OTR - Second & Third Day~

Butch left Troy, IL & arrived at Home Depot in Monroe, OH on the 26th.  All the docks were full of trucks.  All around the perimeter, at least a couple hundred more, were waiting.  After making a third circuit - Butch notified personnel inside - the trailer was getting dropped.  Next, a short drive to another yard, to pick up an empty trailer.  By now, it was dark & the lights weren't working on the trailer.  No turn signals etc.  A call to Dispatch & Butch was routed to the nearest Love's in Dayton for repairs.  He spent the night there.  Route on the second day's drive~

Truck in the repair bay

First in line Sunday morning the 27th.  Once the mechanic arrived, they found problem wasn't with the trailer, but the pig tail on the tractor.  A stress crack had appeared & separated.  After several calls, the part needed was found half an hour away.  By 10 a.m. the repair was made & Butch was back on the board, waiting...  

Cracked & separated~

Just to come up against another issue.  The computer system in Joplin didn't recognize the trailer was in Dayton, rather than Monroe.  Butch had to send in the license plate number on the trailer.  He spent the wait cleaning the mud from the previous night - off the inside & outside of the truck.  

Love's, Dayton

By 6 p.m. Sunday, the issue was resolved & the day was gone.   He received a dispatch directing him where to pick up a load this morning.  A second night was spent at Love's~

A Beautiful Sunset & Butch's truck~

Soon we hope, things will smooth out. In our years of riding Endurance (with horses) we learned a consistent pace was key to finishing &/or winning a race.  I think this has to be true in the trucking industry too!