We spent most of yesterday waiting in Tulsa for our next adventure. About 4pm we were dispatched to deadhead west to Amarillo,Tx for a relay, then back east to Colubus Ohio. We were due in Amarillo before 0300, and the inbound truck was due by 0400. We got there about 10pm and requested status on the other one. We were told he showed there. We searched all around the Pilot we were at, but no luck. Figured he was at another truck stop or rest area. Our relay was scheduled for 4am (0400), so we decided to get some sleep untill after 2am since we were supposed to be there by 3am. Again we looked but no joy. We requested the location of the other truck, and was told he wasn't due in till 4am, and was 89mi out. Hmmmmm,,,oh by the way, the earlier report on his location we sent you was wrong. DUH. We went back to bed for a little while and got up just before 4am, and there he was!
Made the relay, swapped trailers, and headed out. Kim's turn to drive the new rig. It has a little different feel to the transmission than the old truck, and rides smoother. We made it to Okla, but she was fighting a headache, and we have plenty of time on this load. Parked in the Oklahoma welcome rest area for a couple hours of sleep. We are not scheduled in Columbus Oh till 4pm Tues afternoon. The GPS said if we kept going from Amarillo, we would arrive around 11pm tonite,(Mon) so we have quite a buffer on this.
We have a tire out of balance on the right drives I think, so we will plan on refueling in Joplin, and having them take a look at it.
Keep it safe out there!
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