Middletown, CT

MD, PA, NJ, NY, CT... Check

Flipped-off by angry driver...Check

Yep, it was a good day. After a stop for some fuel and a shower in Harrisburg this morning, I made it to Darien, CT before stopping for lunch. Of course to get to Connecticut, I had to drive through New Jersey, which brings me to my next thought. If New Jersey were to get swallowed up in a giant sinkhole, would anybody really care? Really? I mean, really? After lunch, I was good to go all the way to Portland. Obviously I stopped short, which only leaves me second guessing myself and wondering if the weather would have gotten any worse. I like to think, however, that I learned my lesson in Chicago and made the right decision this time. Yeah, I'll go with that. So, I've informed my dispatcher, the broker, and the receiver that I probably won't make my delivery appointment in the morning. And I'm supposed to pick-up in Jay, ME sometime tomorrow, so we'll see what happens.

Either the typical winter freight-slowdown has hit, or the economic slump has finally touched H.O. Wolding. Probably both, but whatever the reason, we were told yesterday that business in the Southeast was slow and drivers should expect to see more loads into and out of other areas: Texas, Minnesota, the Northeast. Guess that explains why I'm up here and why I'm supposed to be in Little Rock, AR in a few days (which may end up being 4-5 days). Slow business or not, good ol' Wolding is keeping the loads lined up for me. Thus far.