I am LOVIN' My New Wagon

In case you have NOT been keeping up, I finally - after two years - got a flatbed trailer with ramps. A recurring gripe I had before was there were loads available but they required trailers with ramps. In case you were wondering, ramps are necessary to get a wheeled vehicle onto the trailer from the ground when no other equipment is available (ie forklift or loading dock).

I have found a rather large market of automobiles out there that need to be moved. Just look at all the 'portable parking lots' going down the interstate - that's the trucker slang for 18-wheel car haulers. Earlier this week I got back to the Midwest from south Alabama by bringing a Ford van. Today I had a short trip to the other side of Illinois, only 180 miles or so, but found two cars within 60 miles of my delivery coming back to the St. Louis area. The result was a GREAT day - 630 miles of driving and 556 of them were paid!



Sorry the pix is blurry. As you can tell, it was getting dark. I was too far away for the flash to be effective so this was my best shot. You get the idea.

Oh, btw, THANK YOU SUE!!! She turned me on to this load board that specializes in cars. We made application last week and just got activated two days ago. They research each application to verify their credentials. Pretty impressive but then they charge for it too.

So this has been a pretty excellent week in spite of my mechanical issues Tuesday (see below). This new trailer is MOST EXCELLENT!