On Tuesday, I'll be heading for Omaha to pick-up the tractor so that I can drive it back to Kentucky for an inspection and get my base plates. I'll also take care of IFTA, KYU and other loose ends while waiting on my authority. By the time I have it, I should be ready to roll. At the very latest, I should be back on the road sometime the week of April 13-19.
For those of you interested in the specifics, I'll be getting a 2004 Peterbilt 387 that will look nearly, if not exactly like, this:
I thought about going into more detail about the journey to getting my own authority, but since it hasn't ACTUALLY come-to-pass yet and there may be more bumps in the road to circumvent, maybe I'll save it for a later entry once I'm successfully in business. I'm sure there are at least a few of you that would be interested to know just what it is you have to go through.
I mean...Good work, sir!
(The house is going to feel very empty and sad without you here)
Which only means, of course, that you two need to visit again and take a NEW pic in front of our NEW house on our NEW street. :-D
I'll probably be in Omaha toward the end of the week to get the new truck. Maybe I'll hafta swing by.
It's funny. I loved that show as a kid and got caught up in all the trucker madness of the late 70s like everyone else. People seldom grow up to actually become what they said they wanted to do when they were a kid. In a way, I fulfilled a childhood dream by going into this profession.
And I hope you'll still be getting good fuel surcharges - it's up to $4.25 at a place I go by regularly here...
Hope you've been enjoying the time off with the welfie :)
Sweet rig!