Friday, July 11, 2014

Got started just after sunrise this morning and drove in to Hardeeville, S.C. and delivered the wheel loader.  From there I drove home for some much needed time off.

Saw this on the way home today.  Do you see anything wrong with this?

No?  Maybe?   Well this might help.

Do you see it yet?  There are a couple things wrong.  See them?

Still not sure?  Maybe this one will help.

Ok, that is enough hints.  You ought to see it by now.  Check back tomorrow to see what it is.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Left Indy just before sunrise this morning.  Nice relaxing day on the road.  Some rain around the North Carolina / South Carolina border.  Other than that, nothing exciting.  Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Newberry, South Carolina.  Will deliver tomorrow.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Left Janesville, WI just before sunrise this morning.  Drove to Wood Dale, Illinois.  That is over near O'Hare International Airport.  Delivered the "load from Hell".  Next load was over in Oswego, IL.  Went there and loaded a Caterpillar 966M Wheel Loader that is going to Hardeeville, South Carolina.  

Left there and drove to the Flying J truck stop in Indianapolis, Indiana for the night.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

After yesterday we were in no hurry to get started this morning.  When we did get started we had a very good day on the road.  Had to stop a few times to make some minor adjustments to the tarps, but overall the load was just fine.  We stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Janesville, Wisconsin.  

Monday, July 7, 2014

Got started at 6 am local time.  The contractors showed up a little after that.  They started by cutting off all the damaged metal then went for supplies.  When they returned they got started on the other truck.  They finished his truck at about 4 pm local time.  When they started on my truck, we took his truck over to the Petro shop to see if they could put the tarps on top of the load with their fork lift.  We also wanted to pull inside the shop to apply the tarps.  The wind had picked up again.  They put the tarps up for us but they were too busy to let us have a bay.  They were all in use.  So we put the tarps on in the wind.  Almost lost them 3 times. It was very hard and exhausting work but we got it done.  Then went back to my truck.  They were not finished with it yet.  When they finished this is how it looked.

We went back to the Petro shop to do it again.  This time we were able to get inside the bay.  They put the tarps up and we secured them.  Went a lot faster and easier inside not fighting the wind.  

Parked back out in the Petro parking lot for the night.  Finished at about 10:30 pm local time.  I'm so exhausted I can hardly move.  Took a shower and now going to bed.