Thursday, October 13, 2016

Where's My Relay?

We spent the night at the Pilot Travel Center in Ogden, Utah. Since our pre-planned loads have such relaxed schedules, we enjoyed getting more sleep than usual. 
  I drove down to the Schneider yard in North Salt Lake City. After arriving & dropping off the empty trailer, my truck computer made its usual noises when a shipment has been changed. I was shocked to see that our loaded relay trailer had been allgedly delayed until late tonight. 
   Stephanie & I opened the online load portal immediately to search for available freight to keep us moving. We came up with two loads & trip planned them to the minute. I called my Schneider rep to have my events swapped. She kindly interrupted me to let me know that my present relay load was en route & within 2 hours of me. Apparently, the late-night ETA was a simple typo. So, we naturally remained assigned to our original load. I met the driver as he arrived. We didn't talk much, although he was a friendly enough fellow. 
   With such a delay, I had to alter my stopping plan for the night. We are spending the night in Page Arizona. The scenery was magnificent along our route.
 

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