I guess I should log on here more often.... The stuff you find out.....
I dropped my load in San Antonio and ran to Clifton, Picked up moulding bound for Olivehurst, CA. I was routed to swing by the house. I ran out of driving hours and slept in Indio. I thought maybe I should chance it and run through Banning or just stop, I choose stop. Woke up in the morning and ran on the 10 into Banning where I got pulled into the scales. I went through and they told me to go to the inspection line :shock: I just had a level 1 inspection three months ago. So in the bay I went. So here I was in the inspection bay.... On my way home to enjoy my few hours and this was cutting into it. :cry: The inspector was asking for my truck registration and I was having a hard time finding it in the book. He told me it should say state of Minnesota on it. So back into the book I'm looking and I said do you mean this sheet and It's Montana not Minnesota. I guess it was the right one since he took it and didn't say anything else.
Level 1 inspection was done and I was flagged for a unreadable vin plate on the trailer. In the comments section he put driver unfamiliar with required documentation.
When I was assigned the truck/trailer Davis told me they would order a new vin plate but it would take a little while.
I was told to go into the little office to get my paperwork which I did and was given the sheet. I was then allowed to leave.
So now I was a lil peeved since the level one flagged something that Davis already knew about. I made a call and asked someone to please make sure this plate was ordered so It would be ok.
30 minutes later I was home and off to look for a car for my wife at the Carmax dealer. We didn't make it there but stopped at the local dealer and after 5hrs we were driving home. Hmmm day off? anyway off to home for dinner and sleep.
Got up and ran to Olivehurst and arrived in the late afternoon a day early. I walked into the office and spoke to the lady there who informed me that I must have been speeding or my logs must be illegal.... :shock: I asked her where I might be able to park so I can spend the night and offload. She told me to see if they would offload me now. I was offloaded and given directions to a small truck stop in Yuba City where I would call in empty the next morning.
The next morning I called in and was told to get to Cottonwood CA so I could drop in Oregon which I did.
I was given a p/up in Madras to go to Minnesota and 3 drops in Winconsin. On my way I had a couple engine codes pop up. I called into the shop on Sat and was told that I should change the fuel filters or wait till I got to Missoula. In Spokane I noticed a hissing sound but checked the front tires and they were fine... hmmm must be normal? never noticed it before.....
Got to Missoula at 10:30pm and went to sleep. When I woke up I figured I would head down to the shop since it's sunday and about 9:30 I'll do a load of laundry, not a chance two other drivers are waiting. back up to Mauralts and I'll grab a bite to eat and then see if I can get a load done.
I'll tell ya.... Mauralts must be slowing down It took 45 mins to get my food. I scarffed it down and said forget the load I've got to get, I jumped on the freeway and started to head out. That's when I remembered I wanted to swing by and see about exchanging my steeltoe boots for a larger size. Off to the sporting goods place where they told me no refund sorry... :sad: So I dropped 100bucks for some new ones.
I got back to Davis and kept hearing that hiss. I asked 2 drivers and they both told me that hissing air is never good... So tonight here I sit in Missoula with engine codes in hand and a hissing motor.
I spoke to the guy who was just issued my old truck. He told me that the truck was in the shop for a blown head gasket, bad cylinder and a bad turbo. :shock:
Now.... what the heck is DevilDice going to do..... Hey DD you need to update please!