I arrived in York to pickup my trailer at the Landstar drop lot. My Stop Warning light had other plans. So I parked downtown and decided to get something to eat at the Fig & Barrel Pub. The restaurant had a nice redstone fireplace flanked by gorgeous leather banquettes As soon as I sat down, I was greeted by Rita. She was really personable and I found out she is … [Read more...] about Fig & Barrel Pub
PA
Distressed Load
So first thing this morning, I got a call from an agent. Didn't recognize the number, almost didn't pick up. "Are you in need of a trailer? We have a distress load that needs to be picked up at the TA in Jessup, MD and delivered to the UPS "No, thank you. I'm not interested," I replied. Then I gave it a second thought. This was an Amazon load to the UPS Cargo … [Read more...] about Distressed Load
Bailey’s Burnham OIP
Mike Bailey is a man of God, he has started nine churches in several states and has mentored scores of pastors and clergy. When he's not breaking bread, he's making it the Italian way at the Burnham OIP which he bought in 1978. It's a family business, his daughter worked there and that's where she met Miguel Interiano who became Mike's son-in-law six years ago. I stopped … [Read more...] about Bailey’s Burnham OIP
Philly – Friday Night Feast
Just when I was ready to leave for Baltimore to pickup my Amazon load, I found a load going from Sterling, VA to West Deptford, NJ paying three times as much. Typically, I don't like to cancel a few hours before pickup time, and Amazon penalizes us with a bad grade, but this was a no brainer. So after delivering the loaded trailer with carts, I headed to Philly. There was … [Read more...] about Philly – Friday Night Feast
Keystone to Nowhere
I couldn't be happier to arrive in Keystone Truckstop, a small family-owned truck stop and diner nestled in the mountains in the middle of nowhere. I've had this spot programmed into my GPS, since there was nowhere else to get fuel until I arrived in Pittsburgh. I pulled into a dirt lot riddled with potholes and I was relieved that I had beat the looming storm front. Any … [Read more...] about Keystone to Nowhere