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This blog is primarily intended to keep our family and friends up-to-date on where we are and where we’re going as we drive around the country as long-haul truckers. But it’s also a chance to share some observations about life on the road and life in general.

The title is a reference to one of the things we find so attractive about driving a truck (which weighs 40 tons – 80,000 pounds – when fully loaded); it allows us to travel all over this great country of ours, see the sights, and get paid while we're doing it!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Blow out!

Whew, Lori dodged a bullet today. TWO of the tires on her trailer blew out as she was driving north on I-15 early this afternoon.

Fortunately, the trailer stayed under control and she was able to get off the roadway safely with no other damage. She was also fortunate that she was only about 30 miles away from a "road assist" truck stop that was able to send someone out to fix the tires. Unfortunately, when the mechanic got there, the generator on his truck wasn't working so he had to drive BACK to the truck stop and get another truck.

In keeping with Dept of Transportation safety regulations, Lori put out her emergency reflector triangles but is was so windy they kept blowing over! One of "Nevada's finest" stop to check on her to see if everything was under control. He told her he was going to ask her if she was "having a good day" but he figured the answer to that would be an obvious NO.

All in all, Lori was "out of commission" for about six hours - 1:00 to 7:00. The load is due at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning so she'll have to drive most of tonight to make it on time.
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