Well, here is a quick update because I'm pooped and getting ready to head to bed.
While we were in Fontana, we took a 34 hour restart since the truck was in the shop. Got the PM B oil changed done and they were supposed to fix the A/C. Picked the truck up fron the shop Tuesday around noon but still didn't have a load. Finally got a load but it wouldn't be ready until 0200 so we hung out at the OC. Went to bed and got up at 0030 CA time, got fuel and headed to the pick up. Of course when we got there, they had it loaded, but it was in 2 of the short trailers and we don't pull doubles. So we had to wait another hour and a half for them to load it onto a 53' trailer. Got it done and headed out of there around 0430 CA time. By the time I hit the Arizona border mid-morning, it was apparent they didn't fix the A/C. Damn thing is blowing hot air again. ARGH!! I am not happy. This means we will be down AGAIN for them to fix it, and hopefully fix it correctly. :(
So we haul ass and make it to KC,KS and drop this load. End up getting a load outbound from the same place that we dropped at here in KC but it won't be ready until midnight. So we headed to a Petro and grabbed a shower and something to eat. The load is going back to the place that we picked up from in La Mirada,CA so we are just retracing our path that we just took. Talked to Tonya and she is having us bobtail back to the Fontana OC when we drop this load to get them to work on the A/C again. I already called when I found out it wasn't working and told them in a few choice words that I was not happy. Hopefully someone that knows what he is doing will work on it this time.
So that is all for now. About to go to bed while J watches a movie until it is time to go pick this load up. We will have to haul ass and will still be late. We are picking up at 0000 on the 6th and they want it to be delivered 1600 miles away by the 7th at 0600. Not sure if that is going to happen....
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T-Net, what a bummer without the A/C! Man!!! I have a question on California mile markers: Do they begin with "00" miles at the Arizona border - or at the coast? Many thanks. Tom
Tom, the Interstates are numbered the same way in all of the 48 states, for the most part. If the Interstate runs East/West then Mile Marker 1 will be on the West side of the state and the last mile marker will be on the East side. If the Interstate runs North/South, then Mile Marker 1 will be on the South side of the state and the last mile marker will be on the North side. Hope that helps. :)
It helps, indeed! Thank you, T-Net. Love your blog. Tom
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