Saturday, June 14, 2014

Absolutely gorgeous day today!!  Perfect weather!!  Sunny, dry, and in the low to mid 70s.  Did a lot of "fix it" things on the truck today.  The kind of things that are not critical, but needed to be done.  I have put them off because it was either too hot, too cold, or too wet outside to do them.  But I got them all done!!  

Friday, June 13, 2014

Left this morning and had a nice leisurely drive. Nothing exciting at all.  Stopped for the weekend in Emmett, Michigan at a hole in the wall truck stop.  It is cold up here.  Still need a jacket.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Left Cullman, AL this morning after sunrise.  Was going to get to Nashville, TN a little too early (can't go through until after nine) so I stopped and had some breakfast.  On the other side of the Interstate at the exit a crash had just occurred.  The front end of a car, with an elderly woman in the drivers seat, was gone!  It was scattered all over the interstate.  From the windshield forward was gone!  There were several other vehicles stopped over there but I couldn't tell what hit her.  I pulled into the truck stop and had breakfast.

After I finished eating I got back on the road.  Very nice day.  Stopped at the TA truck stop in Walton, Kentucky for the night.  Had to stop a little early because my Ohio permit does not start until tomorrow.  I can sleep in tomorrow.  Can't go through Cincinnati until after nine.

While I was typing this tonight I heard a tapping noise on the side of the truck.  I got up and looked out the front driver's side window into the mirror to see what was there.  A red cardinal was attacking his reflection in the window on the sleeper.  Never a dull moment.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Yesterday afternoon my Direct TV receiver took a dump!  Lots of sparks inside the box and nothing else.  After a lot of phone calls I was lucky enough to get someone to bring a new receiver to my truck.  I'm back in business!!

Got lucky and was able to load today instead of tomorrow.  When I was called to go in and load, I loaded a GE Wind Energy Hub that is going to Unionville, Michigan.  Secured it and was ready to go.  When doing the paperwork realized that they loaded the wrong one.  Had to un-secure it and take it off and put on the correct one.  

Got that one secured and hit the road.  Drove to a small truck stop in Cullman, Alabama for the night.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Left the truck stop this morning and drove to Baker, Florida to deliver.  This stuff was going to the high school.  When we arrived they had not done any of the site prep.  We had to wait in the road until they took down the gates and fencing. The crane was in already but the crane support trucks, there were two, were stuck behind us.

They had to remove a gate and a bunch of chain link fence.  Once they finished clearing the way, we went in.  It was a very tight squeeze.  He is 103 feet long.  I'm only 82 feet long.

We both had to drive up on the grass next to the wood fence to round the corner.

After we got in there the crane support trucks could finally get in.  They put the crane together and unloaded the tank from the other truck first.  Then it was my turn to back in and get unloaded.

My next load is in Pensacola.  The load that I thought I had was canceled but I got a different one instead.  Unfortunately it doesn't load until Thursday.  Went to the Kangaroo that has some truck parking in Pensacola to wait until Thursday. 

Monday, June 9, 2014

Left this morning at sunrise and drove in to deliver. It was only 7 miles down the road at the VA Medical Center.  Got there before the crane.  When the crane arrived he backed into position.

After he got all set up it was my turn to back in.

Then I got unloaded.

And off it goes...

From there I went down to Manchester, TN for my next load.  Picked up a bunch of parts for a large tank that is going to Baker, Florida.

The truck with the tank was just finishing loading when I arrived.  He waited for me and after loading we traveled together.  Stopped for the night at a truck stop in Wallace, Alabama for the night.