My Wife asks "Any chance of photos of TK?"

Cheers

Ian

TK pics from his gallery, one of four pages -

http://www.bigrigtravels.com/gallery/4200557_QfFPF

Rolling . . .
No snow.
08.40 local soon to be 07.40 when he crosses the 'time' line.
Refuelling. Wonder how much he can carry (and how long it lasts)?

Thanks a lot Western SMT

Cheers

Ian

Just stopping.
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=40.692158&...12&l=0&m=h&v=2
Off again 10.45 local
758 miles to go . . .

Sleeting - pulled into truckstop. 13.20 (or maybe 12.20) local.
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.017211&...12&l=0&m=h&v=2
Julesburg is GMT -7 hours

600 miles to go to Corinne.

It's a tough job - but somebody's got to do it . . .
 

Stopped for fuel

350 miles to go:- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.7231876...12&l=0&m=h&v=2
Home run:- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.2654206...=8&l=0&m=h&v=1

Sunset:-

Stupendous terrain!:- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.7416026...10&l=0&m=h&v=2

He's calling it a day (312 miles tomorrow).
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.799983&...12&l=0&m=h&v=2

Well done, Steve . . .

You can find all the pics and info on both TK and myself here:

http://bigrigtravels.smugmug.com/Add...lleries/610073

I have TWO 100 gallon tanks.

Lasts easily 1,000 miles. I get anywhere from 6.0 - 7.5 MPG

Yes, I am a company driver. I find it hassle-free to drive, and they pay me. End of deal. Anything wrong with truck is at their expense. If I do have a breakdown, they pay for hotel, daily layover pay, etc.

The company I drive for has 1800+ drivers. 25% are owner-operators....the rest are company drivers. The company has over 3000 trailers scattered throughout the country.

I haul frozen food stuff 99% of the time, and I haul what is known as "JIT" (Just in Time)...meaning it cant go by rail. From the factories/plants to the stores is less than a week, usually a day before they need it on the store shelves. Rail movements are usually reserved for autos, and other not time sensitive stuff.

I have a Volvo VN670, 2008, with a Volvo engine. The speed limiter is set at 62MPH. The national speed limit is usually 65, but a handful of states require trucks to run no faster than 55MPH.

Current Gross currently is: 77,640 pounds.

The tractor is equipped with an emergency heater. Runs directly off fuel in the tank, and comsumes just ONE gallon for every 20 hours of use. It really puts out the heat, let me tell you. A small fan runs off the batteries. The truck is also equipped with an automatic sensor that when the batteries go low....the truck starts and charges the batteries ONLY. That is also good for keeping oil/engine warm during the cold winters.

A few more tidbits....

We have an onboard computer that dispatch talks to me with. Only time I hear from them is to deliver new load information, etc. LOVE IT. There is no slip-seating. The truck they issue me is mine to use until the truck reaches 500,000 miles in which they give me a brand new truck. :)

No hand-holding here. They give me load info, and it is up to me to pickup and deliver on time.

Thanks for that, Steve.
It must have been great doing the final bit today after the flat bits over the previous two days.

I certainly enjoyed driving through the Alps (Europe).

As I roll through IH84 tomorrow, you will see some of the Utah Wasatch Mountains. Pretty nice as long as the weather is not bad. LOL You can see alot of the Wasatch Mountains and Utah things....INCLUDING where I am going....Corinne, Utah

here:

http://www.bigrigtravels.smugmug.com/UTAH

Hi Big Rig Steve, a very warm welcome to our forum. It is a priviledge to have enjoyed your videos, and beautiful pictures, not to mention the heart warming story of the cat. I am not a cat person, but human compassion?, well that's another story.

Hi Ian and G-CPTN, thanks for updates and presumably introducing Steve.

Thanks for taking the time to talk to us Steve and welcome to the forum.

What is the security at these truck stops like?
Do you pay tolls using an ‘E Z Pass’ transponder?
We understand there is no federal road tax in the USA but all states levy an annual registration fee, which varies considerably from state to state – could you tell us how it works and what plates you have for a truck like yours running interstate?


Two links to help us

Photo of Steve and his Volvo VN670
http://bigrigtravels.smugmug.com/gallery/4202801_iW5Xv

Volvo VN670 info
http://www.volvo.com/trucks/na/en-us...n670/vn670.htm


G-CPTN, have tried to grab a screenshot of bigrigtravels and always ended up with a blank screen, you have succeeded so how is it done?

I press Prt Sc (Print Screen) then open Paint (Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint) then Edit, Paste, Select, Cut, New, Paste, Save as. Open 'Where is BigRigSteve?', Post Reply, (Quick Reply, Go Advanced), Attachment, Browse, Open, Submit Reply, etc etc . . .
Savvy?

Steve adding oil before he set off 10 minutes ago (stunning scenery promised today):-

Truck stop (refuelling?)

30 minutes ago (174 miles to go):- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.553811&...12&l=0&m=h&v=2
11.17 local, so he should make it by tea-time.

This is a world away from driving in this country, metaphorically as well as literally.

Time out to enjoy the view.
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.1360032...12&l=0&m=h&v=2
45 miles to go . . .

howdy
 

Well, hope ya got to see some of the scenery today. LOL. Everytime I looked, I have maxed out the camera viewers at 58 almost the whole time! I have arrived just 5 miles from where I deliver...but the appt is for 1800 local, and they wont let you check in earlier than 1 hour....so I will sit here until 1645 or so....

Man, glad I have all these viewers....but I gotta find a way to allow more viewers to access the truckcam! The next level would cost me $600/mpnth, and that is WAY out of my budget range for a hobby. lol

That was the way I was trying it (XP job) but the image from bigrigsteve either doesn't show (too slow in opening paint) or disappears soon after I paste it in paint, if your quick you can get further and even managed to save it once but it still reverts to a blank soon after.
The rest of the screen grab is fine.
Is it Norton removing the image?

Last stop?
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.541478&...12&l=0&m=h&v=2

Still have to deliver in a few hours....but then will find a place to camp out for the night, then begin the next trip in the morning! :)

Dunno, mate - I are Injunear . . .

Corinne:- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.5515629...1&z=14&l=0&m=h

Thanks for letting us ride along with you, Steve.
We old folk could maybe manage a few cents (or even a dollar) per month, but 600 is just beyond us I'm afraid . . .
Maybe you could sell some of your photos?

LOL, I wasnt hinting at money. LOL

I figure for a free site (and free of advertisements) that 58 viewers is plenty! Maybe some sponsor will come along one day. Also, I am working on getting a secondary/overflow camera so a few more can see....but that is best as I can do for now. :)

The United States of America has a wide spectrum of terrain, and we have seen the flatlands of Iowa and Nebraska and then the 'rockies' approaching Salt Lake City.
Here is a bit of prehistory:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Pass
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=42.3423053...=9&l=0&m=h&v=2

American Falls elevation 4357ft/1328m was the first town in the United States to be entirely moved from one place to another. This was done to facilitate construction of the nearby American Falls Dam.
Native Americans have inhabited this region for at least 10,000 years
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Falls_Dam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plat

From Steve's webcam:-

'Waking up' (cleaning the windscreen) though reception is intermittent.
08.27 local

700 miles to go (to Omaha):- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.652393&...10&l=0&m=h&v=2

Wamsutter Wyoming was originally settled as an outpost for the Sheep-herding business but later found it's true calling as a hydrocarbon production base. As you can see, the roads snake out from the center of town in all directions towards the small pads which contain, in most cases, natural gas exploration and production wells. These wells are primarily routed into a number of pipelines that head to California for their clean burning power production facilities, and housing among other things.
Wamsutter is also a truck stop community where many truckers get fuel and cheap food from the gas stations on the north side of the freeway which is technically not Wamsutter:- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.6708923...12&l=0&m=s&v=1

Almost halfway . . . (Corinne to Omaha)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.133159&...10&l=0&m=h&v=2

Seen twice over the last week, Steve drives down a slip road and slowly drives under a gantry with a light system and rejoins the main road – is this a toll?

1 of 2 pages from BigRigSteve gallery – Road of Death
http://www.bigrigtravels.com/gallery/6320711_9QZGC


1 of 8 pages from BigRigSteve gallery – USA Truck Show
http://www.bigrigtravels.com/gallery/5763731_ADdjW/1

On the road early this morning.