Still in Houston

Made it here last night with no problem. Dropped this load, then went in circles with Green Bay trying to get out of this gate (it is remote controlled from up there). The trailer we picked up was showing not servicabale and that we couldn't take it, but the estimator said there was nothing in the system written up about it. We checked and everything was working fine. Finally, we were able to get the guy in the shop to call Security up in Green Bay and have them release the trailer to us. So we head out and get to our next pick up. Luckily we had been there before because it is a buger to find at night. Got the load and found that we had a flat on the trailer. Screw it, we will fix it in the morning. By this point, it is 2300 and I have been up since 0600 and my shift starts in 4 hours. So we head to the Pilot just up the road and call it a night. That place was packed, but we found an Idle Aire spot and pulled in and used Idle Aire. Luckily, a few months ago we were in California and signed up for it so we already had the card with credit on it so it worked out perfectly. Shut the engine off, turned Idle Aire on and headed off to sleep.

Since I was up so late, I got up at 0700. This load just had to be to destination by midnight, and it is only about 550 miles, so no problemo. Got fuel and headed back to the OC so we could get the tire repaired. So right now I am sitting in the truck in the bay while they are changing the tire. I think we should deliver this around 1900 tonight. Then we have to drive 111 miles to our next load and I think we have until midnight to pick it up also. At that point, we will probably shut down for the night. J isn't feeling good. His sinuses are going haywire since we pulled into Houston to the point that he threw up from all the yucky stuff that he was coughing and sneezing. So we will see how he is doing later.

Keep your fingers crossed for us that the weather is good going back up to Washington!