I've created this blog to allow my family and friends to see some of the places and things I have found interesting in my daily travels. I hope this gives you a glimpse into my life as an over-the-road truck driver.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

cheap meal

I am at a Petro truck stop and they have this give away going on where you get a scratch ticket like the lottery. 1st prize is a cheeseburger and fries for $.75 and 2nd prize is pie for $.25 and third is root beer float for $.25 and 4th is a soft drink for $.25 It is called price of the 50s.
I won the first prize and the 4th prize. I just got thru eating the meal. Before the discount it was $10.72. With the winning tickets my price was $1.08. Would like to eat a few meals for that.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

wide truck

I picked up this truck in Dallas, Tx. and delivered it to Duluth, Mn.
When I loaded it I put the tape on it and found out that it is 9feet and 6inches wide.
If it is over 8feet 6 inches wide it is an oversize load and you have to have permits to move it.
Now I wanted to know what they would use this truck for it it had to have a permit to use it.
I asked the person to whom I was delivering it to what they were going to do with it.
They put a bucket lift on it like the power co. uses. He also said that it was going to Saudi Araba and in the desert out there it did not matter that it was wide. You never know what we in the trucking business will find.



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