Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Still Going.
We are sitting in the Toronto area. We got here last night, thought we would unload today but things have changed. Apparently the place we delivered to is not equipped with tanks so they are unloading as needed. They hope to have it unloaded sometime tomorrow but not sure. They were thinking, we would just drop the trailer and then when the next load came, they would leave the full trailer and take the empty one. The next one is not suppose to get here till sometime next week. They also didn't know it would cost so much to do that. We are getting paid for sitting here but not sure how much. They can't plan what to do with us since we are not sure when we will be done. The interesting life of truckers.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
MORE TRUCK
More trucking news. I hit the wrong button and it posted when I wasn't ready to.
We got to MN by going through NV, UT, WY, SD, then MN. Then we headed towards CO, empty. Dad doesn't like to have to drive that far empty, it doesn't pay. We stopped in Lincoln, NE to wash. That was Valentine's Day. We stayed the night there at the truck washing place. We were able to unhook the trailer, leave it there and drove to Red Lobster and Wal-Mart.
After getting washed, we drove to Auora, NE. We attended church there. This is where the Clayson family goes to church. He was the Ag shop teacher at Declo for several years and they lived in our ward for a while. Shane is now in the Branch Presidency. There was about 70 people there. Dad attended this ward last May. He didn't know the Claysons lived there.
We then drove to Lamar, CO. There we loaded sunflower oil on to take to Arbuckle, CA. We took the southern route so we wouldn't have to put chains on the truck. This took us through NM, AZ, and into CA. Arbuckle is up north of Sacramento.
After unloading, we got washed at the same place and then loaded with canola oil. We took it to Yakima, WA. We got a motel room and it had a laundry room. I washed clothes since we were running low and clean ones. Dad went and unloaded and dropped his trailer at the Yard that Idaho Milk has there. The next day, we got another trailer that was loaded with apple juice that we are taking to Etibocoke, Ontario, Canda. This trip has taken us through ID, MT, WY, SD. That is where we are right now. Sioux Falls, SD. We will continue on in the morning. We don't know where we will be going but hopefully towards home.
We miss each of you and love you.
We got to MN by going through NV, UT, WY, SD, then MN. Then we headed towards CO, empty. Dad doesn't like to have to drive that far empty, it doesn't pay. We stopped in Lincoln, NE to wash. That was Valentine's Day. We stayed the night there at the truck washing place. We were able to unhook the trailer, leave it there and drove to Red Lobster and Wal-Mart.
After getting washed, we drove to Auora, NE. We attended church there. This is where the Clayson family goes to church. He was the Ag shop teacher at Declo for several years and they lived in our ward for a while. Shane is now in the Branch Presidency. There was about 70 people there. Dad attended this ward last May. He didn't know the Claysons lived there.
We then drove to Lamar, CO. There we loaded sunflower oil on to take to Arbuckle, CA. We took the southern route so we wouldn't have to put chains on the truck. This took us through NM, AZ, and into CA. Arbuckle is up north of Sacramento.
After unloading, we got washed at the same place and then loaded with canola oil. We took it to Yakima, WA. We got a motel room and it had a laundry room. I washed clothes since we were running low and clean ones. Dad went and unloaded and dropped his trailer at the Yard that Idaho Milk has there. The next day, we got another trailer that was loaded with apple juice that we are taking to Etibocoke, Ontario, Canda. This trip has taken us through ID, MT, WY, SD. That is where we are right now. Sioux Falls, SD. We will continue on in the morning. We don't know where we will be going but hopefully towards home.
We miss each of you and love you.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!
Don't be shocked but I'm finally adding to my blog. We are on the road and have been for 16 days. We got the phone call about 3:30 on Friday, Feb. 6, and left Burley about 5:00. Didn't have much time to prepare to leave.
We had a load of milk to take to Fullerton, CA. We stayed in Beaver, UT that night and then drove to St. George. We visited Grandpa and Grandma Hurst. After lunch with them, back in the truck. We got to our destination that night. It unloaded early Sunday morning. We then drove over to Tustin and was able to attend Stake Conference with Kevin. We spent the day with their family. It was so good to see them. Caden loves Uncle Mark and keeps him busy the whole time we were there. It's hard to believe how old their kids are.
We drove to our wash place that night, washed first thing the next morning then went and loaded apple juice concentrate to take to Henderson, NV. After unloading we had to wait for the other driver to unload cause we had to trade trailers with him. We then drove back into CA to wash and then drove to Modesto, CA to load milk to take to MN. Going over Donner Pass, we had to put chains on the truck. It wasn't that bad but you couldn't go on till you had them on. They had check stations to make sure you had them on. That was the first time Dad has had to do it since he started driving.
We had a load of milk to take to Fullerton, CA. We stayed in Beaver, UT that night and then drove to St. George. We visited Grandpa and Grandma Hurst. After lunch with them, back in the truck. We got to our destination that night. It unloaded early Sunday morning. We then drove over to Tustin and was able to attend Stake Conference with Kevin. We spent the day with their family. It was so good to see them. Caden loves Uncle Mark and keeps him busy the whole time we were there. It's hard to believe how old their kids are.
We drove to our wash place that night, washed first thing the next morning then went and loaded apple juice concentrate to take to Henderson, NV. After unloading we had to wait for the other driver to unload cause we had to trade trailers with him. We then drove back into CA to wash and then drove to Modesto, CA to load milk to take to MN. Going over Donner Pass, we had to put chains on the truck. It wasn't that bad but you couldn't go on till you had them on. They had check stations to make sure you had them on. That was the first time Dad has had to do it since he started driving.
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