Tour of Duty 19th September 2017 to 14th October 2017
Part III: 26th September to 3rd October
Tuesday the 26th of September I awoke in Indianapolis. I headed to the shipper and checked in and after a matter was cleared up I loaded my gear into the truck and did the inspection. Then I headed to filling station where I got rental car fuel then I had midday rations and turned in the rental car. I got a ride back to the shipper and got underway.
Trip: Indianapolis, IN to Grain Valley, MO 465 miles
Make: 2012 International
Model: Box Truck
Transmission: Automatic
Route: US421 to Interstate 465 to Interstate 70 to Interstate 270 to Interstate 70
Maximum elevation: unknown
Diesel price USA: 2.599$ per gallon at Mr. Fuel Foristell, MO
This was a fairly uneventful trip. The weather was fair but hot and high temperatures got up into the 90's F in many parts of Indiana. I stopped in Greenup, IL and had evening rations at
Backyard BBQ. Afterward I continued west and spent the night in Hazelwood, MO.
Wednesday I took on fuel in Foristell, MO and had midday rations. Then I had a few drops of rain in Kingdom City, MO. I saw the sunset in Sweet Springs, MO and made a final stop in Oak Grove, MO before dropping off the truck in Grain Valley, MO. Afterward I got transport to Independence, MO where I spent the night.
Trip: Kansas City, MO to Corsicana, TX 561 miles
Make: 2018 Peterbilt
Model: Cab and Chassis
Transmission: Automatic
Route: Interstate 435 to Local Streets to Interstate 35 to Interstate 35W to US287 to Interstate 45 to US287
Maximum elevation: unknown but Wichita, KS is listed at 1,300 feet
Highest diesel price USA: 2.699$ per gallon at Flying J Kansas City, MO
Lowest diesel price USA: 2.599$ per gallon at Pilot Tonkawa, OK
Thursday I got transport to the next shipper in Kansas City, MO. I made the pickup and headed to the
Flying J to take on fuel then I headed to a
Lowe's to get some clamps to secure the temporary mudflaps. Afterward I stopped in Leawood, KS to have some Kansas City BBQ. Then I hopped on the 35 and headed south and spent the night in Wichita, KS.
Friday I continued south into Oklahoma and took on fuel in Tonkawa. I talked to the customer and talked about delivery options. I spent the night in Ardmore, OK.
Saturday I entered Texas. I stopped in Gainesville, RX then Denton, TX and made 2 stops in Fort Worth before hitting congestion closer to downtown Fort Worth. I took US287 which went through Mansfield, TX then Waxahachie, TX before I made it to Corsicana where I checked into hotel for two nights and offloaded almost all my gear. Then I headed to the receiver where I did an after hours drop then I got transport back to hotel and spent the night in Corsicana, TX.
Sunday I was taken to
Landmark Independent Baptist Church for Sunday School and Morning Service. Sunday School was on the book of Ruth and the church service was on First Thessalonians 4:13-18. I was taken back to hotel after getting midday rations to go from
Dickey's BBQ. I was picked up and taken back to
Landmark Independent Baptist Church for Sunday Evening service. The topic was "Consider Christ." Afterward I was taken back to hotel and spent a second night in Corsicana, TX.
Monday I checked out and camped out in the hotel lobby while considering my options. I finally accepted a trip and got transport to Alvarado, TX.
Trip: Alvarado, TX to Monroe, LA 317 miles
Make: 2017 Dodge
Model: Bucket Truck
Transmission: Automatic
Route: US67 to Interstate 20
Maximum elevation: unknown but not very high
Highest diesel price USA: 2.699$ per gallon at Tiger Mart Venus, TX
Lowest diesel price USA: 2.459$ per gallon at Corner Store Cedar Hill, TX
I got underway and while on US67 I did all my fueling. I stopped in Cedar Hill and had evening rations at
Soulmens BBQ. I also saw the sunset there. Afterward I continued and got on Interstate 20 in Dallas. I continued east and spent the night in Longview, TX.
Tuesday there was rain in Longview, TX and the first part of the drive was wet. I continued east into Louisiana and the rain quit. There was construction and lane closure around Minden, LA. I made delivery in Monroe, LA and got a ride to local rental car office where I got a rental car to Prairieville, LA in preparation for my next trip. I took some pictures of downtown Monroe, LA. I had Alligator Meat for evening rations at
Scott's Seafood in West Monroe, LA before heading south to Alexandria, LA where I spent the night.
My ride from Indianapolis, Indiana to Grain Valley, Missouri
Sweet Springs, Missouri sunset 27th September 2017
Corsicana, Texas
Corsicana, Texas
Corsicana, Texas
Cedar Hill, Texas
Cedar Hill, Texas sunset 2nd October 2017
Monroe, Louisiana
Monroe, Louisiana
Monroe, Louisiana