It started when a friend from Tennessee asked me to join him for the Alabama/Arkansas game in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The same day, Jarret’s old room-mate, Pete Mittelholzer, asked if he could help him ship some personal items from Tucson to his new home in Austin, Texas. When you combine this with my wife’s desire for some items in a storage unit we left in Tennessee, it became obvious: a road trip was in my future.
Then the idea hit me: what if I made TruckItNow’s first delivery myself and we promoted the event live via our TruckItNow Facebook page? The TruckItNow Cannonball Run Challenge was born, named in honor of the 1981 movie starring Burt Reynolds and Farrah Fawcett.
The challenge: I must drive the entire 3,700 mile trip through 6 states in less than 7 days. The TruckItNow Cannonball Run began on September 23rd. I first drove to Austin, Texas to deliver Pete’s items. Next, I drove to Fayetteville, Arkansas to attend the Alabama/Arkansas game. Lastly, I was onto Spring Hill, Tennessee to pick up our items from storage before making the long backhaul to Tucson.
Prior to the road trip, our TruckItNow Facebook page had 50 fans. By the end of the trip, we had over 150 TruckItNow fans tuning in to see our “day in the life of a trucker” videos and cheering us on!
You can watch the videos and become a fan by “Liking” TruckItNow on TruckItNow’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/truckitnow.
Below are all the video’s we created for the TruckItNow Cannonball Run in one place so you can watch the 7 day adventure from start to finish. We hope you enjoy them!
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1. TruckItNow Cannonball Run – Jarret has challenged Micky to place himself into the shoes of a truckdriver and drive 3,600 miles cross country and back in less than 7 days. Should I accept Jarret’s challenge and do the TruckItNow Cannonball Run?
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2. TruckItNow Cannonball Run Update #2 – Thanks to all our new fans of the TruckItNow Facebook page. Having now reached 100+ fans, the TruckItNow Cannonball Run is on!
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3. Ready, Set, Go! TruckItNow Cannonball Run! – Today is the day! Micky starts the 3,600 mile TruckItNow Cannonball Run! Watch as his daughter, Amelia, says hi to TruckItNow fans and bye to her Daddy as he starts the Cannonball Run.
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4. Day 1 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run – Day 1 of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run is in the history books! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Day 1 and stay tuned for more. Micky is now in Austin, Texas driving to Fayetteville, Arkansas for Day 3 of the Cannonball Run. Look for Day 2 tomorrow! Good stuff!
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5. Day 2 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run – Day 2 of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run is now in the history books! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Day 2 and stay tuned for more. Micky is now in Fort Smith, Arkansas driving to Fayetteville, Arkansas for Day 3 of the Cannonball Run. Look for Day 3 tomorrow! Thanks!
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6. Day 3 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run – Day 3 of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run is done! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Day 3 and stay tuned for more. Micky is now in Memphis, Tennessee driving to Spring Hill, Tennessee for Day 4 of the Cannonball Run. Thanks!
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7. Day 4 + 5 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run – Day 4 and 5 of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run are done! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Day 4 + 5 and stay tuned for more. Thanks!
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8. Day 6 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run – Day 6 of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run is done! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Day 6 and stay tuned for more. Thanks!
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9. Day 7, Part 1 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run – The first half of Day 7 of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run is done! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Day 7 and stay tuned for the last episode coming tomorrow. Thanks!
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10. Day 7, Part 2 – TruckItNow Cannonball Run Finish Line – Here it is: the ending! Did Micky make it? Watch part 2 of Day 7 from the TruckItNow Cannonball Run to see! We hope you enjoy the adventures of the TruckItNow Cannonball Run and we invite your comments and feedback. Thanks!
