Saturday, September 3, 2011

Last night when I stopped in Hammond, LA I had already driven into Tropical Storm Lee. Rain, that's all.  This morning when I got on the road at 3:30 am it was still raining.  A bit breezy and raining harder than last night with periods of very heavy rain.  After about two hours I drove out of it. 

FOOTBALL IS FINALLY BACK!!!!!!!  I love this time of year!!! 

GO GATORS!!!!!

Passed a lot of Alabama fans on the way to Tuscaloosa for the game.  Later on passed a lot of Tennessee fans on their way to Knoxville. 

Stopped for the night at a TA truck stop in Baileyton, TN

Friday, September 2, 2011

Finally got another load.  Went into Houston and picked up four crates.  Each had a turbine blade in it.  They are going to a power plant in Athens, NY.



Thursday, September 1, 2011

Had a load to pick up in Houston.  Got on the road headed that way and the load got canceled so I stopped at the Flying J truck stop in Brookshire, TX to wait for another one.  Looks like I'll be here at least until tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Got on the road at 3 am this morning.  No problems from the fire on I-35.  Only a little bumper to bumper traffic in Fort Worth.  Went down to Harwood, TX and delivered the railroad ties to a job site where they are building a railroad yard or something.  Whatever they are doing, it is a big project.  After that went to a small truck stop in Flatonia, TX for the night.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Left Colman, SD early this morning and drove most of the morning in the rain.  It finally stopped and the sun came out.  The further south I went, the hotter it got.  Left South Dakota this morning in the low 60s and when I stopped for the night it was 104.  So far I have managed to dodge the scales.  No overweight tickets so far!  Hope I can make it all the way tomorrow with the same good luck.   Stopped at a small truck stop in Perry, Oklahoma for the night.  Huge brush fire just outside Oklahoma City to the east of I-35.  Several houses burned down and many people evacuated.  Hope they don't close I-35 tomorrow morning.

Monday, August 29, 2011

My next load was up in Solon, MN.  That is way up just a few miles from the Canadian border. Picked up a load of railroad ties.  Very heavy load.  Right at the max!  Too much fuel and I'm overweight. 

Stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Colman, SD.