Random photos from today...

I left NY and headed empty to Connecticut this morning. It was a nice drive but man, people in the Northeast driver slow!!! I'm governed at 65mph which means I can't go any faster than 65 unless I'm coasting down a hill. I got stuck behind a pack of cars going 50-55 all day today. I spent more time passing than I did in the right lane...hmmm... Everyone must of been full from all the bbq's going on over this weekend and they were very tired for the drive home... I guess. My load is ready and is only going 450 miles west to Buffalo, NY so I'm in no hurry. It delivers tuesday morning at 7am, so I'm going to get up in the morning and start making my way west. At least I'm rolling over monday and will be getting a load on tuesday when everything opens back up... Anyways, here's the photos and a video!


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Usually all I hear all day long when I'm sitting in a truck stop or at a customer is engine noise or the normal sounds of a busy city or factory. I decided to park for the night backed into a deadend road with a greenbelt to my left. It was about 75 out today but I parked in the shade with the windows down and it was very nice. It was very nice to hear birds chirping, something we truckers don't get to hear very often... Click on the video to start playing



This is where I'm currently parked...




My Freightliner at gordon had a slide out desk which was nice to use as a computer stand. This Kenworth doesn't have anything like that, so this is how I use the computer. Welcome to my office!



Meet my trucks big red butt.



I'm still undecided if I like how my truck looks. Sometimes it's ugly and sometimes it's mean looking... It seems to look good from a small car view... Don't cut off trucks so this won't be in your rear view mirror!




I got some red load light covers for the lights on back of the cab. Now I can be like all the square nosed owner op's!




The price of Diesel fuel in Upstate New York!!!!!!




Entering Massachusetts this afternoon...




oops, a bit late on this one...




Have a good memorial day!
Chris

WOW, what a drive!!!

Today was awesome. I started my morning in Verona, New York and headed west to the Budweiser factory in Baldwinsville,NY. I dropped my empty trailer and then Bobtailed (no trailer) to Albany, NY and then North on I-87 to Plattsburgh,NY where I'm currently shut down for the night. This is my first time this far east. Yesterday I went through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and then into NY. It was a first for all three. Now, I've been to New York City as a kid and that's all I remember from NY. I was under the impression that the second I entered NY, I would be in traffic traveling along the interstate all the way through NY. WRONG!!!! The turnpike (toll road) is in top notch shape with nice green grass and tall trees. It's an absolute blast to drive and I'm really enjoying my time up here. I'm parked at a little truck stop off I-87 and I'm in the very back of the lot, in a corner next to a forest. As soon as I step out of my truck I'm standing in green grass and the smell of the forest hits me. That's a lot different than a downtown truck stop in some big city that stinks of urine and idling trucks. I'm hoping to get a load out of here in the morning to keep me rolling over the holiday weekend. Where will I go from here? Check back next time...

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Just north of Laredo, Texas at the Border checkpoint.



A real nice Maserati with mexico plates...



A bit later that day in Dallas, TX I spotted this Bentley driven by some rich old guy..lol



A Texas Sunset



Another trip through Saint Louis.



First time to Ohio in a big truck...



Same for Pennsylvania.




Yup, New York too...




That's Lake Erie in the distance.



In NY, on the turnpike, they run turnpike doubles. Double trailers in California consist of two 28ft trailers. Here in NY, they run two 48ft trailers. Now, that has to be heavy. Since they are so big they can't go on the city streets. Most major exits have turnouts where the drivers stop and break up the doubles so that another truck can pick up the second trailer and then they both travel to their destination.



Lots of people heading north to the mountains or Canada for the holiday weekend.




I love this kind of scenery.



A lake in the Adirondack Mountains...





Have a good weekend everyone!

Chris

Tour #2

I arrived at home last Wednesday and left on monday morning. Hometime went great and it was nice to get on the bike after a couple of months being stuck in the truck. I rode 3 of the 4 days and put around 80 new miles on the bike. The snow has finally melted and my favorite place to ride opened up once again for the summer. I hung out with some friends as if I had never left and by sunday night it was time to come out on the road. I would never of thought, but on the second day of being home I started to miss the truck. For the last two months It's been go, go, go and then to come home and not have anything planned was really different. I started back into the old groove of the road and I'm happy.

I have about 20 new photos to post up, but there's a problem. I always take photos for a reason but some of them I don't remember why I pulled the camera out and snapped a shot. (Reminder to self, update the blog more often so this doesn't happen!)

I arrived here in Laredo, Texas after a nice 1800 mile run from Woodland, CA hauling HP Computer parts. I'll be leaving for Fort Worth, Texas in a couple hours. Anyways, here's the photos!


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In Otay Mesa, CA (San Diego) we pickup and drop trailers bound for mexico for the Mexican drivers to pickup and deliver in mexico and vice versa. Well, you are required to take out all the lights on the trailer so people don't steal them. The Workers take them out, but the driver have to put them back in. I won't go into that much detail about it, but it SUCKS!!!!




This was on a truck parked next to me in Kansas City, MO... hahahaha




This is at 6am on May 1st just south of Denver, CO.




This is only 3hrs later at 9am... Snow in May? WTF?????









The day before the snow and about 60 miles North of Denver, it was 75 outside and the day ended with this nice sunset. I'm thinking Denver must be a major Airline hub...




Pretty sure this is I-25 South one morning in New Mexico.





A couple of post ago, I put up a photo of the new Conway trailers with the blue stripes that swoop up towards the top of the front of the trailers... Well, I guess it has since changed and this is the NEW, NEW, NEW trailer logo layout.





A Heyl truck heading south into Denver with a storm brewing to the east. "




This makes me laugh... hahahahahahahahaha




Yesterday in Texas on 285.




Sunrise in New Mexico.



One of the many border checkpoints along any road or highway that borders or heads out of Mexico. This one is on I-8 east of San Diego.



I think this is Octillo Wells Sand Dunes east of San Diego on Interstate 8. There were some people riding dirt bikes and quads on the dunes... I was jealous.




A whole bunch of nothing...




This puppy came to visit me in San Diego... He belonged to the truck in front of me. I think he wanted to get out and just walk around as much as I wanted to do. He jumped back in his truck because once you see one warehouse district, you have seen them all...lol