Friday, April 25, 2014

Whatever this thing is on my trailer, it sure is expensive.  It is worth over $222,000 !!  Very easy day today.  Drove to the Pilot truck stop in Hagerstown, MD.  I'll be here until Monday morning.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Nothing interesting today.  Left just before sunrise and drove to a small truck stop in Grantsville, Maryland for the night.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Early this morning I left Iowa 80 and drove to the Daily yard in Morton, Illinois.  I dropped my trailer there and went over to Wal-Mart and restocked.  After that I took a nap.  My crane loading appointment was for noon.  At noon I was in Pekin, IL loading a cone crusher (whatever that is) that is going to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD.  From there it is going on a boat bound for Germany. 

Believe it or not, that thing weighs 52,000 pounds and is top heavy.  Can't unload until Monday so I have a nice leisurely drive to Baltimore.  Drove to the Goasis truck stop in Lisbon, Indiana for the night.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Left Iowa 80 at 4 am local time.  All the farmers were out working in their fields.  Spring is finally here!!!

 It took 6 hours to get to Carroll, IA the way I was routed by  the State, but I finally made it.  Delivered the wheel loader to a private farm that was WAY out in the middle of nothing but farms.  The purchaser was out working in his farm.  Had to wait for him to come in.  Unloaded it, parked it in his barn, and showed him how to work it. He then went back to his tractor.   My next load is back in Illinois so I turned around and went back to the Iowa 80 Truck Stop for the night.  This time it only took 3 hours, 45 minutes.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Hit the road as soon as I could this morning.  Glad to be moving again!!  Drove through the cold front.  Little bit of rain.  Temperatures didn't change that much.  Stopped for the night at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa.

Sunday, April 20, 2014