Daily Summary for 6/17/2024

Trip complete, trip lost

Big Rig Steve officially done at 14:13 CDT safely parked near Gary, Indiana.  Watch party starts, including watching a big rig take a 30 minute break in the way of trucks in fuel island exit.  Stream ends at 14:53 CDT.

Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 7:50 EDT near Twinsburg, OH after the live unload which only took 45 minutes. “That ain’t too bad.”  As he leaves the delivery at 7:58 EDT it is a mostly cloudy start to the day.  

BRS points out at 8:04 EDT the flowers and flags near Macedonia, OH.  “I think that’s awesome.”

BRS stops at the Pilot at 8:27 EDT to wait for the next trip near Richfield, OH.  A spot found to park at 8:35 EDT and a watch party began.

“Ok let’s get coffee. I have bad coffee since yesterday.” at 8:43.  BRS “Get it HOT”.  BRS returns to Blue Comet having acquired his hot drink.

At 9:43 EDT, “Alright, everything should be updated, ready to go?”  We are starting a new trip to Joliet, IL.  A live load tomorrow night.  Not going to go very far today.”  BRS reports: “Freight still seems kind of slow, little trips, better than no trips right?”

At 10:46, BRS says “Do you know we are #1 rated, live trucking channel, 17 years of doing this, whoop, whoop!”

The stream ends at 10:55 and next stream starts at 10:56 EDT.

Stopped at Love’s near Edon, OH at 12:51 EDT.  No hot dogs were available for BRS, but he got some coffee.

Welcome to Indiana at 12:48 EDT “Right away the roads are rough on me” near Angola.  

“They just monkeyed with our trip.  Well that’s not good” at 15:48 EDT near Valparaiso, IN.  Trip was rescheduled due to lack of product.  He stops soon after near Gary, IN. 

Numbers:  0 miles 0 km to receiver/shipper, waiting for a next trip.  We covered 332 miles 534 km rolling Ohio and into Indiana.

Clocks: 4:52 hours on 11 hr,  4:51 hours on 14 hr,  3:21 hours on 70 hr.  Gain back 9:59 hours tomorrow morning. 

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Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Indiana

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