Places I've Picked Up And Delivered

Check out the heat pouring from the tops of these cauldrons. Thes things were pretty intense. I had to park right next to them to unload. It was very hot just being around these things. I was waiting for the tarps or me to just start melting. Interesting stuff to see though.

So it's Friday and I'm in Chicago with no load. I had one, but it cancelled. That's broker terminology for "we found someone to haul it cheaper". If you're stuck in Chicago on a Friday with no load, that means getting back to Ohio isn't going to happen until late.

I spent some time this week delivering trusses. I still hate them. To much work for not enough pay. The width of them scares me too. I'm not afraid to admit it. If I can't see all of a load in a mirror, it worries me.

Today I got a relatively easy load. A 35,000 pound lift. I suppose some would call it a crane, but since it doesn't operate with a cable, technically it's a lift.

I could complain about trucking in Pittsburgh for hours. What a mess for a truck. I would love to go visit in a car, but trucking through it is a nightmare.  Today I had the pleasure of a construction site. That compounds problems. As you can see from the photo of the Bakery Square development, one wrong move and you're in a very big hole. I had it all planned out for leaving. I was going to spin around in a bus garage parking lot. There was a sign forbidding that, but you know, it's just a suggestion.