Friday, June 5, 2026

 I left at 11 PM EDT last night.  Drove all night and arrived at the Port of Baltimore before they opened.  When they opened, I loaded a Caterpillar 320 Excavator that is going to Simpsonville, South Carolina.

I didn't have a whole lot of hours left for today, so I went over to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the rest of today and tonight.  

I forgot to post this from the other day.  I almost got another one.  This time I was loaded and going uphill, so I was going a lot slower and had more time to move over a bit.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

 I left at 1 AM EDT today.  Scaled before I left.  Found out I was over 8000 pounds overweight. 

 I left anyway.  Drove the rest of the night.  Got a bit of a scare at the Connecticut weigh station; it was open.  Fortunately, I made it through without getting stopped.  All the rest of the weigh stations along the route were closed.  Delivered the material handler in Milford, Massachusetts.  From there, I went to the TA truck stop in Willington, Connecticut, for the night.  535 miles today.

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

 I left at 1 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Girard, OH. Delivered the excavator. Then drove back to the Port of Baltimore and loaded a Caterpillar. MH3022 Material Handler that is going up to Milford, Massachusetts. 

From there, I went over to the TA truck stop in Baltimore.  Had less than half an hour left on my clock for today.  610 miles today.  I'm very tired, and my back really hurts.  Hard to walk any distance.  

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

 I left at about 1 AM EDT and drove to the Port of Baltimore.  Loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going to Girard, Ohio.  

Left there and drove to the AC&T truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland for the night.

Monday, June 1, 2026

I got a late start this morning because I couldn't go over the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge until 8:30 AM EDT, so I left at 7:30 AM EDT. Drove to Milford, Massachusetts, and delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is tomorrow back in Baltimore. I started that way and stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.  This place is a zoo!!!  I hate it!!!   Trucks lined up 3 and 4 deep just to get fuel.  Parking is tight and difficult to get into.   I got here at about 2:30 PM EDT and barely got a parking spot.  I waited over an hour to get a shower.  Then, when I finally got in, there was almost no hot water.  I HATE NEW ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, May 29, 2026

 Started at 4 AM EDT. Had everything timed perfectly so that I could deliver today.  After fueling up in Scranton, PA, I noticed that the nimrods in the office didn't have the start date for my NY, CT, and MA permits until Monday!!  I called the office to get them reordered so that I could continue.  I stopped at the Onvo truck stop in Greentown, PA, to wait.  After a few hours had gone by, they started to come in.  All but New York.  So I couldn't move.  New York never did come in, so I'll be here until Monday morning.  More wasted time!!! Good job, Carlisle!!!  

Thursday, May 28, 2026

 I got my truck back again this morning, and everything worked on it!!!  I drove to the Port of Baltimore and loaded a Caterpillar 972 Wheel Loader that is going to Milford, Massachusetts. 

It took two attempts to get the machine straight on the trailer.  I guess I am a bit rusty from sitting so much!  Didn't have any permits, so I went to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night.  My permits didn't start to come in until 4:40 PM EDT.  Got all but Massachusetts.