Waiting for My Truck in Joplin

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Waiting for Truck

We are in Joplin waiting for a truck. We were 14 on the list this morning. That is up from 28 on Tuesday. That is 7 a day progress so I am hoping for Saturday or Sunday to be ready to go. They have 48 more that will be on the list by this weekend. Needless to say they are busy. Waiting for trucks are not the norm here but Con-Way is very busy. They are the only trucking company that has increased their business over last year.

Saturday they are having a cookout at the Terminal so it will be nice to get to attend that. They have one the first Saturday of each month but it will be rare that I will be here.

I haven’t had the opportunity to go into any detail about my training. I did 8000 miles in 2 ½ weeks. We left Joplin and went to Montgomery, AL. Then we went to Farmington, CT. From there we went to Chicago, IL. We got a load of Dentyne Gum (38,000 lb) and took it to Laredo, TX where it would be relayed to Mexico. Then we went to Minneapolis, MN. From there we went to Hazelton, PA. And form there we went to Gainesville, GA. That is were I left for home and my trainer got a trip to Orlando, Fl and then home.

When I get on the road I will keep this blog updated. I got a broadband wireless internet connecting to use. My trainer used one while we were traveling and he almost always has service. I found the Wi-Fi connections in truck stops not very good and also each brand of truck stops charge for their service.