First Day

First day on the road for Rush. They sent me by bus from Detroit to Cincinnati yesterday. Then I picked up my truck last night. I can with all honesty say it's not my favorite of all the ones I've driven. It's a 2010 Mack. It's kinda tiny inside compared to what I'm used to. There's not even a space for a fridge/cooler. So once I get by the house to get all my stuff...the cooler will have to sit against the bed while driving and against the gear shift when I'm sleeping. I won't go without it though. It's the only way to save money on food and drinks.

And of course it's governed at 62...yuck! Back to being passed by everything else on the road. Oh well...it's a job.

They had another driver bring me a loaded trailer he was under this morning for me to drive to Temperance, MI. It was a drop & hook. Been a long time since I've done one of those. Was kinda nice. :-)  What I found most amusing is when I called in I found out they had not expected me to even get done when I did. LOL. What can I say? I don't play around...I keep her moving and grooving. That's how you make your money. I did get a late start this morning but after riding by bus most of the day yesterday I wanted to get a good night of sleep. Riding the bus always wears me out. There's no napping on those things for me unless I'm totally exhausted.

So tonight I'm just outside Toledo, OH. They told me to go ahead and get my 10 hr break and they'll call me with something in the morning. Not supposed to idle the truck so I froze my ass off last night. Idling right now so I can use the computer, but I'll shut it down after I get done. I bought a small heater/fan so I won't freeze again tonight. It doesn't put out hot hair but it's warm air and it'll take the edge off of the cold. I can't wait till I can get all the rest of my "truck stuff" in here. I got a warmer blanket to put in here. Although not gonna need that for much longer.

So I guess it's time I got that rest. As Rush Trucking likes to say "Stay Safe!"