Daily Summary for 4/14/2025

(Gary, IN)-Bedford Park,IL to Appleton, WI

Big Rig Travels Monday began at 8:51 am.  It was 60 degrees and partly cloudy near Bedford Park, IL.  The recording starts as we are leaving the receiver, status changed to “headed to shipper.”

Steve stopped for a crossing train, “trains, trains, everywhere a train” at 8:55 am.  Steve advised he had started the day early in order to get to the receiver by 7:00 am.  Steve described, “it was a big mess, but we were able to get a good door, #2 allowed for a straight back in.  Worked out good.”  As we waited for the now stopped train, a horn had honked from a vehicle further ahead of us, Steve responded, “Yeah, honk your horn, that gonna make the train move.”

Steve points out Six Flags Amusement Park on the right as we were traveling I-94 near Gurnee, IL at 10:39 am.

Love’s stop for coffee and to top off the refer fuel tank for the next shipper at 10:53 am near Wadsworth, IL.  As we left, Steve advised, “next we need to find the Streakin’ Beacon, my goodness we are dragging.”

Welcome to Wisconsin, Discover the Unexpected at 11:16 am near Bristol, WI, we were on I-41/I-94.

A short time later, Steve points out Haribo, where you get gummy candy treats.

We stopped at the Blue Beacon to wait in a long line for trailer washouts at 11:36 am near Caledonia, WI. 

Welcome to Osh Kosh at 2:21 pm.

Steve starts a song at 2:30 pm “Turn on the heater” as it was getting colder near Osh Kosh, “thank you, thank you very much, I’ll be here all week” as the song ended.  He then began another song about green things, “can you tell I’m tired?” near Neenah, WI.

Arrival at the shipper to check in to drop our trailer at 2:56 pm.  The preload was not ready due to not having any trailers to load, so they will load this one overnight and we will pick it up in the morning.  We then Bobtail Bobbed to Moasis Truck Stop near Appleton, WI at 3:18 pm, it was 54 degrees and overcast.  He noted it had been a long day.  

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Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Wisconsin 

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