Wednesday, September 9, 2026

 I left half an hour after sunrise this morning.  Had a very nice, uneventful day on the road.  Stopped at the TA truck stop in Meridian, Mississippi, for the night after driving 483 miles.  My back is a mess tonight.  All kinked up and very sore.  Hard to move.  Hope tomorrow it is better.

Tuesday, September 8,. 2026

 This morning, after the Jacksonville curfew was over at 9 AM EDT, my pole car and I headed to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia.  Got there and delivered the De-Icer.  My next load was right there at the Port.  I loaded a Caterpillar M322 Wheeled Excavator that is going to Aubery, Texas.  

This heat really beats the life out of me!!!!   I left there and went over to the TA truck stop in Brunswick, Georgia, for the night and a long, cold shower.

Monday, September 7, 2026

 Blog readers for the past 7 days...

Sunday, September 6, 2026

 Well, they are off to a great start.

Saturday, September 5, 2026

 This morning, I loaded an Oshkosh De-Icer that has been sitting in our yard for over a month.  They finally got cleared to ship it.  I put it on the trailer.  Didn't secure it yet.  I'll do that tomorrow.

Tuesday morning, I'll take it to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia.

But now I'll settle in for week 1 of the college football season!!!   I wait all year for this!!!!!

Friday, September 4, 2026

 This morning, when the curfew was over at 9 AM EDT, we left and drove the rest of the way to West Palm Beach.  Delivered the diner.  They lifted it off the trailer with a crane.  Then they had to turn it and squeeze it in between two palm trees to get it to its resting place.  It was quite an operation.  

After that, I drove back to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville.

Thursday, September 3, 2026

 I left the Jacksonville Terminal at 5 AM EDT and drove down to Ormond Beach to load a diner that is going to West Palm Beach, Florida.  I arrived at 6:30 AM EDT.  At about 10:00 AM, they had me back in and get everything ready to load.  I stretched the trailer to the appropriate length and waited.

They were finishing up shrink-wrapping the diner that I was transporting.

When they finished, they brought it outside and loaded it on my trailer.

I am 14 feet high, 100 feet long, and 16 feet wide.   Just to give you some perspective of how long I am, a full-size Greyhound bus is 45 feet long.   I am more than twice the length of a bus.  

My two pilot escort cars had been waiting all morning with me and were ready to go when I was.  We left at about 1 PM EDT with one car in front with a high pole and another following, and headed south along our permit route.   Had to stop at the weigh station in Palm City, Florida, for the night.  Couldn't drive past 4 PM EDT due to a Palm Beach curfew.  Can't start in the morning until 9 AM EDT because of the curfew.