Saturday, July 18, 2026

 This is one example of how bad the truck stops gouge us.  Look at the price of this ice cream for only a pint!!!!  This was at the Love's I stayed at last night.

Here is what the same thing costs at a grocery store.

This morning I left at about midnight-thirty.  Drove the rest of the way to the John Deere place that I'm delivering to on Monday.  They had plenty of on-site parking.  That is rare!! I was finished and in bed by 5:30 AM EDT.   Still smoky, but not nearly as bad as Ohio was.  I'll unload here Monday morning.

Friday, July 17, 2026

 I left at about 2 AM CDT.  Drove 544 miles to the Love's truck stop in Madison, Ohio. Lots of heavy smoke in the air almost all day today.  When I got here, I followed a cop into the parking lot.  A dumb driver was pulling out of a parking spot and hit another truck.

Unfortunately, this stupidity happens far too often.

Thursday, July 16, 2026

 I left at about 2:30 AM EDT and drove toward Fenton, Missouri.  Delivered the wheel loader.  From there, I drove to Davenport, Iowa, to the John Deere plant.  I made it just in time. I was the last one they loaded today!!!  What was even better was that my loading appointment was for tomorrow!!  Loaded a John Deere 624 Wheel Loader that is going to Syracuse, New York.  Of course, just as I started to load, the heavens opened up.  Rained until I finished securing it, then it stopped.

I was out of hours for today, so I stayed in their parking lot for the night. 641 miles today.

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

 I left at about 2 AM EDT.  Uneventful day on the road.  Drove 549 miles to the Petro truck stop in New Paris, Ohio.  When I got there, I did two loads of laundry.  Now it's time to sleep.  Good night.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

 I left at 2:30 AM EDT  and drove to Clifton Park, New York, and delivered the excavator. From there, I drove back to the Port of Baltimore and loaded a Caterpillar 950 Wheel Loader that is going to Fenton, Missouri.

After loading, I went over to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night. 609 miles today.

Monday, July 13, 2026

 I went to the Port of Baltimore this morning.  Got there before they opened.  BUT, as usual for Carlisle, they didn't give me all the paperwork I needed to get loaded.  I waited for an hour before they finally sent it to me.  Then I loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going up to Clifton Park, New York.

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Bordentown, New Jersey, for the night.

Saturday, July 11, 2026