Plan B

You get these kind of streaks in the trucking business sometimes. Unfortunately, it's happening to Lori and Mike THIS week. Lori was scheduled to be home by late Wednesday so she could be on hand for Mike's retirement lunch and dinner on Thursday. Now it's looking like she'll be home Thursday afternoon - and not even on her own truck.

The load she is picking up in Napoleon, Ohio was delayed while the warehouse waited for another truck to arrive with part of Lori's load. So, instead of leaving Monday morning for Denver she didn't leave until after midnight. That will put her in Denver Wednesday morning, which is still two full driving days away from home. Of course, that's if she had enough available driving hours left in her 70-hour/8-day limit.

So... The plan is for Lori's brother and his wife (Curtis and Candy) to swing by Denver to pick her up in their truck Wednesday and take her (and their load) to Southern California by Thursday afternoon. Then, Curtis and Candy will pick Lori AND Mike up on Friday evening and take them back to Denver, where Lori and Mike will get on Lori's truck, head to Kansas to pick up a load of fresh beef, and get it to the Prime facility in Springfield by late Monday. Another truck will take the beef to its destination and Mike and Lori will begin their training on Tuesday. Whew!

Everybody is keeping their fingers crossed...