After a good night's sleep I got up around 6:30 for some coffee. I wanted to get as early a start as possible. I'm about an hour from Gulfport which is the closest truckstop of any size. Starting at 7:00 I've been calling the number for where I am supposed to pick up so that I can get directions and let them know I am on my way. I guess they don't get an early start on their day. I don't know for certain but I suspect that it's a National Guard post and they may not come in until 9:00. So ...

I slept in this morning. Socrates was kind enough to let me sleep until a quarter past 8:00 before he finally lost patience and pounced on me. It's warmer today than yesterday. While it's still cool I don't need a jacket. Long sleeves is enough to be comfortable. It's cloudy and as I walked back to my truck after breakfast there were a few sprinkles of rain falling. It's looking to be one of those dreary days in MS. As I was never able to get a hold of anyone either at the shipper or th...

Just got home from the road. The new job is going well. I should have been doing this kind of trucking all along. Have been hauling machines and equipment on drop-decks. A lot of farm machinery and diesel generators among other things. It's nice to just chain or strap down the load and haul it where it needs to go. No warehouses or appointments to deal with. The loads usally go to farm implement dealers, heavy equipment dealers, and job sites and they are glad to see you show up because they...