Wednesday, August 12, 2026

 I left Council Bluffs, Iowa at 3 AM CDT.  

I drove past Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa this morning.  Every time I drive past there, I remember the unbelievable story of United Airlines Flight 232.  This year marks 37 years since that happened.  I remember seeing it on TV.  If you don't know the story of this flight and subsequent crash, it is worth looking into.  What the pilots of that aircraft did that day makes the "miracle on the Hudson" look like child's play. Here is a dramatised YouTube documentary of the flight. 

Here is a photo of the aircraft involved.

Here is the flight path.

Here is the actual video of the crash.

I made it to Sioux Falls, SD, and delivered the motor grader.  My next load was in Dubuque, Iowa.  I drove the 6-hour drive over there to a small truck stop in Peosta, Iowa.  That's about 20 minutes from Dubuque.  About an hour after I got there and settled in for the night, Daily called and said that my load in Dubuque was canceled by John Deere.  So, they gave me another load, but this one is in Creve Coeur, Illinois.  I'll go down there tomorrow.  578 miles today.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Very nice, uneventful day on the road.  Drove 558 miles to the TA truck stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for the night.

Monday, August 10, 2026

 I delivered the crane first thing this morning.  Then I drove to North Little Rock, Arkansas, and loaded a Caterpillar 150 Motor Grader that is going up to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Atkins, Arkansas, for the night.  Drove a measly 354 miles today.

Sunday, August 9, 2026

 

Saturday, August 8, 2026

 I left half an hour before sunrise this morning. Drove the rest of the way to Louisville, Mississippi.  Got here at 10 AM CDT.  Will be here until Monday morning.

Friday, August 7, 2026

 Went over to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia.  Loaded a Tadano AC 2.04 Crane that is going to Louisville, Mississippi.  My first time driving one of these types of cranes.  It drove great!!  

Left there in good time.  This load is really top-heavy on the trailer!!  One of the most top-heavy loads I have ever had.  Have to be VERY careful on the curves.  I made it farther than I thought I would today.  I drove 323 miles to the Petro truck stop in Shorter, Alabama, for the night.

Thursday, August 6, 2026

 I left at 1 AM EDT.  The video below was just north of Spartanburg, North Carolina.

Drove to Savannah, Georgia, and delivered the stuff.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Brunswick, Georgia.  I went to the TA truck stop in Brunswick for the night.  554 miles today.