Saturday, January 12, 2013

Left Paducah, KY this morning before sun up.  Had rain from north of Nashville, Tennessee down to Huntsville, Alabama.  After that it was overcast the rest of the day.  Stopped for the rest of the weekend at the TA truck stop in Marianna, Florida. Short day, only 577 miles today.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Left Woodhull, IL this morning in heavy fog.  Drove up to Dubuque, Iowa and delivered the excavator.  Then reloaded with a John Deere 850 dozer that is going to Panama City, Florida where it is going on a boat to Mexico.

Got on the road.  The fog had lifted some in Dubuque but as soon as I got out of Dubuque it got heavy again.  It had eased up by the time I got to Davenport.  As I got further south the weather improved a lot.  Eventually it cleared up.  Drove another 622 miles today by the time I stopped for the night at a truck stop in Paducah, Kentucky.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Got started just before sun up this morning and drove 624 miles, stopping only once for fuel.  Stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Woodhull, Illinois.  It rained all day and it is still raining.  Will deliver tomorrow morning in Dubuque, Iowa.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Loaded a Hitachi Z 290 G Excavator this morning. It is going to the John Deere plant in Dubuque, Iowa.  I'm a bit heavy with this one.  Gross out at 106,000 pounds.

After I scaled I had to flip the neck of the trailer down.  That only took a couple minutes but the pins wouldn't line up and that took 2 long and frustrating hours to finally get them in.

 Finally got on the road and drove to a truck stop in Cookeville, Tennessee for the night.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Delivered the big box this morning and went back to the Petro truck stop to wait for my next load.  Finally got one this afternoon.  It loads in the morning up in Kernersville, NC.  It is a big excavator going to Iowa.  Drove up there and spent the night at the plant where I'll load in the morning in Kernersville.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Left Jacksonville early this morning and drove up to Garden City, GA.  That is just outside of Savannah.  Loaded a big box of machine parts.  

Got on the road and drove to the Petro truck stop in Atlanta for the night.  Deliver in the morning not too far form here in Smyrna, GA.  No next load yet.  Keeping my fingers crossed.