Monday we trekked on up to the Edwardsville, IL OC. We stopped in for a shower, seems like when it's so hot and you're out dropping and hooking trailers it gets really stinky after awhile.
Our next w/a was supposed to be a quicky; pick up a trailer there at the OC and deliver at 0500 on Tuesday in St. Louis. We grabbed the trailer and headed to the IdleAire in E. St. Louis, IL. Teresa threatened to pull out the mattress pad and sleep in the OC if we didn't have cool air overnight. Not really, but sort of.
Headed out at 0400 for 25 miles. Followed all of the instructions and ended up going through old residential areas. Finally after arriving at the destination at 0500 I was pretty sure it was wrong. Called the consignee and got real directions. Arrived at 0600. Not sure if that constitutes a late delivery or not, since the directions were all fouled up.
Enroute we got a flat tire on the trailer. By the time I got stopped to check it out most of the rubber had already thrown off so I figured to go ahead and deliver.
Whilst unloading we got our next w/a; pick up a load of scrap paper to deliver in Owensboro, KY. I was in a bit of a quandry; a) go back to the OC to get the flat fixed, or b) go ahead and pick up the 40,000 pounds of scrap paper. I called support and they told me they would be unpaid miles, so that made the decision pretty quickly. Each tire can handle 7000 pounds so we're good.
Picked up the scrap paper, headed to the OC and got two tires replaced. The flat one and one with a nail in it. And another shower.
Owensboro was only 210 miles away so we headed out straight away and delivered at 1500.
Sometime in the morning I mentioned the unpaid miles issue to my DBL and she said she would have taken care of it. Problem was she comes in at 0630 and this was at 0600 and I was dealing with the overnite folks in Green Bay. Not very helpful. I also mentioned that I could deal with a w/a to north country to get out of the heat.
After delivering the scrap paper we picked up a load of paper at the same place and this one is headed to Green Bay.
After dropping and hooking the next load it was 1600 and I was pooped and hot. We checked into a Motel 6 had ANOTHER shower , dinner and a swim.
Our delivery is 6/25 in the afternoon so we're hanging out in the motel room for the morning. I figure if we leave hear around noon, we'll get to Chicago around 1900 and through without much traffic. Hopefully through Milwaukee and stop for the night in Belgium, WI, real close to the cool waters of Lake Michigan.
OK, I'll get a few pictures today. We missed a good one Monday. We were behind a very old jalopy being passed by a Rolls-Royce Bentley. Quite a juxtaposition.
ANOTHER shower this morning and then hit the road.
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