I have been to Saturn

The car company, though the other would be fun too.

After several weeks of a dedicated run from Bay City, MI to Parma, OH on a run going to the GM Powertrain plant there, I am now back to doing what ever I am assigned, over the road. I started this week late Sunday night with a load of engines out of Canada heading to Spring Hill, TN. I was able to get a decent amount of sleep prior to the run so only had to stop to get a quick 15 minute power nap once.

I arrived at my destination about an hour early, fortunately they allow you to be up to an hour early, otherwise I would have had to wait. The size of this plant is just staggering, from the gate it took me almost ten minutes to get to where I was going, and the longest section of that was at a posted 35 mph. Compared to the size of the Jeep plant in Toledo, the Jeep plant is small. Of course they had a lot of room to spread out down here, and they sure took advantage of it. They even have some sections leased out to farmers for crops since they didn't need the land yet.

Anyway I am now in the midst of my 10 hour break in Glendale, KY at the Petro there. IT was close making it here with my hours, since dispatch wanted me to start the run so early, but I made it ok and am now in the air conditioned comfort of Idle Aire, waiting for midnight when I will head back to Toledo with this return trailer of empty racks heading back to Canada. When I called earlier they didn't know what I was doing next yet, so I might be doing this again, or something else entirely, we shall see.

For some reason I am not getting as good a connection here as I have in the past, no idea why but it is irritating not being able to watch hulu for some good old fashioned tv.