9:00 pm delivery live unload.  Steve will not broadcast delivery as we are just a short distance away. Will resume broadcasting tomorrow as we have our next trip, a 3:00 pm live load near Chattanooga, TN.

Numbers:  just a few miles to receiver.  We covered 296 miles rolling in and out of Tennessee and Georgia.

Clocks: 5:10 hours on 11 hr,  7:00 hours on 14 hr,  46:14 hours on 70 hr.  Do not gain back hours tomorrow morning. 

No alarm clock ⏰ tomorrow.   Choose the BRT YouTube channel alarm bell to receive notifications for the start of our broadcast. Check out Bigrigtravels Road Crew facebook page to see pictures captured from other road crew.

Welcome to the constantly growing Big Rig Travels family. Big Rig Steve is glad to have you as part of the family.

Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Georgia.

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