Wednesday, February 25, 2026

 This morning, I went over to Grand Island, Nebraska, and loaded a Case 7260 Combine that is going to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland. From there, it is going on a sea cruise to Belgium.

Once I got loaded, had to wait for over 2 hours for my permits to come in. When I got Nebraska's permit, I left. Passed a car fire along the way.  The cops were just getting there, and the first fire truck was pulling up as I passed the burning car. 

Drove to the Flying J truck stop in Des Moines, Iowa, for the night.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

 The crane was right on time this morning.  It didn't take long for them to get set up.  I backed down near it.

Here is the pad the statues are going to live on.

The first ones were lifted off and placed on the pad.

Then the next one...

Then the next one...

And the last one...

They all had to be placed precisely so that they were holding hands.  There are three more to be placed that came on another trailer.

After that was done, I went back to the Daily yard and got my trailer back.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Grand Island, Nebraska.  I headed that way, stopping at the Petro truck stop in York, Nebraska, for the night.

Monday, February, 23, 2026

 This morning I went to Norman, Oklahoma, for my next load.  After looking at it and talking with the guys there, we realized that I had a trailer that would not work for this load.  I talked with my dispatcher and went back to the Daily yard and found a trailer that would work.  I dropped my trailer and attached to that trailer.  Then I went back to Norman, OK.  Backed inside the building and loaded 6 statues.

They are going to the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, OK.  I left and drove to the museum.  When I got there, I parked around back for the night.  

The crane is scheduled to be here at about 7 AM CST tomorrow morning.

Friday, February 20, 2026

 When my 10 hours were up, I left and drove to the Daily terminal in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Stopped and got the truck washed along the way.  I'll be here until Monday morning.  Have an interesting load in Norman, OK.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

 I left at about midnight.  Drove to Amarillo, Texas, and delivered the wheel loader.  From there, I went over to "The Big Texan" and had a great meal.  16 oz bone-in rib eye steak, salad, baked potato, and 3 dinner rolls.  Ate it all!!!

There was a guy there just getting started on the 72oz challenge.  

Don't know if he made it.  When I left, he was still going at it.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

 Once my 10 hours were up, I left.  Drove 651 miles to the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, for my 10 hours off.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

 Went over a little early for my 1 PM EST loading appointment and loaded a Komatsu WA270 wheel loader that is going to Amarillo, Texas.

Left there but didn't go very far.  Stopped at the Love's truck stop in Piedmont, South Carolina for my ten hours.

Want to see how bad truck stops screw drivers?  I saw this in the ice cream case here at the Love's...

This is how much you can get the same thing at Walmart...