Where's James?

James did check in today and he wasn't terrifically happy. He has been sitting in Valleyview, Alberta since yesterday waiting for some direction by the boss. Now he is on the move once again. This time he is heading to Grande Prairie, Alberta to pick up a load. As it is late in the day he won't get his load until tomorrow (Thursday).

As far as James knows, the load is destined for West Viginia. However, James is not expecting he will get to take the load all the way. The boss was mentioning that maybe he would have James drop the trailer in Lloydminster and then head to B.C. for another load. Of course one of the other drivers would then pick up the West Virginia load and carry on.

A quick 'Streets and Trips' check by myself shows that the West Virginia trip would be about 4100 kilometers and would likely take about 5 days. That would be nice for James. Especially if the load was not a totally ugly type of load. The other nice part would be that he would be able to come back through Saskatoon (and Hanley) and maybe stop off for a day or so (hopefully).

However, as James said, "He is the junior man on the totem pole". So who knows what will transpire. He is not really desirous of heading to BC until he gets some new mitts for his truck. BC is not his favourite province to travel to at the best of times. His truck does need new rubber and with the winter months coming, it is even a less favourite province. However, if he does do a trip there now, then maybe he can stay away for a couple of months.

My thoughts are that winter usually lasts longer than a couple of months (especially in the mountains). It may be better to get some idea of the geography sooner than later. But of course it is not me doing the driving!