Going to TX

Let me introduce you to my brand new ride, a 2015 Volvo 780, which I moved into in January this year. Previously I was in a red Peterbilt 386 for three years, I'll get into that some other time.

So I started the week off by picking up this load from our yard in Winesburg,OH on Sunday afternoon and my first stop is in Texarkana, TX. I was hoping to get started today, but I slept in a little long this morning and I didn't make it in time. So on the way I stopped back at the chrome shop in Little Rock, AR and acquired some new goodies. I've always been a big fan of chrome and it's something I love, helps me display my pride as a trucker!

My future plans include finishing the few pieces left on the dash, then adding mud flap hangers with lights, a rear center panel with lights, some of the exterior chrome trims for Volvo, and maybe someday the sleeper light strips. I got this truck now because my wife and oldest stepdaughter like to spend time on the road with me, and it has double bunks and a lot more space than a Peterbilt.
I take a lot of teasing for driving a Volvo, just a trucker thing I guess, but honestly it's a very comfortable ride, and loaded with all kinds of comforts!



So anyway I'd just like to note that this winter has been very rough on the highways, now that the weather is warming up the potholes are busting out. I-40 in TN and AR today were like a war zone, I mean in some places an entire lane has caved in. I foresee a lot of construction coming up this summer. Crews were already out today patching up holes.

All together this run has 18 stops all the way to the southern tip of TX, so we will be busy for a few days. It's an LTL load consisting of food, doors and furniture.