Other Tales From the Ritterverse

[dkasper00]

Love the entry.

[J. Ritter]

Sounds a lot like when Buddy started out. The joy of getting home, seeing mom. Not spending much... love the shot at the grocery store. Seems like there isn’t much to see, but in fact it’s very convincing as where we’d see a truck.

Thanks, BK! That is the exact reason I picked that shot. It just looks "right," like a truck being a truck.

Love the entry.

Thanks! It's good to see you posting a little bit!

[Titan]

Nice update, J.

Or should I say TJ lol.

[J. Ritter]

Lol, thanks, Titan! It's been fun doing some things that are different than JRT.

[supersobes]

Great shots! That trailer is beautiful.

[J. Ritter]

Thanks! It works so well with the 377.

[J. Ritter]

WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING (AWAY FROM) HOME

Johnny, a driver for Albuquerque Drayage:

Can you believe it? I really like my job with AD, but sometimes they can frustrate me to no end. It's Friday, guys. Friday! You guys know that I try to hump it to get out of here at a decent time so the wife and I can make it to see some blues at County Line BBQ every Friday! Every Friday.

But nope, today I gotta run all the way to Artesia. I hardly ever leave the north part of the state, this is supposed to be a local job. Oh well. I know I'm one of the few drivers you trust with a tank container, though, and apparently BNSF wanted to ship it from here. Some farm way the hell out there needs a load of potassium, and I gotta take it. Sometimes it's tough being good at what you do; you get the annoying runs! I was told we were using our own chassis. I guess I need to grab one and go get this thing.

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Fortunately, I didn't sit in the yard too long. It only took me about 30 minutes to get in, get a spot, and get this thing clipped on. Time to get the hell on the road. Dispatch said they should have something down there for me to bring back. Hopefully I can get down there, and get back! I got ribs, beer, and blues waiting on me tonight!

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It takes this thing a while to get wound up and rolling on the big road. On days like this I wish I still had a manual.

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Well, I'm off the big road now, and cutting across the state. Hopefully I won't get held up too bad by idiots on the two-lane portions.

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I like to be grouchy and grumble a lot, but I guess it is pretty out here.

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Hopefully Roswell won't hold me up too bad. It's already been a few hours since I left Albuquerque. That clock keeps on ticking!

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Alright, alright! Made it through Roswell and Artesia without much trouble. Let's get this nasty stuff dropped off!

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They told me to just parallel park just inside the entrance. Someone's gonna come over in a minute with a little crane to get this off my chassis. Dispatch said that there's a container waiting for me up the road, in town. Hopefully they don't mess around and get me loaded up. Hopefully BNSF doesn't hold me at the yard too long when I get back. I will already be getting in later than I want, but I can make it work! Music and barbecue are calling! Let's do this!

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[SmokeyWolf]

That 579 a mod too? Love the stack up the side. Screams FedEx at me.

[supersobes]

Awesome shots of that Peterbilt! It fits perfectly with that container chassis. I love your Albuquerque Dryage paintworks too!

@Larry71490 It looks like the Extra Parts for SCS Trucks mod from Pendragon.

[SmokeyWolf]

I didn't think that would work on 1.34 or 1.35. I'll have to check it out.