Yes Virginia, there ARE company trucks – 0233hrs

Let me start off with… why don’t you guys holler at me when I don’t update this thing in a while!  Hello?  Is this thing on… is anyone still reading it?  LOL

Okay.. some catch-up;

Headed out bright and early for Sacremento… nothing much to report until we hit Albequrque, NM where we got shut-down for ice / snow on I40… I’ve officially had my first taste of driving in winter weather in Da Big Truk.  Guess what?  It’s the same as a car, only bigger.  Slow down, high-gear / low RPM, slow down, no sudden movements of the wheel, and oh yeah… slow down!

DUH.

Got to Sacremento and dropped our FedEx load (I can say what it was now!)… then ended up waiting for the most part of the day for our next load assignement.  Pick-up in Woodlake, CA going all the way to Jessup, MD (again).  We took off and routed through the yard where we sit now.  We’ll be heading out in the morning, but this load has WAY too much time on it… it’s not due in MD until 0200 Monday morning… we’ll arrive Sunday morning at this rate… but that’s okay.

Speaking of the yard… had a wicked, awesome, exciting surprise when we rolled in here this morning.  I had heard rumors, had even told you they supposedly existed, but it wasn’t “official” until I SAW and got PHOTOGRAPHIC proof they existed!

What the hell am I talking about you ask?  This sweet looking baby (center):

If you look really closely at the drivers’ side door, you will notice “RTC”… that means this beaut of a Peterbilt 387 is a COMPANY TRUCK!!  It was on the “ready” line just WAITING for me to upgrade to solo!  And the funniest damn thing about it… it was EXACTLY one number higher than the truck I’m on now!  I only hope and pray she’s still there in a month or so when I get upgraded to solo!!  BTW… it’s even the same color as the one I’m on now!  How’s THAT for cosmic coincidence???

Oh.. BTW… if you’ve been looking for the “Hammer Lane”… it’s in New Mexico:

And lastly, if you were interested, this is Knucklehead… you can see why he gets his nickname:

That’s all folks!