Minneapolis & Mason City

Semi Rollover

Now thats how to spend a weekend

What do you do if your garden is a mess, thats right sod it !!!

Okay, after meeting the boss, washing the truck and grabbing the paperwork it was a quick trip up to Calgary, via High River with an empty, collected my load and headed out east. It took me a day and a half to get to the border at Pembina (South of Winterypeg) and another day to get down to Fridley and tip the first load, then a few hours down to Mason City.


I phoned up to see if there was a backload for me and apparently there was nothing happening so i scooted up to this TA and thats where i am now. I was supposed to meet up with Kev & Lisa but that isnt going to happen now as they hit some really bad weather in North Dakota and have shut down in Fargo for the night.


Ive grabbed a shower, some mini pizzas and pulled the curtains for the night, m not going to bother setting the alarm, ill just flick the ignition when i wake up and see whats going on on the macro.


The only bit of excitement coming down here was just outside Brandon MB where there was a roll over. I was tempted to pull over and make sure it had been dealt with but there was nowhere to safely stop so i called 911 and spoke to the RCMP in Brandon, they said it happened 24 hours ago and had been dealt with so i carried on safe in the knowledge that i had made sure no-one was left in there.


Those of you that know me personally may know that a couple of years ago when i was driving for Wincanton and doing a dedicated run from Gloucester to Shrewsbury, i came across a car in a field on its roof, it was dark and the car had no lights on so it looked as though it had already been dealt with.


I dont know what made me stop, mabe it was instinct but i pulled over and walked across the field. Even my years in the military couldnt have prepaired me for what i found but even so i am still glad that i stopped. The driver had died on impact some hours before so there was nothing i could do except wait for the emergency services to arrive, but at least i was there.


Thats why i never ignore a vehicle in a ditch, i always check it out myself or call the emergency services to make sure its been dealt with.