My plans and the company's plans...... don't always come together!!

After coming down from Prince George, British Columbia empty to the yard, the manager finally realized my truck needed work.  So the AC is now fixed. My Jake Brakes (compression brakes) got fixed finally, as I refused to pull anything in the mountains again without them.   It only  took them 6 months to get it done.


Took a load up to Edmonton, Alberta and was unloaded, then the wait in Edmonton for the next order.  


Lovely rainbow that I saw on the way to Calgary Sunday afternoon. 07/17/2011.

On the way to Edmonton on Tuesday. Flooding in Calgary. 4 lane Hwy that's closed up 4 lanes and passing through in the emergency lane. 20:00 and took me 90 min to get through a mile stretch because of this.

Getting loaded with wood chips at Acheson. All though this trailer in the fore ground was getting loaded with wood chips too!!  Seems a bit odd.....
Tomo didn't think that logo seemed right.

Packed to the back with a full load of wood chips.

This is what the AB/SK border looks like on Hwy 16 in Lloydminster.

Great morning in Raymond MT. 07/21/11.

After arriving at the Walmart in Watertown, Iowa, exactly on his driving limit of 11 hours.  He figured out all his hours and discovered he was soon going to be out of all USA hours.  So.... all his plans to make it to Aylebury for the weekend just flew out the window.  Had been promised the weekend off but when the company suddenly loses four drivers all at once well ....... that is the way it goes!!  Disappointed but..... not much to do about it!  

Unloading the wood chips.

Got two tires repaired on the trailer and got new lights on the trailer and tractor in Muscatine.

In Atalissa for the night. Tomo did a reset on his driving time there and then on Sunday he would relay the load to another driver in Carrington, North Dakota. The load is late and so he needed to get to Carrington,  asap. Now the young man is in Carrington, North Dakota and will be hearing in the morning where he will head next.  Probably south for another load.