Well, I'm back to work again. Feels good to be moving!! Went up to Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Caterpillar 320 Excavator that is going to Amarillo, Texas.
This morning, I went over to the Port in Jacksonville. What a screwed-up Port that is!!! Brunswick is a very well-run Port, Jacksonville is not!! Anyway, I loaded a Caterpillar 950 Wheel Loader.
I left there and drove to Ocala, Florida, and delivered it. From there, I went back to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville, stopping to get the truck washed along the way. I'll be here for a little while, taking care of a medical issue.
This morning, I went to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Caterpillar 320 Excavator.
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.
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.
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.
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.
