About This Site

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!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

From produce to potatoes to ?

Keeping with the “p” theme (produce & potatoes), Lori is now hauling pudding – Jello pudding cups to be exact.

After a LONG wait in Elwood, Kansas to unload (the dock supervisor said the load was supposed to be there Sunday even though the bill of lading and dispatch message from Prime said Monday delivery, which meant Lori had to wait for an opening in the delivery schedule), Lori was sent 300 miles north to the Kraft Foods facility in Mason City, Iowa. Destination – Assonet, Massachusetts, which is south of Boston and east of Providence, Rhode Island at the base of the Massachusetts cape.

Delivery is set for Friday, giving Lori plenty of time to cover the 1,360 miles.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Mike and Lori -
I am an economic development director in Mason City and Google all of our companies. Your blog popped up. What a neat way to tour the states. Glad you visited Mason City and the Kraft Pudding facility.

If you ever get back this way and have a hour to spare during the evening you will need to try the Northwestern Steakhouse. Great Greek food and unique ambience. It is close to the facility (within blocks).

Again, hope your trip to Mason City was more enjoyable.