late afternoon...
Took this from the back of the Walmart in Mesquite Nevada a few days ago. Just stood on the top step of my drivers door and shot over the wall and building that would have been in the foreground. I wasn't delivering, just stopped for groceries and fill a prescription. The late afternoon light and clouds made this a no-brainer.
Where have I been, well nothing seriously wrong, just lots of miles and tired by the end of each day. Easy to get into a rut, not so easy to get out of one. Gonna try.
Made a switch from Western Regional to Nation Wide OTR (over the road). I drove OTR the first few years of my trucking career, but switched to Western Regional when my late father's health declined in order to be closer and more easily able to get home. Two reasons for the return to OTR, California laws, three tickets in the past 12 months. Very petty infractions, but costly, and the only tickets in over 9 years. Before California I had only two tickets in over 30 years. Also detention pay in CA is ridiculous, losing at least $200 a month because of CA detention law. The second reason to switch to OTR. I'm so bored running up and down I-5, LA to Oregon and occasionally Washington. Not 100 percent of the time, but about 75 percent, The other 25 percent is other routes in the Western States and two or three OTR trips per year.
OTR has variety and longer trips, less loads per week, means less time getting loaded and unloaded. It's actually less stressful doing two or three longer loads per week than doing four or five and sometimes even more.
I'm excited about changes, and believe they will leave me less tired plus provide a lot more variety in regards to photo opportunities.
In Denver right now, waiting to be unloaded, then picking up a loaded trailer at our drop yard and heading to Missouri.
If you've read this far, I apologize for being so long winded. I'm going to try not to fall so far behind, and get back to visiting regularly. Looking forward to seeing what you've shared since my last visit.
late afternoon...
Took this from the back of the Walmart in Mesquite Nevada a few days ago. Just stood on the top step of my drivers door and shot over the wall and building that would have been in the foreground. I wasn't delivering, just stopped for groceries and fill a prescription. The late afternoon light and clouds made this a no-brainer.
Where have I been, well nothing seriously wrong, just lots of miles and tired by the end of each day. Easy to get into a rut, not so easy to get out of one. Gonna try.
Made a switch from Western Regional to Nation Wide OTR (over the road). I drove OTR the first few years of my trucking career, but switched to Western Regional when my late father's health declined in order to be closer and more easily able to get home. Two reasons for the return to OTR, California laws, three tickets in the past 12 months. Very petty infractions, but costly, and the only tickets in over 9 years. Before California I had only two tickets in over 30 years. Also detention pay in CA is ridiculous, losing at least $200 a month because of CA detention law. The second reason to switch to OTR. I'm so bored running up and down I-5, LA to Oregon and occasionally Washington. Not 100 percent of the time, but about 75 percent, The other 25 percent is other routes in the Western States and two or three OTR trips per year.
OTR has variety and longer trips, less loads per week, means less time getting loaded and unloaded. It's actually less stressful doing two or three longer loads per week than doing four or five and sometimes even more.
I'm excited about changes, and believe they will leave me less tired plus provide a lot more variety in regards to photo opportunities.
In Denver right now, waiting to be unloaded, then picking up a loaded trailer at our drop yard and heading to Missouri.
If you've read this far, I apologize for being so long winded. I'm going to try not to fall so far behind, and get back to visiting regularly. Looking forward to seeing what you've shared since my last visit.