Friday, April 24, 2026

 I drove to the Keen yard in Brunswick, Georgia.  It is across the street from the Port.  Their computers went down, and they were working to fix them.  Sat there for over an hour waiting.  I was the 8th truck in line, and there were many lined up behind me.

When I finally got checked in and in to load, they sent me to the wrong place in there, SO I had to go to another area.  Finally got loaded with a Caterpillar 330 undercarriage that is going to CZM in Ellabell, Georgia.  That is just west of Savannah.  

Left and drove up there.  Got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic at I-95 and I-16.  The geniuses in the road department thought it was a good idea to bring 4 lanes of traffic to one in the daytime to fix a guard rail.  Finally made it and delivered.  From there, I drove back to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville for the weekend.

Thursday, April 23, 2026

 I left at about 1:30 AM EDT and drove to Ocala, Florida, and delivered the wheel loader.  Then drove back to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

 I left at sunrise this morning and drove the rest of the way to Charlotte, North Carolina.  Got stuck in some slow-n'-go rush hour traffic in Charlotte.  Delivered the dozer.  The next load was back in Clayton, NC.  Drove there and loaded a Caterpillar 938 Wheel Loader that is going to Ocala, Florida.

Left there and drove to the Pilot truck stop in Dunn, North Carolina for the night.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

 I left Carlisle at about 4:30 AM EDT and drove to the Port of Baltimore.  Loaded a Caterpillar D5 Dozer that is going to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Left there is pretty good time, unfortunately got stuck in a lot of slow-n'-go and bumper-to-bumper traffic going around Baltimore and Washington D.C. After that, it was pretty smooth sailing.  Drove to the Petro truck stop in Mebane, North Carolina, for the night.  475 miles today.

Monday, April 20, 2026

 Went over to the Caterpillar dealer in Perrysburg and delivered the excavator.  In the process of unloading, one of the air lines got cut when the excavator ran over it. 

Fortunately, they were able to fix it there by applying a splice.

My next load is tomorrow morning, back at the Port of Baltimore.  I left there and drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  Took my trailer to the shop and had the air line replaced.  I'll leave here in the morning.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

 I left at about 1 AM EDT when my ten hours were up.  Drove to the TA truck stop in Perrysburg, Ohio.  Will deliver on Monday morning.

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Friday, April 17, 2026

 I drove to the Port of Baltimore this morning.  Was there before they opened.  After checking in, I loaded a Caterpillar 313 Excavator that is going to Perrysburg, Ohio.

This machine is exactly 8 feet, 6 inches wide, so it had to be perfect on the trailer so that nothing hung over the side.  I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Wheeling, West Virginia, for my ten hours.