Well, crap

I didn't have to deliver in Calhoun until tomorrow morning, but I decided to go ahead and drop-off this afternoon with the hope I would get another load today that would get me home tonight. So I drove out of Kentucky this morning and straight through Knoxville, right past the exit nearest my parents house. When I got to the receiver in Calhoun, I was able to read the Qualcomm message my dispatcher had sent a couple hours earlier - a load that doesn't pick-up until tomorrow afternoon. Not what I had in mind. Guess I should have just stopped in Knoxville and delivered tomorrow like I had originally planned. After I dropped the load, I grabbed an empty trailer and headed to the nearest truck stop to get settled in. Turns out I didn't have to stick around too long, though. My wonderful mother offered to come get me so I could have a restful evening away from the truck. I'll head to Chattanooga in the morning and hopefully be home for dinner.