Saturday, January 18, 2014

Went over to load first thing this morning but it wasn't ready.  Said it would be ready sometime this afternoon. They took my phone number and said they would call me.  I went back to the truck stop to wait. This afternoon I got the truck and trailer washed.  Needed it real bad!!

And hand dried too!!

While I was getting the truck washed they called and said the load was ready. So I went to load right after that.  Loaded a Chiller that is going to Jacksonville, Florida, about two miles from home!!.

By the time I finished getting loaded and the thing secured to the trailer it was a little too late to go anywhere.  I went back to the Petro truck stop for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, January 17, 2014

Got started just before sunrise and drove the rest of the way in to Houston and delivered the thing.  My next load is over in San Antonio, TX.  Hit the road and drove to the Petro truck stop in San Antoino, TX. for the night.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

A very good day on the road.  Good weather too.  When we got to Texas our second escort car dropped off.  Only need one in Texas.  Stopped for the night at a very small place (but it had great food!!) in Longview, Texas. 

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Got started this morning right at sunrise in the snow.  It snowed pretty heavy for about an hour or so.  When we got to Kentucky out third escort dropped off and we continued on. Every time we got to a city it snowed.  Wierd!  Stopped for the night at the North 40 Truck Stop in Holladay, Tennessee.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Went a few miles from the truck stop in Baltimore and loaded a crane lower unit.  Basically what it is, is a section of a tower crane.  The section I have is the second one from the bottom or base of the crane.  It is not especially heavy but it is a bit wide, 15 feet, 1 inch.  It is also heavier on one side so it has to sit on the trailer with more hanging over on one side than the other.   There are a bunch of these going to Houston, Texas.

 My pilot cars arrived right on time and once I finished securing the thing we took off. I will have two all the way to Houston.  In West Virginia, they require three.

When we got to the West Virginia line our third pilot car was waiting for us.

We all stopped for the night at the truck stop in Jane Lew, West Virginia.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Nothing special, drove the rest of the way in to Baltimore.  Load tomorrow morning.