ATL to DFW Update

Our load was late again this morning. The load was to be ready at 0100. I woke up and called dispatch at about 0230 and was told that they had about 20000# on the trailer then and that it shouldn't be too much longer. I went back to bed and we were awakened by the annoying sound of the Qualcomm message signal at about 0345. The load was ready. I jumped up, got ready to go and before I could get inside to get my paperwork, the office ringing my telephone to let me know that the load was ready, and then, they sent another message. Another case of, we ran late so you have to hurry, I guess.

Anyway, I ran inside, picked up my paperwork, hooked to the loaded trailer, caught my log book up and off we went. DFW bound. The rain had finally stopped, I thought, we got about 30 miles west of Atlanta and it started again but really didn't last long. We are now about 40 East of Jackson and the weather is actually pretty nice.

Dispatch contacted us a bit ago and asked if we could hook a loaded trailer when we get to Dallas and head straight to Columbus. They want us in Columbus by 1400 tomorrow. That shouldn't be problem if all goes well. That can be a pretty big "if" though, in this industry. Traffic, weather, police, scales, Breakdowns, wildlife on the road, etc.. We should be in Dallas at about 1730 and then that will give us about 20.5 hours to get to Columbus...1075 miles. What we will do out of Columbus is unknown at this time, but my guess is that they have a plan of some kind, in their heads.

I mentioned break downs as a possible delay. I have been introduced to a new website called Find Truck Service. I certainly have no desire to breakdown but I do look forward to using this site if and when I do. As you know if you read this site often, I do most of my own maintenance work, but in the event I should need help on the road, I now know where to go to find help. Be sure and use the site, bookmark the page and refer to it often, or at least as often as needed.

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In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

Another Update For 08/08

We stopped in Little Rock for fuel at about 7:00 pm, left there about 7:15 and we are now on our way to Carson again. We have one more planned stop, other than driver changes, and that planned stop is Albuquerque, NM. Ah yes, lovely, friendly, New Mexico.

Anyway, had a lot of good comments and looks in Little Rock at the Petro. I just never had any idea how the truck would stop people in their tracks as they are walking through the parking lot. I passed out about 7 pocket constitutions and 1 Glenn Beck, Common Sense book. What a great stop that was.

Oh, am I taking donations? You Bet, click on any of the donate buttons on this page or go to Stop the Destruction of America and use one of the donate buttons there. We are merely trying to cover costs of materials we are passing out to awaken folks.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

08/08 Updare

Sorry for no posting yesterday. We got to Martinsville at about 1200 noon, dropped the loaded trailer and headed back to Charlotte, NC. Stopped in Madison, NC for lunch, then a 2 mile walk. We finally arrived back in Charlote, near the airport at our terminal, showered and we were actually asleep by 7:30 last night. Good thing too.

Our load to LAX, Carson, CA, was ready at 0400 rather than 0600. Anyway, we left Charlotte terminal, after a safety check of the trailer and truck, at about 0430 and headed west on 74. We stopped in Candler, NC for fuel and moved on. We are now in Knoxville, TN and our next planned stop is Little Rock, AR at about 6:00 or so pm. From there it is on to Albuquerque, NM for more fuel then on to Carson. We expect a 8:00 pm Sunday evening arrival in Carson, though that is tentative at this point. We were actually allowed 44 hours which would make it 1230 or so.

I wish those of you who read this would read the last 3 comments on the last post. The vitriol is spewing. The hatred of America, and what she stands for, is deeply seeded in our society and it will take a long time to reinvigorate our young folks through the teachings of our founders and their principles and values. It has taken over 100 years for the "progressives" to nurture that seed that was planted over 100 years ago. A daily prayer for those who hate us, (the movement), is in line.

Please feel free to contribute to the cause by clicking on any of the donate buttons on this page. We are only trying to defray the costs of the educational materials on the proposed health care bills, the cost of books like Beck's Common Sense, and for the pocket constitutions and the book called "The 5000 year leap. These are all great teaching materials and valuable resources for us to pass to the folks with which we speak.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

08/03 Update

Well,after sitting all day in Miami, we received a call at about 5:00 pm and had a load dispatched from Miami, Fl(British Airways) going to Orlando, Fl(British Airways). The load was to be ready at 7:00 pm and to deliver in Orlando at 8:00 am on Sunday morning. No problem, we hooked to an empty trailer and headed for the Miami airport. The pickup was literally only 3 miles away but I am always a little apprehensive about driving a semi truck and trailer into an airport facility, when we don't know where we are going and what to expect. Anyway, we got in okay, got loaded, no problem and off we go to Orlando. We headed north on I-95 and had planned on stopping in Vero beach for dinner. We got within about 60 miles of Vero Beach and received n "emergency" message from Dispatch. It seems that British Airways needed us to return to the loading dock so that they can add some more freight to the load. WHAT!!!!? Man, we were both hungry and were looking forward to getting out of the truck long enough for a meal, fixed by someone else. Oh well, we turned around, headed back to Miami, and Tina fixed dinner in the truck. We got back to Miami about 10:30 pm, they spent 15 minutes removing freight and making room for the new freight and off we went, back on our way to Orlando.

Since the Orlando delivery couldn't be made until "8:00", and we were very tired and only about 4 hours from delivery, we drove north about 1/2 way and found a rest area to park for a few hours for a nap. Got up about 4:00 am and went on to Orlando. Once again, a new delivery point, in an airport, always brings apprehension so we were cautiously optimistic, but forged on to make a timely delivery. No problem, we got to our delivery point at about 6:30, no-one around so another nap was in order. Got up at 8:00, still no-one around, checked dispatch orders, and it seems that after our initial contact from dispatch when we were told about an 8:00 delivery, our actual dispatch order indicated a 10:00 am delivery. Not real unusual for that to happen bet every time it does I just wonder why people can't be honest...ALL THE TIME. But I digress. Back to bed for a couple hours and I checked at 9:30 am and sure enough they were there. I checked in with receiving and backed into the dock where, 2.5 hours later, 12:00 we were unloaded.

we went back to our terminal, again about 4 miles away and dropped our empty trailer,met with a friend who drives for the same company and visited for a bit. While standing around talking, a fella in a parking lot sweeper drove up, got out of the unit he was driving and screamed, SAVE THE CONSTITUTION. We found out this this guy had been to every taxpayer revolt in a 50 mile circumference of Orlando that he could get to and another interesting fact. He had just, in December, filed bankruptcy on a business that employed 4 plus himself. He hadn't asked for a bailout, help, or any other relief from our government but decided to climb back out of the hole, while paying his debt, on his own. Hey Chrysler, GM, Citi Bank, AIG, B of A etc, etc, take a hint, learn a lesson here.

Anyway, after about 45 minutes in the blazing sun, we decided we had better call dispatch and find out if we would be getting a dispatch out of Orlando anytime soon. Not only would we not get one Sunday night but in the words of the dispatcher on duty, he hoped that we would be out of there by Wednesday morning when he comes back to work after having 2 days off. So, we, the friend and my wife and I headed for our house about 70 miles west and spent the day at the house. The friend left last night but we are still here, relaxing, waiting to here from dispatch.

I called them at about (;40 this morning and still not looking good, but would see what they could do. We'll see.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

07/31, 6:30 pm

We passed through Savannah, GA about 30 minutes ago and are on schedule for an 0130 arrival in Miami. We should be in Jacksonville, Fl in about an hour and 15 minutes or so.

Give us a wave when and if you see us passing through your city.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

7/25, Leaving Carson, CA

Well, the San Diego load returning to Carson was very late getting ready. We didn't leave San Diego until about 0630 eastern time. We arrived in Carson at about 0830 and dropped that trailer and hooked to our load going to Kansas City, MO, near the MCI airprot. We will be traveling, as stated before, 15 north to I-40 east all the way to Tucumcari, NM where we will get onto U.S. 54 east to Wichta, KS then onto I-35 into Kansas City, MO.

Our major city pass throughs will be Barstow, CA at approximately 1100am, Kingman, AZ at about 4:00 this afternoon. We will be stopping in Kingman for a bit to fuel and spend a little time with an old friend, so I hesitate to estimate times further but the rest of the cities will be, Flagstaff, AZ, Albuquerqui, NM, Tucumcari, NM, Wichita, KS adn finally in Kansas CIty, MO.

I will update times following our departure from Kingamn, AZ and our short visit with a Friend.

Remember, should you decide you like the message we are spreading and the mission we are on to wake up America, please feel free to make a contribution here by clicking on any of the "donate" buttons on this page or at Stop the Destruction of America. Any and all contributions are very much appreciated to help defray the costs of the wrap, the pocket constitutions, books(Common Sense), and literature printing.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

07/22 0850 Update

We got into Irving about 2330 last night. Got a good nights sleep. We were notified this morning about 0600 that our Los Angeles load was ready. We got up, got ourselves ready to go and headed out about 0630. We are no about 10 miles North of Wichita Falls, Tx on highway 287 and will be in Amarillo, Tx at about 1230 this afternoon. From there we should be in Tucumcari, NM about 1400, and then in Albuquerqui, NM at approximately 1700-1730. I'll not predict any further than that at this point but I will update again as we are leaving Albuquerqui.

Please keep an eye out for us and by all means wave when you see us. Should you decide you like what we are doing, the message we are spreading, feel free to use any of the "donate" buttons on this page to make a contribution and help support our cause.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW

Another update. Just Left Jackson, MS

We got to Jackson, MS a little later than I had figured, it was actually 1545, (3:45 PM) and fueled, we left there about 1620 and headed to Dallas, TX for the final leg of this trip. Dallas, well Irving is where the terminal is, that is about 425 miles from Jackson, MS and we should be there about 2330 eastern time, (11:30 pm).

When we get there, we'll get a few hours rest, I will have had enough, according to D.O.T. standards and we will take off for Los Angeles, CA at about 0500 on Wednesday morning. That is about 1445 miles and we should be there by about 0530 on Thursday.

We will be traveling on highway 287 north through Texas to Amarillo, then interstate 40 into California. Major cities will be, Dallas/FT worth area, Wichita Falls, TX, Amarillo, TX, Tucumcari, NM, Albuquerqui, NM, Flagstaff, AZ, Los Angeles/Carson, CA.. I'll update the site again as soon as we leave Irving, TX to let you know what time and where.

Hope to see you all along the way. GIve us a wave if you see the truck.

Remember, if you like what we are doing, in trying to wake up America and like our message, please feel free to contribute to the cause here by clicking on any of the "donate" buttons on this page. any and all contributions are appreciated.

In God I Trust
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow
ADW