Went in to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD this morning and loaded a Volvo A40F dump truck. It is an articulating truck. Have not driven an articulating vehicle in a very long time. Just like riding a bike, came right back to me. Still lots of fun to drive!!!
It weighs 69,335 pounds. Makes my gross weight almost 110,000 pounds. After I got it secured, got on the road. Didn't get very far. A container truck rolled over on the ramp that all the oversize trucks have to take to get to I-95.
The only thing blocking the ramp was the cops!! We (about a dozen oversize trucks) sat there for about 45 minutes blocking a lot of traffic before the idiot cops figured out that if they moved their cars we could all get past. DUH!!!!!
Finally got on the Interstate and got out of town. Slow going west on I-70 and I-68. Lots of up and down. My truck really gets a workout on those two highways. Stopped for the night at the Petro:2 truck stop in Claysville, PA on I-70 just before West Virginia.
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