So who lives between here and Kent Washington?

Post by **Greg D** » February 27, 2009, 2:35 pm

I will leave Omaha Ne tonight for Kent Wa. Wondered who wants to try some truck stop coffee and talk about old trucks?
I will run West across I 80 to Salt Lake City and West on I 84.

Fanatic · Post by **Fanatic** » February 27, 2009, 3:51 pm

Greg, I flagged a Romans driver on rt 78 in Jersey on Monday------but alas....not you. O/O with a blue Freightshaker.

unibodyboy · Post by **unibodyboy** » February 27, 2009, 3:56 pm

Greg,

PM me with your route and time schedule for out here.... are you going to portland and heading up or what?

Post by **Greg D** » February 27, 2009, 4:14 pm

I'll be up by Portland, dispatcher says it's I 80 - I 84 then "5" up through Portland. PM me your phone # and I'll call you when I get up that way, probably Sunday.
Tim, I was gonna be going to Elizabeth NJ and was gonna get a hold of you guys out there. They changed it on me this afternoon.

robert porterfield · February 27, 2009, 9:23 pm

greg several of us are on the i-5 corridor thur oregon , i myself in eugene but that might be awys south of where your going? pm w/ more info..........robert

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » February 27, 2009, 10:18 pm

Let me know when your coming to SLC and I'll try and meet ya there

BackyardRest · Post by **BackyardRest** » February 27, 2009, 11:46 pm

Greg D wrote:I will leave Omaha Ne tonight for Kent Wa. Wondered who wants to try some truck stop coffee and talk about old trucks?
I will run West across I 80 to Salt Lake City and West on I 84.

Approx 150 mi south of me. I am just off I90

Post by **Greg D** » February 28, 2009, 4:08 am

I'll make SLC today, it's bout 3:00 CST in Ogalalla Ne where I stopped for the night.

Demonknight · Post by **Demonknight** » February 28, 2009, 5:24 am

I'm in the Oak Harbor/Anacortes area (north of seattle)... However if you DO make it this far north stop by/PM me and I'll buy the beer.

We can go chat over the Huskers and all things Nebraska...

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » February 28, 2009, 10:01 am

I am between there and here, but there is quite a northerly blip in that straight line LOL

Post by **Greg D** » February 28, 2009, 11:39 am

My run hours to keep legal have me driving after noon/nights. Brekfast? lol. JC, if it weren't for the weather I would have run up through South Dakota through Billings.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » March 1, 2009, 9:37 am

Didn't see this thread until this morning, you've probably blown through SLC, huh? Well, at least you had a good weather day to do it.

Post by **Greg D** » March 1, 2009, 10:19 am

I'll be leaving Tremonton Utah for the Seattle area in about 15 minutes. Be there this evening...................

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » March 1, 2009, 10:31 am

Well, you're already about 90 miles north of me, I doubt I can catch you now.

Have a safe trip!

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » March 1, 2009, 10:32 am

THATS THE Long way I-80 take exit 66 US 30 By Green River brings into to Idaho then to 15, then to 86 then to 84, run that way in all different weather especially winter months gets rid of all that bs by Utah port of entry also less mountains to deal with and they do keep US 30 Clear since its a truck route,, just like going 15 to 90 winter time can get rough but ratherdeal with that then putting up with Cabbage Hill,, in past years ago had more trouble with bad weather in Oregon than in Montana, Idaho Wash. way,, just like dispachers 99% of them might not even stepped in a truck and only go by what is told to them , there puppets, but I know Greg have to go they way they tell you these days, but when we run coast to coast we run the way we felt was the fastest, easiest and less wear and tear on the equipment,, of course these days a good portion of drivers only know interstate roads & rather sit in a truckstop during bad weather or if a bad wreck sit and wait it out, I can say one thing for me never stopped for bad weather/wrecks always made it even if to have run side roads my truck never stopped but of course I was brought up different back when driving a truck was great andwe did whatever it took to get ith there like banging on air chambers -25 in Idaho, banging Ice off at Nebraska scales to get legal, or so cold Kathy using a Ice Scrapper inside the truck,, now you have satellite, computers, trucks with automatics, people telling you where and when to stop sorry still cannot see how the Govt. can say when your tired all people have different sleep habits

Post by **Greg D** » March 3, 2009, 12:44 am

Dropped in Kent earlier today, unfortunately my reload is around Yakima. I was really looking forward to meeting some of you from the Seattle area but work can suck sometimes. I am at the Gearjammer truck stop in Union Gap if anyone is close enough for breakfast.

So who lives between here and Kent Washington?

So who lives between here and Kent Washington?

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