Finally some pictures of the inside of Todd's truck

They're not the greatest, but it's hard to take pictures in such a small space.  But first, here's the picture Todd's been wanting since he was 18:


And the inside:




He's still working on getting everything organized.  He had some shelves that he used in another truck that he put into this one, so it will take him a few days to decide where he wants everything.




Since Keim uses only flat-bed trailers, he decided he didn't need a condo.  His truck is a Mid-Roof and has only one bunk.  (The condos generally have two bunks.)

Next week, he'll get Keim's logo on it in addition to the other numbers, so as soon as he's home again I'll update more pictures.

He should be to Falls City, NE today and he'll stay with his Dad then be at the Keim terminal in Sabetha, KS Monday.

Today I'm enjoying the quiet house, getting some cleaning done and catching up on laundry.  Tomorrow I'll get a few groceries and a newspaper and start the job hunt.  Wish me luck!!!!

It's just me and Brute in the house now.

We finally got the phone call that Todd's truck was almost done, so we left for Dallas late morning today.  We still had to wait a little bit on it, but soon after we pulled into the dealership parking lot, I saw his truck leave the service parking lot.  (He put a yellow ladder on the headache rack, so I knew for sure it was his.)  They were taking it for a test drive, then the salesman took it over and filled it with fuel.  They told us one of the mechanics also noticed the turbo was leaking, so they put a new one in today, also.  Apparently it's very hard to get the turbos lined up with the other rebuilt part they put in the back (axle).  I'm no mechanic, so I won't claim to have all the right lingo, but suffice it to say, Todd's now on his way to Kansas!!!  A week late, but I'm REALLY hoping this trip turns out better than the last one.  He'll go to Falls City and stay with his dad until Monday. We're hoping he'll be able to leave for his first load Wednesday at the latest.  He'll still have a few things to do when he gets to Keim such as getting their logo on the truck, along with the other DOT numbers and the truck has to be inspected by a Kansas Trooper to make sure it's safe to be registered in Kansas.

We took some more pictures of the truck, both inside and outside (with Todd), so I'll get them uploaded and do another post, but for now it's been a long day and Brute and I are going to head to bed soon.  lol

Where's Todd????

Well right now he's home, but he's SUPPOSED to be in Kansas getting ready to leave with his first load with his new truck.  What happened?  Ugh!!!!!

Here we go:  The first time we went to look at the truck was June 29th.  Todd decided he wanted it, so we agreed on price, financing, etc.  They needed to do a bunch of stuff to it, so said we could go back on July 7th to pick it up.  Phone calls the morning of the 7th told us it wasn't ready yet.  So we decided to give them another day and go up on Friday, the 8th.  We got there at 11:15 am and were told it should be ready at 2:30 or 3:00.  OK, no big deal.  Todd had a few things he needed to pick up and we could go for lunch.  Back later that afternoon, truck's still not done.  Found out it sat for an extra two days after the 4th of July because it was taken to the wrong place to be worked on and no one found out until Wednesday afternoon.  Anyway, my patience was wearing very thin and Brute was really tired of not being at home.  We finally actually took possession of the truck about 6 pm (after it was washed and detailed).  We had taken the pickup to Dallas since Todd had tons of stuff to put in the truck.  The sales part of the dealership was to close at 6, so we moved it over to the parts department that's open 24 hours.  Got everything switched from the pickup to the truck (well, most of it).  Brute and I finally headed home around 7:45pm.  What a long day!  Home at 11:15 pm  took extra time since I hadn't had supper yet and there was an accident on the interstate in Waco.  Talked to Todd before I went to sleep - he had fueled the truck and was going to had north.  He wanted to get past a scale in Oklahoma while it was closed.  He drove until about 2:00 am Saturday morning.  When he stopped, he smelled something smoking so went to investigate - it was the truck.  The forward axle was so hot he couldn't even touch it and there was smoke coming out the vent.  Not GOOD!!!!  He called the service dept. at the dealership and they said there's not much they could do - he'd need to wait until the Sales Dept opened that morning (9 am).  Of course, being the loving husband that he is, he had to call me at 2:15 am to let me know the truck's broken down and it's going to have to be towed somewhere and fixed.   I was NOT HAPPY!!!  He only drove 130 miles and the truck's INOPERABLE!  So much for being in Kansas and starting to make some money this week!   Since Todd's a diesel mechanic, he knew what happened.  Part of the warranty that he purchased with the truck included a 168 pt. inspection.  In addition to that, when he test drove the truck, he noticed part of the (now broken) axle leaking so he told them that needed to be fixed.  Apparently they replaced the gasket on said axle, but failed to replace the oil.  (Minor detail - just a hint if sarcasm there).  There were a few things that Todd found that weren't done, so they are supposed to do them, also.  So Brute and I had to make ANOTHER trip to Dallas to pick up Todd.  The dealership paid to have the truck towed 134 miles from OK to the dealership in Dallas.  They called us  this morning to let him know that what he thought happened, actually did.  (Of course, the service tech he spoke to Saturday morning didn't believe Todd when he said someone forgot to put oil back in the axle.)  We now have to wait to see if the dealership is going to rebuilt it or if they are going to find an already rebuilt one. Either way, we don't think it will be ready to be picked up again until late Thursday or sometime Friday.  Todd's not as upset as I am, he's looking at the point that he's going to have a rebuilt rear end, but I'm worried about our rather large truck payment that's due in Mid-August.  Not to mention another trip to Dallas and what it costs us in gas.  While we were on he way home Saturday afternoon the salesman called Todd and asked if I was mad - Todd just said "I think I have her calmed down pretty well for the moment."  lol   He said he'll see if he can get us a tank of gas when we have to go back but I'm not sure that will happen.  I hope I'm wrong, but we'll see.

Anyway, Todd had to call Keim to let them know he wasn't going to be there yesterday morning.  He's having some supplies (straps, bungees and chains) delivered there, so they'll just hold them until he gets there.  I certainly hope he'll be up there this coming Monday.

I did snap some better pictures of the truck before I left Friday, so here they are.