Packing the New Van for the Soda Route

Today was the first time we used the new van for the soda route. We bought a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country LX with 49000 miles on it. It drives very nicely. We loaded it up this morning for our route. It held the soda that we needed. We did really well at the first machine. The soda did not shift too much. By the time we went to Sam's Club and then to the second location, we had some problems. The sodas shifted during the drive so when we opened the tail gate, several cases fell forward. We busted 5 sodas open. At the third location we had a similar problem, but we were smart enough to check before we opened the tailgate. I was able to hold the shifted soda while someone else opened the gate. So we didn't loose anything else.

Sam's club is having a sale on their Coca Cola products. At least the one that I go to has dropped the price by a $1.40 a case. We went back this evening and bought 18 cases of Coca Cola products and some other soda that we will need for our route on Monday. This time, we were smarter and used bungee cords to keep the soda from shifting.