On the Road!

WOW, has been awhile since last update. I screwed up and left the computer in the motorhome the night we got bussed to Crowder for Boot Camp. Everything was rush, rush, rush there, and if you're late, it could be your job type of atmosphere. We rushed to get the motorhome parked, and rushed to get to the bus before they left us.
Had a great week at Crowder. Was a training atmosphere instead of a get rid of weak ones attitude, so we learned alot. Especially fun was the Skid Pad. It is a flat, smooth, polished concrete pad flooded with water. We got in some "nice" slides there!!! I had a bobtail totally sideways and managed to get it back the right way instead of spinning out. Kim loved it too. She realized she will react to the situation instead of just freezing up. Gave her more confidence.
Back at CFI in Joplin Monday morning, more training on situational awareness (SMITH system), paperwork, and assigned a trainer. As I mentioned, I already knew mine. He met us there a couple of times during the day. Back to the hotel Monday nite then to CFI first thing Tues morn ready to roll. My trainer and I did not get a load and hit the road until about 11am. Kim was not so lucky. She stayed around till 4pm, and got a load to Kansas City. My load had three stops, kinda unusual, but nice. We went from Joplin to Albuqurque, NM the first nite for a delivery the next morning, then to Las Vegas. Spent the nite, and delivered next day. From Vegas we headed over to Fresno, Cali. last nite. We are making our delivery right now. This load was all La-Z-Boy furniture. That makes for a light load. We were about 9000lbs to start with, and can haul about 40,000lbs, so you can see, that is pretty light for us.
Kim had a heavy load to KC, then got a load for Henderson, Ky. When they got rolling, they promptly broke down, and spent most of rest of evening getting it fixed. Next day they rolled on. Just found out this morning they are headed back to Lawrence, KS when they get unloaded this morning. She is a little frustrated by not getting the miles I am. She will have about 1100mi when she gets back tho. I have about 1700 and we are dispatched to Renten Wa next (another 900+) for a Monday morning delivery.
Kim's trainer wants to be in KC Mo for Thanksgiving, so sounds like Kim will be able to go to Arnie's. That will be a nice break for her.
Gotta run and get us goin, will post more later

UPDATE: at the next shippers waiting to be loaded now. It is a load of flavoring for Starbucks going to a shipping distr. center in Renton, Wa. This load will be over 38,000lbs, so this trip will be a little more work, esp going thru the mountains up in Washington. It should be rally scenic, thru the Mt Shasta area in N. Cal,etc. (that is if I have time to look :) We will be going up I-5 all the way.