Monday, June 6, 2016

Richmond, IN


Exit 149B on I70. Quick ride right from the Love's truck stop out Flatley Rd. to Wayne Rd. where you'll hit the Cardinal Greenway. It goes north 60 some miles or better to Indianapolis and south into Richmond. Paved.



Friday, June 3, 2016

My Riding Partner......in the Truck and out of it.

Started driving a Commercial Truck a couple of weeks ago after a 25 year career in sales and service of robotic paper testing equipment followed by a 3 year stint with a mining company.
Back in the day I grew up on a dairy farm and spending time in high school driving a milk truck with a can route.
The current truck is a 2012 Freightliner with a 10-speed manual tranny. Sleeper berth. I pull a 53' van trailer loading with freeight of all kinds.
Jobs are regional to the Midwest,  500 mile radius and I'll be going out OTR once in awhile as well.
I live in central WI.

Traditional sales jobs didn't seem attractive anymore and a job in transportation seems to have the possibility of giving me the flexibility and income I desire at this point in time in my life.
Never drove a truck like this before but have had some experience running some big heavy equipment so I'm not too intimidated.

Asked the shop to remove the seat. Another driver for the company had done the same and it seemed a good choice.
Lots of room and easy access to load and unload. Gary Fisher Paragon Mountain Bike.

Google maps on my iPhone shows bike trails and I have an APP for singletrack trails as well, which I prefer. In any case, I hope to post up and show a few pics where I find to ride while out on the road.