Friday, May 31, 2013

Not much of a day off.

Was at Kenworth first thing this morning and had some work done on the truck.  The "Check Engine" light had come on so I had that looked at.  It was a bad oil sensor.  Also had routine maintenance done.  While fixing that stuff they found a huge crack in the engine fan so I had that replaced too.  When they finished I went next door to the Cummins shop and had my generator fixed again.  Bad fuel pump.  Hopefully the problem is finally fixed.

My truck is "Truck of the Month" for June at Daily Express!!  How about them apples?

Daily Express Inc.

Tomorrow is June 1st and with the turning of another page on the calendar comes a new Truck Of The Month. This months truck is a 2007 Kenworth W900 owned and operated by DXI Contractor David Carr. David lives in FL and joined our elite team in October of 2011. We are proud to have Davids expertise and safety on board!!!

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Left Ashland, VA this morning at sun up.  Took the Richmond bypass and then had to wait two hours for the Petersburg curfew to get over at 9.  Then continued on into Kernersville, NC and delivered the excavator.  After that drove home to Jacksonville, FL.    Will be home for at least a week for a much needed break.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Loaded a John Deere 225 Excavator this morning.  It is going to Kernersville, NC.

Got finished loading before 9 am.  BUT had to wait for my permits. None of them were in yet so I went to the TA in Baltimore and waited.  Maryland and North Carolina finally came in at 1:30 so I got on the road.  Still didn't have my Virginia permit yet.  Made it around Washington DC and way too far into Virginia without a permit.  Stopped at a rest area in Gainesville, VA on I-66 to wait for the VA permit.  Of course, I chose the wrong route.  VA routed me down to Richmond.  SO after curfew was over at 6, I turned around and went back.  Some days it is just not worth getting out of bed!!!  I only made it as far as Ashland, VA (just north of Richmond) where I stopped at the TA truck stop for the night.  Sure hope tomorrow is better!!

Tuesday, may 28, 2013

Left Wheeling, WV at 9 am.  Was a pretty uneventful day until I got to Baltimore.  As I drove on to I-95 from I-695 I saw a HUGE column of smoke.  Snapped a quick photo of it.

As I continued south on I-95 it got closer.  When I crossed the railroad overpass I looked to my left and saw a train stopped and totally engulfed in smoke.  Couldn't tell anything else because there was so much smoke.  As I kept going I saw LOTS of fire equipment responding.  I continued on in to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD and delivered the tractor.  That is where I found out that a train had derailed and that they were closing down the roads.   The next two photos I got from the internet.

After I delivered, I drove over to the Daily yard in Baltimore to spend the night there.  I reload there in the morning.

Here is a photo, courtesy of Google Maps, of the area of the train derailment.

Here is a link to some raw video footage of the incident that was shot from a helicopter shortly after it happened.

Raw Footage

15 train cars derailed as a result of the train striking a garbage truck.  Two of the train cars were on fire.  The driver of the truck was transported to Shock Trauma in Baltimore in serious condition.  No other injuries.  No fatalities, (yet).