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Daily Summary of 8/27/2024

Tennessee kind of day

Big Rig Steve officially done at 20:08 CDT safely parked near Jackson, Tennessee.

Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 9:36 CDT near Christina, Tennessee at the Love’s.  Continuing our dead head trip to the shipper near Brownsville, TN.  

Stopped for trailer wash out at 10:24 CDT at the Blue Beacon near Nashville, TN.  Stopped as we left to turn the refer on to pre-cool at 12:05 CDT.

Emergency stop at the Love’s at 13:49 CDT near Holladay, TN.

Topped off the refer tank at Love’s at 14:44 CDT near Jackson, TN. 

Arrival at the shipper to check in at 16:00 CDT.  Loaded 4 hours before our appointment time at 19:13 CDT.  Status changed to on time to delivery.

Love’s near Jackson, TN at 19:53 CDT for CAT scale weigh-mass check.  “Calculating, calculating, calculating, processing…ok, we are legal.”  Lot was full, so we continued on across the way to check the Circle K. 

Numbers:  Steve estimated 575 miles to receiver.  We covered 215 miles including a trailer washout and live load, rolling within Tennessee.  182 gallons to diamond status for September.

Clocks: 5:33 hours on 11 hr,  5:51 hours on 14 hr,  5:13 hours on 70 hr.  Gain back 7 hours tomorrow morning. 

No alarm clock ⏰ tomorrow.   Delivery is not until the evening of the 29th.  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 Tennessee.

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. 

2 Comments

  1. Instead of going thru downtown. I would either take I 440 around downtown or take Hwy 155 around and miss downtown and pick up I 40 on the other side.

    • What about I-840? That should be the route for all truckers that don’t need to access I-65 north.

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