Excuse the alliteration; I couldn't help it!
Lori made it to Corinne, Utah this morning with enough time to take a 1-1/2 hour nap before dropping off the delivery. After that was done, she got another two hours to sleep before her next load assignment came in; 42,000 pounds of Idaho potatoes headed to Pennsylvania.
It's exactly the type of load she was hoping for in that it will get her through the Memorial Day weekend. Given the length of the trip (2,300 miles), she won't get to the delivery location until Tuesday morning, meaning she won't have to sit around all day Monday waiting for the warehouse to open after the holiday. It will also allow her to drive at a reasonable speed and get her five nights of uninterrupted sleep.
Driving at a slow steady speed across miles of relatively flat land will also give Lori the chance to for some good fuel mileage. Prime recently introduced a bonus program where company drivers can earn additional pay if they keep their fuel mileage at 6 miles per gallon or higher. Lori has been able to get the bonus for each of the past two weeks running at 6.7 mpg the first week and 6.5 mpg the next week.
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