Observations from the road

bgum wrote:
We are out and about for the first time since the outbreak of Covid.

There seems to be double the number of trucks on the road. Those truckers have a lot of places to shut it down for the night fuel and eat. They need more places to rest for the night or to just take a break.

Campgrounds are plentiful but reservations are best even if made just a few hours before arrival.


The price of fuel is up.

This is a beautiful country.

By "trucks" you are meaning "freight, tank, 18 wheelers, ect"?

Right now, truckers are in high demand to move enough backlog freight that has been piling on at the docks. So it is reasonable that you would see a lot of "trucks" running 24/7 and even that is not fast enough to prevent inbound freight having to sit off shore in the harbors.

Something else to consider, most truckers get paid by the mile, if they are not moving, they are not getting paid. That means they tend to drive as long as they have available driving hrs and then must take a certain amount of hrs off to rest..

Summary of Federal commercial drivers rules.. HERE

Don't think I have ever seen a commercial trucker stop and rest at a campground but they often pull off the road and rest in parking lots..

Prices of fuel tend to go up whenever there is a huge demand or some sort of shortage for the demand.. Latest news reports seem to pin the prices on demand is up from more folks traveling now and in big cities much less mass transit riders.

And yes, we are blessed with a big beautiful country!