Shoulder needs surgery, but I decided to tough it out until December or January when freight slows down. I haven't posted here for awhile since I have been busy putting together a deal to buy a 3rd Sprinter.
My son-in-law's runs have been cut and he wanted to downsize from his Sprinter to a regular cargo van. He doesn't want to go OTR, so he didn't need a Sprinter with a sleeper in it. Completed the paperwork for the purchase and was at Tri-State's base on the 19th to sign the lease and have the signs and Qualcomm installed.
The driver I had before was reinstated by T/S and is now driving the Sprinter. He got his first load on the 20th and has been running strong since. I'm glad to have him back. The other two Sprinters have been running strong as well. The numbers I crunched show that the three Sprinters will cover all the expenses on all four trucks and all the International has to cover is it's fuel since I don't have to pay myself. Something wrong with that don't you think???? Anyway, when I go down for surgery, I can let the International sit until I come back.
I'm presently in a truck stop in Florence, SC. I got a load from Columbus to the new Honda plant in Greensburg, IN. It had no address that the GPS or any other map program would recognize since it's a new road. I found the stealth Honda plant even though the exit ramp to it was closed. I engaged the cloaking device on the truck and snuck in the back way. Seemed strange that they needed wiring harnesses for cars they aren't even building yet. After break I backtracked into OH to pick up some reverse clutch sun gears going to Roanoke, VA. Went to the T/A there. After that break, I deadheaded 165 miles to Kingsport, TN and picked up 5300 lbs of coupon books for the visitor information centers in Myrtle Beach, SC. Did my break in a Wally World lot in Conway, SC and headed here to this truck stop after.
The shoulder is holding up so far but I did make some mods to the cab of the International since it is difficult for me to reach to the right. You can see them in the pics.
As I said, the Sprinters are running strong but I'm not going to post all the runs here since there are too many since my last entry. I'll start posting them again now that I'm updating regularly.
