Sunday, September 6, 2026

 Well, they are off to a great start.

Saturday, September 5, 2026

 This morning, I loaded an Oshkosh De-Icer that has been sitting in our yard for over a month.  They finally got cleared to ship it.  I put it on the trailer.  Didn't secure it yet.  I'll do that tomorrow.

Tuesday morning, I'll take it to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia.

But now I'll settle in for week 1 of the college football season!!!   I wait all year for this!!!!!

Friday, September 4, 2026

 This morning, when the curfew was over at 9 AM EDT, we left and drove the rest of the way to West Palm Beach.  Delivered the diner.  They lifted it off the trailer with a crane.  Then they had to turn it and squeeze it in between two palm trees to get it to its resting place.  It was quite an operation.  

After that, I drove back to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville.

Thursday, September 3, 2026

 I left the Jacksonville Terminal at 5 AM EDT and drove down to Ormond Beach to load a diner that is going to West Palm Beach, Florida.  I arrived at 6:30 AM EDT.  At about 10:00 AM, they had me back in and get everything ready to load.  I stretched the trailer to the appropriate length and waited.

They were finishing up shrink-wrapping the diner that I was transporting.

When they finished, they brought it outside and loaded it on my trailer.

I am 14 feet high, 100 feet long, and 16 feet wide.   Just to give you some perspective of how long I am, a full-size Greyhound bus is 45 feet long.   I am more than twice the length of a bus.  

My two pilot escort cars had been waiting all morning with me and were ready to go when I was.  We left at about 1 PM EDT with one car in front with a high pole and another following, and headed south along our permit route.   Had to stop at the weigh station in Palm City, Florida, for the night.  Couldn't drive past 4 PM EDT due to a Palm Beach curfew.  Can't start in the morning until 9 AM EDT because of the curfew.  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

 I was at the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, first thing this morning.  Loaded a Caterpillar 140 Motorgrader.  Had to jump-start it to get it running.  

I left there and drove to Statesboro, Georgia, and delivered it.  Then drove back to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville.  Dropped my trailer and picked up the one I went to Jessup to get the other day.  Then moved a bunch of my equipment over to it.  I'll need all of it for tomorrow's load.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

 This morning I went to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia.  Loaded a Caterpillar D4 Dozer with the blade separate.

I left there and drove to Albany, Georgia, and delivered it.  Then drove back to the TA truck stop in Brunswick for the night.  I'll load again at the Port in the morning.

Monday, August 31, 2026

 Didn't do much today.  Went to another driver's home in Jesup, Georgia, got his trailer, and brought it back to the terminal in Jacksonville.  He is on vacation.  Will need it for a load Thursday.  

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