Our customer in Teterboro New Jersey called me inside to re-stack a fallen pallet of laundry detergent. I was glad that none of the product was leaking. We got there early, but left around the time I was originally anticipating.
We picked up our next load in the neighboring town of North Bergen, New Jersey. It was a little bit of an adventure getting there, as many drivers were typically immature & the roads weren’t designed to accommodate 70-foot rigs.
Heading down to Maryland, we stopped for a meal at a turnpike travel plaza. Although we are used to inflated prices, we were shocked at the $30 price tag for a fast-food lunch. The cashier was also unnecessarily rigid & unhelpful.
Delivery to a Macy’s distribution center in Joppa, Maryland went well. We were the only drivers squeezing through the ridiculously tight drop lot. I took it slow & kept my rear-facing work lights on to avoid scraping badly-parked trailers. We departed with a brand new, unscratched trailer.
Advancing north, toward tomorrow’s customer, we entered an open DOT scale. There were lots of trucks getting their weight & tax stickers examined along with us. During this time, one of our dogs was behaving peculiarly & doing her best to communicate that she needed me to stop. So, I found a parking spot & opened the door to proceed with getting the 15-pound puppies outside. Astrid had no patience left, so she bypassed me & leaped to the ground from the cab of the truck. All four legs did the splits as she landed. The sharp yelp punctuated the night air. We were freaking out as she got up & awkwardly ran to the grass to relieve herself. I picked her up to look for injury, but only found good health. We were very glad for that & I don’t think Astrid will leap so unwisely in the future.
We are spending the night at the I-95 tollway welcome plaza in Newark, Delaware. Rowdy storms are forecasted, so I will hope they won’t cut into our sleep.
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