Our next load assignment was the same place in KC. Then we dead head to Junction city KS and pick up a load. It's going to Just outside of St. Louis, MO. It was my turn to drive. I get my first taste of heavy but still flowing traffic in KC and I am doing a night drive. I logged almost 400 miles. We make the drop very late and we park for the night about a mile from the next load.The next morning we pick up the load and then take it back to Springfield, MO. We pick up a load from Springfield and take it to Roanoke, TX. While going through Oklahoma we encounter Rain, Hail and tornado reports all the way to Dallas/Ft. Worth. When we fueled in TX the trainer opened his door and a gust of wind shoved the door so hard open that the entire thing cracked. Now the truck needs a new door. We drop in the rain and then parked at our next load location and napped while they shipper took it's sweet time to load us. (8 hours I beleieve).At this point I hadn't driven since the night before to St. louis. The trainer drove and wanted me to see the route and I would do the driving the next day. But the next day there was a weight issue and he didn't want to take the chance of me getting a ticket so He drove back to our yard in Springfield. I should have two days off and then I will see what Sunday/monday brings.
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