After a few delays, Tomo finally made it back to Washington for some R&R and conventions!! That was just the right thing at the right time for our Traveling Trucker Tomo.
Tomo was originally suppose to be finished with his delivery and on his way back to Washington on the 11th of August and was hoping to pull into Milltown in time for the evening meeting....but plans changed, few truckers quit or were fired, loads were needed to be delivered that were already late and ..... Trucker Tomo being the nice kid he is, didn't say tough luck but said okay! After going to Buffalo, Wyoming, then on to Edmonton, Alberta, back down to the border but missing paperwork, shut him down again. He finally made it back to the yard late Saturday night. He changed into his own car and headed back to Washington. Tomo walked into the last meeting at Milltown on Sunday to see a young friend standing up and making the best choice in his whole life!! As Tomo said, it was worth the fast drive across the State!!
With all the mess up with his scheduled time off, he was now able to have 3 extra days back in Washington. Actual vacation started on Sunday the 14th of August and he was on holiday till Monday the 29th of August.
On Monday the 29th, Tomo picked up a load of soda ash and headed up to Onoway, Alberta. Then headed up back to Edmonton, Alberta to pick up a load of wood chips that are bound for Nebraska.
On Tuesday, the 30th. Just after fueling up in Calgary and heading out of the truck stop, Tomo was nearly T-Boned by a car that had run a red light doing 35 to 40 mph. Apparently SHE didn't even see the red light nor the 2 semi trailer trucks pulling out into the intersection...... Of course it had to be an ASIAN female driver and a teenager to boot!! He was so ready to stop his truck and give her a talking too. What a nut job...
Tomo received his paper work for the border crossing in Calgary and headed south to the border, arriving at 22:45 and got sent back into Canada due to a paperwork issues. He shut down for the night, then in the morning having it straightened out, headed for Shelby, Montana.
On Wednesday, 31st, at Shelby, Montana, Tomo swapped trailers with another driver anyway. He was running short on hours anyway so.... no big deal. On Wednesday he took a load up to Edmonton, Alberta and was able to get to Leduc, Alberta for the Wednesday night meeting with Ryan. On Thursday, he dropped his load and then went to Seba Beach, Alberta to pick up a load of peat moss. He met his friend Andrew from Saskatoon for lunch and then headed south to Billings, Montana.
On Friday, Tomo headed back to the yard and picked up an empty trailer and headed to Salt Lake City, Utah. He picked up his load and then on Saturday morning early, he headed back up north. This load was from Salt Lake City, Utah to Calgary, Alberta. It is a load of dry goods/groceries. He made a dinner stop in Idaho Falls, Idaho with Brennan. The yard called and they wanted Tomo to make a fast delivery up to Calgary but .... a Level 1 check at the border (Coutes, Alberta) revealed a cracked rim on his truck and a flat tire on the trailer..... so now Tomo is enjoying some much needed ZZZZ's as he must wait at the border until someone can come out and fix the flat and replace the rim. It is LABOR DAY WEEKEND and seems like no one is laboring in the area!!
Probably won't be fixed until Tuesday, but that is the way it goes!!!
Miscellaneous photos!! The Traveling Trucker Does stay clean!!
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