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September 2002
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I don't have any idea where to
start. I managed to get several months behind once again... but life moves
at a pace that I guess I have to acknowledge I cannot keep up with.
I've been running the road, as
usual, the past few months and have been working at the local truck
driving school here and there during my home time. I like working with
students once again but it really keeps me busy. I am one of those people
who isn't happy unless she is very busy, then complains that there's too
much to do.
Let's see... where have I been?
Naturally I have been roaming the East coast, back and forth, up n down.
As usual for me, there have been many trips to Pennsylvania and
surrounding areas. My favorite load to pull out of Pennsylvania is out of
Hershey, PA because those are candy loads. At
at least one plant, the driver is invited in and welcomed to take candy
from a bin of candy bars that have been partially smashed or are otherwise
damaged, but I can assure you, they taste perfectly fine.
Since I cannot possibly
remember all of the trips that I've pulled since my last entry, here's
something of a list of them. Obviously they are not in exact order.
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Loaded In |
Delivered To |
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Chelsea, MA |
Allentown, PA |
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The
billboard reads, "Let the competition into your lane? C'mon...this
is Boston." I think
this sums it up pretty well when it comes to describing what it is like to
drive in Beantown. Let me suffice it to say that driving a big truck
into Boston proper requires a lot of extra attention to detail! If
you can drive a tractor/trailer here, you can drive anywhere. |
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Boston at rush hour, southbound I-95. |
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Hershey, PA |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| New
Kingstown, PA |
Loveland, CO |
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Bluffs, IA |
Manitowoc, WI |
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Plover, WI |
Columbus, OH |
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Top photo:
Columbus, OH traffic on
I-270.
Bottom photo:
Traffic on I-70. Traffic on I-70 in Ohio is
almost always very heavy. To make driving in Ohio more difficult and
dangerous, Ohio has a split speed limit. This causes much strife
between cars and trucks. On top of that, speed enforcement in Ohio
is possibly the most severe of any of the states. Trucks attempting
to pass other trucks force the faster moving cars to slow, which holds up
the works and makes congestion a constant problem. Split speed limits are
proven to be more dangerous, but several states have them anyway.
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Streetsboro, OH |
Mt
Pleasant, IA |
| Des
Moines, IA |
Grand Island, NE |
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York, NE |
Bedford, PA |
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Palmyra, PA |
Granite City, MO |
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Granite City, MO |
Maqueqota, IA |
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Iowa City, IA |
Co
Bluffs, IA |
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Omaha, NE |
Addison, IL |
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Chicago, IL |
Cranberry, IL |
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Weirton, WV |
Canton, OH |
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Weirton, WV |
Crete, NE |
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Omaha, NE |
Waukegon, IL |
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Co Bluffs, IA |
Syracuse, NY |
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Ottawa, IL |
Robesonia, PA |
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Hershey, PA |
Carlisle, IA |
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Iowa City, IA |
Marcy, NY |
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Mantena, IL |
LaVista, NE |
| Des
Moines, IA |
Topeka, KS |
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Eduardsville, KS |
Indianapolis, IN |
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Greenfield, IN |
Omaha, NE |
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Marshalltown, IA |
Pleasant Prairie, WI |
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Burlington, WI |
Indianapolis, IN |
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Marshalltown, IA |
Chicago, IL |
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As seen in a Pilot truckstop...
somewhere?
Important Tip!!
After fueling, make absolutely, positively sure that you have removed the
pump from your fuel tank!!! |
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