I left early this morning and drove the rest of the way to the Caterpillar dealer in Greensboro. Delivered the excavator. Left there and drove over to Clayton, North Carolina. Very heavy traffic all the way over there, with about a half hour's worth of bumper-to-bumper too. Once I got there, I loaded a Caterpillar 926 Wheel Loader that is going to Ocala, Florida.
I'm finally back on the road!!!! Was at the Port of Baltimore this morning before they opened. When they opened, I loaded a Caterpillar 317 Excavator that was going to Greensboro, North Carolina.
Left there in pretty good time. Had a bunch of slow-n'-go traffic going around Baltimore. Amazingly, I had a smooth ride through Washington DC. Drove to the TA truck stop in Greensboro, NC, for the night. 500 miles today.
Well, my trailer wasn't finished this morning. At about 2:30 this afternoon, they finished it. Much too late to load today, so I'll load tomorrow morning. At least everything is finally finished!!!
They finally finished working on my truck at International in Harrisburg, PA, so this morning I went up there and brought it back to Carlisle. My trailer is not doing as well. It is still in pieces in the shop.
My truck is finished in the Daily shop, but it had to go to International in Harrisburg. They have not started on it yet. My trailer is in the Daily shop with all the wheels off. It needs a bunch of stuff done to it. I'm in a hotel. Have no idea how long I'll be here.
I left at 3 AM EDT and drove to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland. I-70 was closed in the Hagerstown area, and had to follow a detour that took about an hour to get through. Also, it rained all the way in. Delivered the tractor. After that, I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. My truck is due for maintenance, and my trailer needs a few tires. Hand more rain on the way. In the area of the MD / PA state line, the rain changed to snow. It had all stopped by the time I got to Carlisle.
I left half an hour before sunrise this morning. All that bad weather in the Midwest that you heard about on the news today, I drove through several times. Periods of heavy rain, wind, and pea-sized hail. Made it safely to a small truck stop in Grantsville, Maryland, for the night.
