Fortunately, this morning morning was the last time I had to get up before dawn for at least a few days. I was rolling by 6:30am and had a three hour drive into Fayetteville. A quick drop at the Wal-Mart DC followed by a three hour drive to Charlotte, and my day was done.
Turns out, my memory of US-74 between I-95 and Charlotte seems to have been a little sugar-coated. The first half of the journey was just as I'd remembered - great. Limited access highway, future interstate corridor, and 65mph all the way. Then, all that ended and it became a traffic-filled, speed zone laden, red-light infested highway. At least it wasn't rush hour. I made it to Charlotte and pulled in to the receiver, after having missed the entrance the first time and having to drive around the block. Say again - I can't pick up the load until tomorrow? Ah well. It was worth a shot. I noticed a small truck stop about a half-mile before the shipper on my way in, so I headed back up the road to get settled in for the rest of the day.
I'll get to sleep in tomorrow morning and should be home in the evening. Another full weekend at home to top off my four day work week. Nice.
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After working a few years in a professional environment, my job fell victim to the burst of the housing bubble and subsequent economic downturn. The upside was that I finally had the opportunity to try something I had long wanted to do - drive a tractor-trailer. This is my story as it happened.
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