Thursday, June 18, 2026

 This morning the crane arrived, and they started to put it together.

Had to put on the counterweights.

Then they unloaded the first truck.  The main building.

Then they unloaded the second truck.

Then it was my turn!!  BUT, as usual, they had to go to lunch first!!!!

After lunch.

Then they unloaded the rest of the stuff.  I didn't get out of there until 1:30 PM EDT.  It took 45 minutes to get back to I-4 with all the traffic!  I said, screw it!!  and went over to the Love's truck stop in Polk City.  I'll head back north tonight when there is not so much traffic.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

 This morning I drove down to Ormond Beach to load.  The truck in there loading ahead of me had a problem with its trailer.  He worked on it for what seemed like an eternity and finally got it fixed.  They loaded him.  Then it was my turn.  I backed in, and they loaded a section of a "7 Brew" coffee shop going to Winter Haven, Florida.

It is 15 feet wide.  I left with my two pilot escort cars.  One in front and one in back.  We drove to Winter Haven.  I dropped my trailer next to the other two sections of the building that had left before me and were already there.  The big white one was the one that had the trailer problem.

Then pulled around and parked for the night on the job site.  

The crane will be here in the morning.  I'll probably be the last to unload.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

 I went back over to the Port of Jacksonville this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 962 Wheel Loader.

Left there and drove to Ocala, Florida, and delivered it.  Then back to the yard in Jacksonville.

This happened on the way back to Jacksonville on the Stark bypass.

Monday, June 15, 2026

 This morning, I went over to the Port of Jacksonville and loaded a Caterpillar D4 Dozer with a blade.

I left there and drove down to Ocala, Florida, and delivered it.  Then I went back to the Jacksonville terminal for the night.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

 I left at about 2 AM EDT and drove to Ocala, Florida, and delivered the wheel loader.  From there, I drove to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville, stopping to get the truck washed along the way.  509 miles today.

Monday, June 8, 2026

 I went over to Simpsonville, South Carolina, first thing this morning and delivered the excavator.  Then I drove the five-hour drive over to Clayton, North Carolina, and loaded a Caterpillar 938 Wheel Loader that is going to Ocala, Florida.

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Florence, South Carolina, for the night.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

 I left Baltimore at 4 AM EDT.  There was a crash on the Baltimore Beltway that shut down the interstate.  That cost me about a half hour.  The rest of the day was uneventful, except for this idiot...

Drove 569 miles to the TA truck stop in Duncan, South Carolina. That is just west of Spartanburg.  I'll be here until Monday morning.