Friday, February 20, 2026

 When my 10 hours were up, I left and drove to the Daily terminal in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Stopped and got the truck washed along the way.  I'll be here until Monday morning.  Have an interesting load in Norman, OK.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

 I left at about midnight.  Drove to Amarillo, Texas, and delivered the wheel loader.  From there, I went over to "The Big Texan" and had a great meal.  16 oz bone-in rib eye steak, salad, baked potato, and 3 dinner rolls.  Ate it all!!!

There was a guy there just getting started on the 72oz challenge.  

Don't know if he made it.  When I left, he was still going at it.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

 Once my 10 hours were up, I left.  Drove 651 miles to the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, for my 10 hours off.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

 Went over a little early for my 1 PM EST loading appointment and loaded a Komatsu WA270 wheel loader that is going to Amarillo, Texas.

Left there but didn't go very far.  Stopped at the Love's truck stop in Piedmont, South Carolina for my ten hours.

Want to see how bad truck stops screw drivers?  I saw this in the ice cream case here at the Love's...

This is how much you can get the same thing at Walmart...

Monday, February 16, 2026

 This morning I drove the rest of the way to McDonough, Georgia, and delivered the compactor.  My next load is in Newberry, South Carolina.  I have a 1 PM EST loading appointment for tomorrow.  I drove to the Love's truck stop that is on the other side of the Interstate from where I load tomorrow in Newberry.

Saturday, February 14, 2026

 When my 10 hours were up, I left.  Very good day (night) on the road.  Much better driving at night.  Drove 641 miles to the Love's truck stop in Hogansville, Georgia.  I'll be here until Monday morning.

Friday, February 13, 2026

 I left early this morning in heavy fog.  Drove to Corpus Christi, TX, and loaded a Caterpillar CP 56B Compactor that is going up to McDonnough, Georgia.

Left there in pretty good time.  Had a lot of heavy traffic going around Houston.  Then, west of Beaumont, TX, got stuck in more bumper-to-bumper traffic.  Sat in that for at least an hour. Once I got past that, I had had enough of traffic for the day, so I stopped earlier than I normally would.  I stopped at the Flying J truck stop in Orange, Texas.  Got a good big dinner and a much-needed shower.