Friday, August 21, 2026

 Well, I sat there all day.  This evening, at about 6:30 PM CDT, I was finally taken back to the job site to unload.  After unloading, I went over to the Love's truck stop about 20 miles away.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

 I left at about 1:30 AM CDT.  Drove to Charleston, Illinois, to a staging area in a corn field for another wind farm project.  There are a lot of tower sections, nacelles, and hubs here.

With them were all their pilot escort cars.

There were four other Daily trucks here too.  I made the fifth.

They are running behind unloading, so it is looking like I won't get unloaded until tomorrow.  I'll sit here until then.  577 miles today.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

 I went over to a warehouse in Houston this morning and loaded a GE Generator that is going to a job site in Charleston, Illinois.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Prescott, Arkansas, for the night.  Only 374 miles today.

Monday, August 17, 2026

 I left half an hour before sunrise this morning.  Got stuck in severe bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic.  It took an hour longer than it normally would to get to Cypress, Texas.  I finally got there and delivered the dozer.  I didn't have another load lined up yet, so I went to the Daily terminal in Houston to wait.

Saturday, August 15, 21026

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Drove 423 miles to the Love's truck stop in Willis, Texas.  I'll be here for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, August 14, 2026

 I timed it perfectly this morning.  I crossed the Mississippi River into St. Louis exactly at 9 AM CDT.  Had a nice day on the road.  Drove 434 miles nonstop to the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, for the night.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

 I left early this morning to go to Creve Coeur, Illinois.  My truck was due for an oil change, so I stopped along the way and got that done.  Once I got to Creve Coeur, I loaded a Caterpillar D6 Dozer that is going to Cypress, Texas.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Troy, Illinois, for the night.  Can't go into St. Louis until 9 AM CDT tomorrow morning.  Only drove 349 miles today.