Jesus. I can't believe our last post was this past Monday. We've been on the road since April 20th - 37 days! We never made it home for Memorial Day. The Mrs. was not pleased. Dispatch asked if we wanted to take a load from Chicago to Commerce City, CO. We said ok and when we got to the shipper it turns out the load was given to another driver. Since it was late in the afternoon we shut down and spent the night in a safe spot in downtown Chicago. The next morning we got a load to Laredo from Libertyville, Ill. Right now we are at the FJ off I35 in Waco, TX. We took a break from our boycott of FJ and had an excellent dinner of steak and salad. If you're new to acourtesyflush we returned defective wi-fi product to FJ headquarters over a month ago. We've heard nothing from FJ. They owe us $90. I'm gonna get my money back if I have to drive to their corporate headquarters and make a visit to their president.I should remind you that there are many areas of Chicago that have low clearance restrictions. If you're using MS Streets & Trips, it will NOT route you around these obstacles nor advise you of them. I strongly suggest you purchase a Chicago Underpass Clearance Map for about $4.95. My tractor is (about )12' with low stacks. I drive a flatbed that is usually not loaded high - so I can pretty much get around most of Chicago without a problem. There was a rig 13' 6" high stopped in front of me. Why he was going this way, I don't know. An old guy was driving. So there he was stopped right before the bridge labeled 13" 2". He looked at me, lifted his arms, kind of asking what should he do? I did not respond. A bystander waved him under and through. He hit the rear of the trailer against the bridge. I didn't see any damage unless there was a hole in the back rear top of the trailer. What can I say? He pulled over after he "cleared" the overpass to get out and inspect any damage. I came through and passed him. I hope he realized that he has two more low clearance overpasses to get under before he gets to the interstate.
