Wednesday, March 07, 2007

DISPATCH CANCELLED........

After our stop in North Bend, WA and a reset of our driving hours we left very early Monday morning to arrive in Kent, WA long before the morning commute started. When we arrived we saw that Harley was already there. Shortly after 7am we started unloading the boats, and between the three of us, had 8 boats unloaded from our trailers in less than 2 hours! Thanks again to Harley for all his help!

We made our way to the yard in Spokane to get new tires and an alignment done on the truck, but not without first stopping at Starbuck's in Moses Lake. With a caffeine induced rush, and a little double chocolate bundt cake for Craig, we arrived in Spokane in high spirits. It didn't take long to get the new tires on the truck, but we found out the alignment would have to be done Tuesday morning.

We checked in with Katie and found out our dispatch had been cancelled and they didn't have anything yet for us. We took that opportunity to head across the street to the Petro for showers and a bite to eat. Early Tuesday we drove into Spokane for the alignment and while we were there we received a new dispatch. We will still get to California and even sooner than before. Thankful for the cooperation of everyone to get us into California, we were told to head to Pipestone, MN to pick up a load of boats going to Oakley, CA.As we drove by Coeur d'Alene, I was happily making my dental and hair appointments for next week. We couldn't have asked for nicer weather either. The sun was out and the temperature was in the high 40's. The passes were clear and dry, and with an empty trailer we were able to make it up the hills with no problem. We made it as far as a rest area in Greycliff, Montana for the night.
We plan on being in Pipestone, MN Thursday morning and deliver in Oakley, CA Monday morning. But as we all know......things can change in the trucking business.

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