Wednesday, August 19, 2026

 I went over to a warehouse in Houston this morning and loaded a GE Generator that is going to a job site in Charleston, Illinois.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Prescott, Arkansas, for the night.  Only 374 miles today.

Monday, August 17, 2026

 I left half an hour before sunrise this morning.  Got stuck in severe bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic.  It took an hour longer than it normally would to get to Cypress, Texas.  I finally got there and delivered the dozer.  I didn't have another load lined up yet, so I went to the Daily terminal in Houston to wait.

Saturday, August 15, 21026

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Drove 423 miles to the Love's truck stop in Willis, Texas.  I'll be here for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, August 14, 2026

 I timed it perfectly this morning.  I crossed the Mississippi River into St. Louis exactly at 9 AM CDT.  Had a nice day on the road.  Drove 434 miles nonstop to the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, for the night.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

 I left early this morning to go to Creve Coeur, Illinois.  My truck was due for an oil change, so I stopped along the way and got that done.  Once I got to Creve Coeur, I loaded a Caterpillar D6 Dozer that is going to Cypress, Texas.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Troy, Illinois, for the night.  Can't go into St. Louis until 9 AM CDT tomorrow morning.  Only drove 349 miles today.

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.