Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Was first one in and loaded this morning.  Glad I was there all night.  There was eight trucks waiting this morning when they opened.  Loaded a John Deere 250G Excavator that is going to the John Deere plant in Davenport, Iowa.

Here is a short video for you to think about. I am doing 55 mph entering a construction zone on a bridge where the lane narrows. There is only 6 inches clearance on either side of the truck going through, and it narrows even more right at the end.  Take another look at the photos above and see how much of the excavator is hanging over the side of the trailer.  OK, now watch the video.  

Do you think you could do that without hitting anything?

Made great progress today and got a lot farther than I thought I would.  Stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Marion, Illinois.