Friday, October 12, 2012

Went a couple miles down the road and loaded a rough terrain crane this morning.  It hangs over the rear of the trailer 6 feet.  None of my permits accounted for that so I had to have them adjusted .  Unfortunately, that takes time when dealing with Government agencies.  So I only drove about 50 miles today and will spend the rest of the weekend sitting at the Flying J truck stop at the WV / VA state line.  Hope the VA permit gets here early Monday.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Got on the road from the service plaza in Ohio just before sun up.  Drove straight through to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland  and delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania.  Got on the road and drove to the TA truck stop in Greencastle, PA for the night.  Took a few photos of the Pennsylvania color.  Harder to get these, too much traffic.  Not much fall color in Maryland yet.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Got on the road just before sun up and drove straight through to the last rest area in Illinois.  Stopped there for a half hour to wait for my Indiana permit.  Once it arrived I was off again.  Stopped for fuel in Gary, IN.  Then stopped for the night at the last open Service Plaza in Mantua, Ohio on I-80.  The sun cooperated today for a little bit.  But then I caught back up with the clouds from yesterday.  I got a few Fall foliage color pictures for you. They are a little bit better than yesterdays photos.  Hope you like them.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Went into Fargo, ND this morning and loaded a New Holland 190 Wheel Loader.  It is going to the Port of Baltimore and then on a boat to San Antonio, Chile.

Got on the road pretty quick, for a change.  The fall colors are pretty much gone in Fargo.  They were almost gone all the way through Minnesota too.  BUT they are peeking in central Wisconsin.  Great colors.  Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate for photos.  It was dark and overcast all day with periods of light rain.  Tried to take some photos but there was just not enough light for them to show the colors very well.

Hope the sun comes out tomorrow.  Theres always tomorrow.  It's only a day away!

Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Portage, Wisconsin.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Left Albert lea, MN this morning and drove out to Hardwick, MN to deliver.  The time I "saved" in Pensacola was all used up today.  I got there at 11:15 am local time.  They didn't start to unload me until 4:45 pm local time. They unloaded everyone else first including a truck that arrived after me.  I finally got empty at 5 pm local time and headed for Fargo, ND, only 250 miles away, for my next load.  Stopped for the night at a small truck stop casino in Sisseton, South Dakota.