Daily Summary for 11/11/2024

Veteran’s Day Broadcast

Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 11:56 am CST near Memphis, Tennessee, 68 degrees and sunshine.  BRS advises about what we are doing.  We are headed to pick up a preloaded trailer near Washington, IN, scheduled to be ready 10:00 pm on Tuesday, but the last time we were there we were able to pick up early.  It is 335 miles away, but that is the closest next load, delivering to Forest Park, Georgia.  We are hoping to pick up early and avoid an overnight drive.  We were able to reset with a new 70 hour clock over the weekend. 

Today’s broadcast, all the donations and advertising funds received, Steve is donating, along with an additional $500 to the Wounded Warriors Project. 

BRS discusses the Dutch auction that occurred during the watch party on Saturday.  Road Crew scored one BRT stein, two BRT flags and one Love’s 50th anniversary die cast truck and tanker.  Congratulations to the auction winners.

Welcome to Arkansas, our first crossing of the day of the Mississippi River at 12:12 pm.

Arrival at the Blue Beacon, near West Memphis, AR at 12:18 pm.

Back onto I-55 at 12:33 pm, status changed to “headed to shipper.”

Love’s near Blytheville, AR stopped for coffee refill.

Welcome to Missouri at 1:56 pm. “Third state of the day” near Steele, Mo.

“Ok, welcome back to Tennessee” at 2:20 pm near Finley, TN after crossing the Mississippi River again.

Broadcast ends at 2:28 pm, just after Steve said “Oh, no!”  Broadcast resumes at 2:37 pm, we are parked in queue at the Love’s fuel island near Dyersburg, TN.  Steve advised he had looked at the phone and noted the cord was unplugged from the broadcast camera, but it was too late.

Welcome to Kentucky at 3:44 pm near Fulton, KY. 

Big Rig Steve officially done at 4:52 pm safely parked near Kutlawa, KY at the Huck’s Travel Center.

Numbers:  175 miles to shipper, we plan to arrive early.  We covered 248 miles rolling out TN, in and out of AR, MO and TN and into KY.   8 gallons from gold.

Clocks: 6:02 hours on 11 hr,  7:12 hours on 14 hr,  63:37 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 Kentucky

Please post comments anything of importance or interest of today’s trip that was not included or feedback for Steve about todays broadcast. 

Yes, if you have missed today you can replay some or all of today’s trip. Choose the YouTube channel icon at the bottom of the page on Bigrigtravels website and while you’re at the website check out the BRT store for BRT merchandise.  Christmas is coming, don’t forget your greeting cards with Steve’s original photography, and calendars as well for 2025.